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Good afternoon. This Township of South
Livingston Adjustment Meeting, Tuesday,

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April the 28th, 2026.
Come to order.

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Members of the public, staff,
presenters, and members of the

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committee, please be advised that
meetings are broadcasted and recorded,

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and made available on the internet.
I would ask that all comments,

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questions, and answers directed through
me as the chair. This includes the

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public, staff, and council and members.
Is there any disclosure pecuniary

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interest of a general nature thereof?
None. Please note that minutes. And I

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will now turn it over to our planner to
announce the list of the

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Thank you, Madam Chair. The Committee of
Adjustment is holding a public hearing

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today in accordance with Section 45 of
the Planning Act

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in order to consider four applications
for relief from Bylaw 2009-021

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being the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw for
the Township of Selwyn.

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The prescribed notices of public hearing
is provided via prepaid first-class mail

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to all residents within a 60-m radius of
the properties subject to the

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applications as well as by sign posted
on the subject properties.

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The notices were also available on the
Township's website.

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The notice circulation complies with the
requirements of the Planning Act.

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If a person or public body would
otherwise have the ability to appeal the

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decision of the Committee of Adjustment
of the Township of Selwyn

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but does not make oral submissions at a
public hearing or make written

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submissions to the Committee of
Adjustment before the Committee

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gives or refuses to give approval to the
application the person or public body is

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not entitled to appeal the decision of
the Ontario Land Tribunal.

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If a person or public body does not make
oral submissions at a public meeting or

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make written submissions to the
Committee of Adjustments sitting at

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Committee of Adjustment of Township of
Selwyn in respect of the proposed

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variances before the Committee gives or
refuses to give approval to the

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applications
the person or public body may not be

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added as a party to the hearing of an
appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal

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unless in the opinion of the Tribunal
there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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If you wish to be notified of the
decision of the Committee of Adjustment,

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you must make written submission to the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of

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Adjustment providing your name and
address or email address.

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Uh so, the first application we have
before us today is A-03-26.

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This is for 581 Dollhaven Road. Um
the project in this case is

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um
to permit a 63.8 square meter dwelling

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addition.
The relief being requested are to reduce

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the minimum high water setback from 30 m
to 25.5 m to a dwelling,

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to decrease the minimum required
interior side yard setback from 3 m to

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1.2 m to a dwelling, and to increase the
maximum lot coverage all buildings and

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structures from 20% to 20.6%.
Uh for this application, we have

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comments of no concern from the autonomy
region conservation authority,

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uh as well as the county uh engineering
construction,

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and uh the um
Alderville First Nation has provided

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comments outlining that the need for an
archaeological assessment. Uh this has

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been included as a recommended condition
of approval. I do find that the

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application meets the four tests of the
minor variance, and I recommend the

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application for approval.
Is there anyone here to speak in favor

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of the
application?

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Like to go to the podium, please give us
your name and your address.

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Uh hi, my name's Leanne Reck at 581
Delhaven. I'm the applicant for

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um the variance. Uh it would be
appreciated if council would consider it

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for approval.
Uh the main reason for it is I have as

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we all know, there's housing
affordability challenges. I have a

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32-year-old son who is looking to make
the next step in his personal life, and

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uh we are making this addition to
provide him some additional living space

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with his uh future wife, and I feel it's
important for, you know, his uh personal

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mental well-being as well as his future
wife's to have uh some legitimate space

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within the home of their own. Thank you.
Um is there anyone else here that is in

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favor of this application?
Is there anyone here that's against this

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application?
Madam Deputy Clerk, is there anyone that

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registered online? There's no one else
here for this application. All right, I

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will bring it to committee. Is there any
questions with regards to this?

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Seeing none, we will move on to A
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Thank you, Madam Chair. A04-26.
This is for 1647 Kinsale Road. This is

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in regard to
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uh an as-constructed boat house, uh 15
square meters.

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Uh the intent is to uh provide a storage
for a personal watercraft.

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Um
the variances being requested are to

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reduce the minimum interior side yard
setback from 5 m to 3 m to a boat house,

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to increase the number of permitted
accessory structures on a lot from three

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to seven, to increase the maximum
accessory structure lot coverage from 5%

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to 6.6%,
and to increase the permitted total lot

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coverage all buildings and structures
from 20% to 25.2%.

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With regard to this application, the
conservation authority has provided

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comments of no concern.
County Engineering and Construction has

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also provided um comments of no concern.
Alderville First Nation uh

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has provided comments uh
um recommending an archaeological

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assessment. Being that this is an
as-built structure, it's not included as

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a
uh recommended uh condition of approval.

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And we also have some public comments
from a from a Jim Bob. Uh I sent these

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comments to the Committee of Adjustment
prior to the meeting. Essentially, I

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think the the gist of the the comments
is that uh this person is concerned with

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retroactive uh variances being granted
uh for an as-constructed building.

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And he's also concerned about the fact
that currently the the boat house the

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is not finished, so it doesn't have
doors facing the water and would

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therefore, in his opinion, not meet the
a definition of a boat house. These will

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be
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rectified after variances granted.
Um, I think that's essentially the

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the main points of of his concern. I
guess he also

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somewhat through his comments that he
would like to see

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uh,
the the the property owner comply with

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the zoning bylaw as written with
regulations. However, that is the point

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in variances is to grant relief from on
the provisions of the bylaw.

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Um,
I do find that the application meets the

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four tests of a minor variance and I do
recommend this application for approval.

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She's speaking in favor of the
application.

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Podium, if you'd share your name and
address.

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No, it's already on. It's Amanda
Timmermans. Um, I reside at 2037 Drive

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in Ennismore and I'm here, um, as a
planner from DM Wills, uh, representing

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the applicant or sorry, the owner of the
property of the applicant. Um, so to

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begin, I just wanted to thank Township
and our staff for their time and

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assistance, um, in dealing with the
application, um, as well for the report

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and comments, uh, made to the community.
Uh, as as staff indicated, the purpose

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of the minor variance application is
just to permit a boat house on an

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undersized lot, um, with some, uh,
deficiencies in side yard setback and

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number of accessory structures. Um, the
owner wants to, um, the owner purchased

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this prefabricated structure.
Speaking to the the retroactive nature

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of the application, um, the owner
purchased the prefabricated structure

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based on advice from a builder, um, that
a 15 square meter accessory building

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would no longer require a building
permit. Um, however, building permits

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are still required, um, for boat sheds
and boat houses, um, especially for, uh,

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buildings within the flood hazard.
Um, so the building was located within

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the flood plain, um, so we've been
working with ORCA to, um, to ensure that

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the the boat house is designed in a way
that, um, meets the flood plain, uh,

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policies of the the PPS and, uh, and
ORCA. So the owner did receive a notice

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to comply from the township back in the
fall, um, requiring that building

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permit, so that's why all construction,
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all construction has stopped. And the
owner has arranged to install, um, a

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doorway facing the lake, as well as a,
um, marine rail to, um, just make moving

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the boats in and out of the water easier
and to make sure we're in compliance

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with the ORCA, um, ORCA regulations.
Um, I also found that, um, the minor

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variance meets all four tests.
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the minor variance from the planning act
and, um, I provided a report that that

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details that that assessment, um, and
I'm available for for any questions, um,

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at the committee meeting.
Thank you very much.

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Is there anyone else here that's in
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All right.
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and do you have anything you wish to add
to the planner or the, um, consultant's

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report?

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Okay, thank you. Is there anyone here to
speak against this application?

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Uh,
if you if you could walk to ask your

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question. Yes. Can I just your name and
your number? Could you just name and

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your number? Your name and your address.
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» I'm Pat Young. Um
So, you're putting this forward before

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all the rules are in place, what I'm
seeing. Like such as

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the railroad track built into the
building, no door in the back of the

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building.
At what point do you say

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go? Like I mean

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things
Uh we've gone through a lot, doctor, and

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it has to stop. So,
I just have that question. Not against

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it, but I just want it done right.
That's the problem.

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Okay.
So, are they answering that question?

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So, basically, before it started,
anything over 160 sq ft required a

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building permit. Whatever building
permit you're taking out.

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So, for this particular application, no.
When it started, it was

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There will be one through through you,
Madam Chair. Sorry.

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Comes through the chair.
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Okay. So, through you, Madam Chair. No,
there is no building permit application

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in this case because it is a boat house
and not a utility shed, which

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will require a building permit.
Uh there's an exemption under the

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building code acting. Our chief building
official can elaborate on that. Anything

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under 10 sq m is all buildings uh
meeting certain criteria don't require a

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permit, but only utility sheds are
exempted up to 15 sq m. So, the this is

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a boat house of more than 10 sq m, so it
will need a building permit, and that is

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a condition of the minor variance.
So, there is a building permit, right?

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There will be one. There isn't one yet,
but there will be one needed. Okay. So,

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then so the building permit will cover,
and I'm not saying it's wrong cuz I

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never looked at it that close, but when
it comes to 3 m from the lake, that type

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of thing, that will be checked at a at
certain point.

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Through you, Madam Chair. So, the the 3
m the 3 m setback reduction is from the

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side yard property property line, not
the waterfront. It can be

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located right at the the lake edge.
Okay. Anything in water would have to

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get permits from the Trent Severn
Waterway. Okay.

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All right. No, so you're taking that out
there. So, all I request is that it's

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done right. So, I mean
That's what we're doing. Okay.

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Thank you. Thank you.
Is there anyone else to speak against

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this application?

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Madam Deputy Clerk, has there anyone who
registered online? We have no one else

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here for this application. Thank you
very much. I'll bring it to the

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committee.
Are there any questions?

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No.

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Not quite a reporter.

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Um
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Um
Yeah, I'm the civilian here.

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Uh I wanted to follow up on the one
point about the seven structures on the

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property. Is that like a legacy? Are
they built in? Can I have a bit more

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context about what that looks like um in
regards to what is the minimum? Yeah.

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So So, the maximum number under our
current zoning bylaw that was changed in

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2022 is three. Prior to that, we didn't
have any restrictions on the number of

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accessory structures on the lot.
So, anything prior built prior to 2022

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is is legal non-conforming. Yeah.
But, in order to permit this new one

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now, cuz it's on top of everything else,
it needs this this this relief from the

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variance. Yeah. And you know, I just
want to clarify that regarding the

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comments too.

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Madam Deputy Clerk, the next
application. Just for the audience, we

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go through each of them and then we make
motion at the end of the law.

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So, we will now move on to A
05-26.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. So, the next
application, as you said, is A-05-26.

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This is for 2782 Newcomen.
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the application in this case is for a
new uh approximately 600 square foot

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boat house.
The relief being requested are to reduce

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the interior side yard setback for a
boat house from 5 m to 1.22 m and create

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increase the maximum permitted lot
coverage for accessory structures from

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5% to 5.22%.
With with this one I have comments of

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note uh concern. However, a permit from
the Otonabee Region Conservation

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Authority at building permit stage. This
is included as a recommended condition.

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Uh
Engineering and Construction

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Peterborough County has no concern.
Uh Alderville First Nation again makes

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the comment that they're recommending an
archaeological assessment and this case

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it is uh included as a recommended
condition of approval.

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Uh I do find that the application meets
the four tests of a minor variance and I

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recommend the application for approval.
Very much.

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I understand the agent, Holly Richards
Connelly, is online. Do you have

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anything you wish to add?
Uh no, not at this time. I'm just here

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to answer any questions that the
committee may have.

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You're muted.

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I'm not.
Can't hear you.

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I'm I'm not muted.

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Just a moment. We're trying to rectify
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Technology playing.

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Right now, Holly?
Yeah, I can hear you.

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Still can't hear you, but I was kind of
reading your lips.

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» [snorts]
[laughter]

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» Look like you said you had nothing to
add to the comments. Is that what you

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said? That's what I said. Okay.
All right. So,

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yeah, got all kinds of skills here.
Um, is there anyone else that's in favor

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of this application?
Is there anyone?

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You are? Can you go to the podium and
just give your name and address?

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Oh, Madam Mayor
and esteemed counselors. Um, my name is

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Richard Hawkins. I'm the owner of the
property.

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Uh, I got this application in because
I'm on the windy side of the lake

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and tie my boat up
to a dock and it rocks back and forth.

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Uh,
I've got nine little grandchildren that

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count on me to pull my boat on the lake
on trips and wait for it. So,

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um,
Holly has um,

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put the application in for me and
I'm hoping to start construction in

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September if this goes through. Okay,
thank you. So, just for your knowledge,

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this is the Committee of Adjustment.
We're not City Council.

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It's
uh, just members of the committee.

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That's all.
Thank you.

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» Okay.
Okay, Mr. Hawkins.

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Um,
um, is there anyone, thank you. Is there

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anyone here against?

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And I'll bring it to the committee. Are
there any questions?

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I just want to test the mic. I'm Jeremy.
Just give me a second. Hi Holly, can you

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try
to speak? Can you hear me?

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Okay, thanks. Still not working. I'll
let you know in a minute. Okay. So,

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we'll move on to the next application,
please.

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A
Thank you, Madam Chair. Final

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application today is A06-26.
Uh this is for 1965 Pinehurst Avenue.

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This is in relation to a uh detached
garage with a second unit. Um uh being a

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total of about 1,691 sq ft in footprint
area.

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Um
Council may remember we did a zoning

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bylaw amendment to permit this uh
structure back in 2024 through bylaw

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2024-057.
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the proposed structure is uh increased
in size a little bit. So, a variance is

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needed from the site-specific zoning, as
well as the original site-specific

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zoning
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uh
permitted the uh second unit on the

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second floor. They're also looking to
utilize the the ground floor now for a

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portion of it. Uh it will remain garage,
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they will be using some of it for the
second unit. So, there's some variances

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needed for for that for the from the
site-specific zoning. So, specifically

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we're increasing the maximum permitted
second unit dwelling unit area from 129

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sq m to 185 sq m.
And we're expanding the area of the

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garage permitted for the second unit use
to be within the garage, including the

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ground floor.
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I have comments of no concern from the
Town of Aurora Region Conservation

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Authority.
Uh Alder Filtherson Nation uh again is

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recommending archaeological assessment
and uh County Engineering and

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Construction has no concern.
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I'll highlight that uh an archaeological
assessment was uh prepared in in support

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of the zoning uh bylaw amendment in
2024.

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We proceeded based on at that time uh
based on the field work having been

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completed by the archaeologist. However,
the full report was not ready yet, but

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he had essentially said via his letter
that there was no archaeological

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resources on the site on the site and
development could proceed. So, I'm just

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including a condition to that we receive
the final report as part of this uh

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this application. I do find that the
application meets the four tests of a

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minor variance and I recommend the
application verbal.

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Thank you very much.
So,

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motion for this also following Richard
Conley have you managed to

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get her
Holly, can you test your mic?

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Can you hear me?

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Must be a problem with hearing.
No, I'm not muted.

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No. No.
All right, is there anyone else here

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that is in favor of this application?
Is there anyone

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No.

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Questions.

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So, I'm looking for a motion to approve
all four of them in favor of today. It's

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by member Boyko, seconded by member
Black. All in favor.

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That is carried. Thank you very much. Uh
we have our committee of adjustment

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meeting March the 24th minute. That's
coming so thank you Henry. Seconded by

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member Poulos. All in favor.
That is carried and motion to adjourn.

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Our next meeting is May the 26th.

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It's by counselor
It's by member Poulos. I was doing good.

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» [laughter]
>> Seconded by Uh call in favor. That's

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carried. Thank you.
We're done.

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Hi Breanna, can you hear me?

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Okay. Okay, we can't hear you. We're
going to restart the we're going to

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restart the meeting and you'll have to
join back in see if that helps with

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sound, okay? Sounds good. Can you hear
me or no?

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I cannot hear you. No. No, okay. Okay.

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Hi Breanna, can you hear me?

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I can hear you. Can you hear me?
Can hear you. Thank you so much.

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Excellent.

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» Council meeting for the Township of
Selwyn on April the 28th, 2026.

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Order.
We respectfully acknowledge that we are

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on the Treaty and traditional territory
of the Mississaugas of the Anishinabe.

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We offer gratitude to First Peoples for
their care for and teachings about our

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Earth and our relation. May we honor
those teachings.

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Please observe a moment of silence so
that the Council staff, members of the

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public, can quietly reflect on our duty
to the community that we are trying to

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serve.

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If members of the public, staff,
presenters, and members of Council,

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please be advised that meetings are
broadcast or recorded and made available

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on the internet.
Is there any declaration pecuniary

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interest of a general nature thereof?
None.

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We have our minutes of April 14th, 2026.
I'll motion to approve them.

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By Councillor Coolis, seconded by
Councillor Boyko. All in favor. That is

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carried. Is there any discussion out of
the minutes?

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None. We will go to our first
delegation,

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Mr. Richard Steiginga.
Welcome.

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Good afternoon, everyone.
Pleasure to be here.

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I'm here to uh
present the

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um
comparative analysis for the

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municipality uh for the year ended uh
December 31st, 2024. Um

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And this is uh
although the draft set of financial

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statements are also included with the
agenda package, I was going to just run

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through the presentation document that
um

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I believe will be on the screen
shortly.

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All right.

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All right. Okay.
Good. All right.

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» [clears throat]
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So yes, I will go through the
presentation and

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presentation slides. Um overall
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since I believe it was December when I
was here last when we did the 2023

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review um
the 2024 information and and draft

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financial statements are are due to the
point of completion and then this

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presentation goes through and and
highlights some of the the aspects and

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changes year over year. Um overall
um the independent auditor's report is

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uh
the the second document in the package

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and um what we selected there was uh the
what we consider to be the important

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paragraph and that in our opinion the
accompanying consolidated financial

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statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial position

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of the Township of Selwyn at December
31st and then also of its operations and

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its cash flows for the year then ended
in accordance with Canadian public

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sector accounting standards. So that is
your standard clean unqualified

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auditors' report.
Now keep in mind when this is

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consolidated the numbers we look at will
include the library board as well.

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And then of course it's in accordance
with PSAB which is uh

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um the required reporting
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proceeds financial reporting
requirements um as required under the

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act and under the uh CPA Canada
requirements which is different than how

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you budget so I'll try to highlight some
of those differences as we go through.

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Overall um
we do list some of the audit procedures

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that we do to complete uh the audit to
gather our audit evidence to produce the

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auditors' reports. Um
Um and and that that includes uh

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reviewing council minutes um
and that as well to testing information

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that is within the financial records and
as well to looking at the flow of

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information um how money's moving in and
out of the uh Township records and uh

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and how they get adjusted through
journal entries so we look at all of

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those flows.
Overall the audit is uh complete uh

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pending um
uh receiving some signed documentation

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back um as well as uh council approval
of the financial statements.

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Um overall
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the the audit uh
did go well. There was no changes from

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the our initial audit plan.
Um there was excellent cooperation from

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uh your management and staff and then
this year there was one change in the

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PSAB reporting requirements and it's how
it

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how dealing with um
the new revenue standard on how you

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recognize revenue and the
the major impact here for the Township

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was the fact that um
the building permits previously you

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would record a building permit when you
actually collected the fee not actually

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when the building permit work was done.
So, of course that does it can

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extend over a number of years before the
permit is actually issued. So, now it

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within the financial records
in the in the financial statements

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there's just a
a deferral of of what is estimated of

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that permit fee what is still left to be
completed.

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And overall um there's no
over the years there's no impact on the

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Township. You still collect the same
amount of money in the same fashion you

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always had it's just when does it become
revenue. So, you so you're not losing

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out on anything with that change. And
then overall too there was one item that

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we noted back from uh 2022
that was um

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for about $70,000 that that
was a change that needed to be corrected

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in in 2024 and that that was due to the
fact that you made a contribution to the

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county for work to be done on the
causeway and as it was determined this

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year that that ended up being one of
your assets. So, instead of being an

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expense
um

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it it just got moved from an expense to
a capital asset.

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But that's all that change noted there.
Um so, that's just an idea of where

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things stand from a product perspective
and now moving through

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page five of the slide deck
we take a look at some some actual

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numbers for the Township um
and under piece up you break things down

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between financial assets. So, these are
assets that can uh that are either cash

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or will be turned into cash. Overall
it was just a bit of a flip this year

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between your cash and your investments.
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and as a result, your high interest
savings account, which is part of your

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investments, went up, whereas your bank
account went down by a similar amount.

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But still, in total, they remain fairly
consistent. Your accounts receivable

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went up in 2024, and that's mainly due
to the fact that work

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under your ICIP grant um
um

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related to the work um
on on Strickland and the water treatment

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plants. Um that that was an increase of
about $1.1 million

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year over year, so that that's why your
receivables are up to $2.5 million.

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And then next, you have your taxes
receivable.

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Um they did increase from 2023 to 2024
by about $600,000, but still, as a

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percentage of the total levy, you're
you're still at including penalty and

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interest, you're still at 8.7%, which is
below the low risk set by the province

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of 10%, so
um in all the in all the 5-year history

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there, you've been below that number.
Um so hopefully then

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moving forward, ideally we'll stay below
that number, and uh

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and as well, too,
during the pandemic, certain

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um
avenues to to recover some taxes weren't

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always available to you, so now they've
ideally

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um will be utilized moving forward.
And then as well, too, you sold some

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inventories um that you have
main mainly at your um

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recreational or arenas to be sold, so
that's um

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that represents your inventory sold for
resale. So at the end of the year, you

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had $29.6 million in financial assets,
up from about $27.8 million in in 2023.

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Um next, we come to who you owe money
to, which is your financial liabilities.

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And um
this also increased um

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mainly due to
an increase in your accounts payable

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related to some to some timing of some
some payments as well as, um,

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um, at the end of the year there was a
payable for a for an excavator that

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that, um, for about 500,000 that wasn't
there in the year before.

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As well as accruals, um, for both the
payroll and vacation also increased.

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Your deferred revenue or your obligatory
reserve funds that represents

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the monies you've collected for
development charges and Parkland fees

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that you just haven't spent yet. So, so
you've gotten the money

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and you get to use it moving forward,
but since you haven't spent it in

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accordance with the requirements, um, it
it's reported as a deferred revenue.

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And then the next line, your deferred
revenue other,

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um, you will see there that the there
was an increase from '23 to '24 and

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within that increase there's about
$160,000

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in building permit revenues
that are now deferred, so that's the

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estimated of the fees that, um, uh, for
permits that are still outstanding that

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you still have to do work on. So,
but that was the, uh, change as a result

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of the change of the accounting system.
Overall, um, your long-term debt did

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decrease and that was there's it's down
to about, uh, 222,000 at the end of

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2024.
And that's the loan for your, uh,

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um, solar
uh, installation in your fit program

435
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:02,920
and,
um, by October 3rd of 2026 that that'll

436
00:36:01,240 --> 00:36:08,240
be paid off.
Your asset retirement obligations, um,

437
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:14,360
is you show in there on one line and and
that is a combination from '22 to

438
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:20,600
sorry, 2022 to 2020 of just your
landfill liability and then in 2023,

439
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:24,280
um, the asset retirement obligations,
um, section came into effect so that it

440
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:27,920
that included more things than just the
landfill

441
00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:31,680
and at the end of 2024 that that
liability stands at the 4.7 million

442
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:36,320
dollars.
And that's broken down about 3.3 million

443
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:43,320
dollars for the landfill.
And then as well to some asbestos in uh

444
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:50,400
in some concrete piping about 200
200,000 and then the balance

445
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:53,960
gravel pits of the 1. uh 1.4 million.
And the only change there was just an

446
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:57,040
appreciation
in the

447
00:36:55,080 --> 00:37:01,280
landfill costs that uh
um to show that the growth in that

448
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:04,480
liability to as we move closer to the
closure date.

449
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:07,480
Then your final liability is the actual
really determined your employee future

450
00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:12,880
benefits
of about 1.3 million dollars.

451
00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:17,800
So then the last two items on this slide
as a retirement obligation and the

452
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:21,480
um long employee future benefits are all
items you only factor into your tax rate

453
00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:28,160
budget when you think you're going to
spend money on. So until then it just

454
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:32,120
and remains as a unfunded deficit.
Next slide looks at your

455
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:36,200
net financial assets five-year trend.
You can see there with the uh

456
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:39,440
implementation of um
the asset retirement obligations in 2023

457
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:42,440
there was
a bit of a dip

458
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:47,160
in that um
trend there but it did increase again in

459
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:51,680
2024.
And then the following slide gives you

460
00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:55,720
the idea of of your non-financial
assets. So these these are your tangible

461
00:37:53,240 --> 00:38:00,560
capital assets and these are items that
you don't normally try to turn into cash

462
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:03,280
which is why they're non-financial.
And as well you could see there that

463
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:08,320
uh
the net book value of those increased to

464
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:10,880
about 75 million dollars.
The next slide just gives you an idea of

465
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:18,160
the type of
asset additions you had in 20 25 sorry

466
00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:22,000
2024 which is uh a little over 6.1
million dollars and that includes about

467
00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:25,400
500,000 in
contributed capital assets in relation

468
00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:27,560
to the sidewalks and the streetlights
that you now

469
00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:32,120
um
uh get to maintain in relation to the

470
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:36,960
causeway, so.
And then as well, too, um

471
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:41,040
roadways um being the largest can
um

472
00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:46,000
um asset addition of and a lot of that
does relate to the work on Split Land.

473
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:51,640
And as well, too, the water and sewer um
is also in relation to the Split Land

474
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:55,280
work and and the ICIP grant.
And then as well, too, you did uh

475
00:38:53,440 --> 00:39:00,240
acquire some larger equipment as I
mentioned earlier, the the the excavator

476
00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:02,560
as as well as um
we're

477
00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:07,280
purchasing a
a a chassis

478
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:11,240
and things and the um
uh sidewalk sweeper and things such as

479
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:14,160
that, so in your machinery and
equipments.

480
00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:18,080
Um your next slide gives you an idea of
uh your assets in compared to your

481
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:22,920
amortization.
Um in 2023 and 2024 was uh

482
00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:28,120
asset additions of were
were about $6 million each, whereas your

483
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:31,720
amortization was about $3.3 million
in each of those years, which is why the

484
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:34,880
net book value of your assets is going
up.

485
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:39,400
And then the next slide is your um
accumulated surplus slide and

486
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:43,200
maybe this is the most important slide
within the deck. It gives you an idea of

487
00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:47,960
um
of what makes up your $92 million in

488
00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:50,800
accumulated surplus.
And you will see right from the very

489
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:55,160
first line that
the majority of that is all tied up in

490
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:57,840
your in your capital assets.
Um

491
00:39:56,000 --> 00:40:02,120
and that line represents your net book
value less your

492
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:05,720
um known debt associated with that. That
would be your long-term debt, your asset

493
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:10,600
retirement obligations,
and your unearned capital.

494
00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:14,640
Um your next line shows you the uh
um in the past year you you've had some

495
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:19,320
deficits within your within your arenas
as you can see there that um

496
00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:24,520
between the of them uh
um that balance is just down to $25,000

497
00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:28,760
at the end of 2024 and and the one in
the fire services was uh cleared up in

498
00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:33,440
2024.
And then as well, too, um

499
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:38,000
you have your unfunded employee future
benefits. As I said, that remains as a

500
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:42,280
as a deficit. And then the next section
is the amounts that you can utilize

501
00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:47,360
moving forward in your reserve and your
reserve funds.

502
00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:53,040
You can see there from 23 to 24 24
you were able to increase your reserve

503
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:56,640
and reserve funds by like $540,000.
Um so that

504
00:40:54,560 --> 00:41:01,160
and so those are those are the amounts
you can

505
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:06,880
utilize for both operations and capital.
Um and as well, too, is uh

506
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:10,600
um regenerating your capital assets is a
is an expensive thing, so

507
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:14,240
it's nice to have some more reserve
reserves moving forward so you can

508
00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:17,840
utilize that. So
Uh next page this is

509
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:23,000
uh reconciliation of
the PSAB reported revenues to expenses.

510
00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:27,000
And you can see there
the budget under a PSAB

511
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:31,720
um um
accounting structure gives you almost a

512
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:35,960
$1.89 surplus,
which of course when you know when you

513
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:38,560
set your tax rate, it has to be zero. So
when you look at the uh reconciliation

514
00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:41,360
part of
uh on the lower

515
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:46,200
lower part of that slide, it gives you
an ideas of

516
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:48,960
of the things that are not um
uh

517
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:52,440
even that that were adjustments for PSAB
from the original budget to bring it

518
00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:56,160
back to zero.
And as well, too, with uh transferring

519
00:41:54,160 --> 00:42:00,040
any surplus or deficits to reserves at
the end of the year, um your operating

520
00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:05,760
position does come to zero both in the
actuals and the 23 and 24.

521
00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:09,440
And then
your reserve your revenues and expenses

522
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:13,920
um for the year you will see there for
the last 5 years. Um

523
00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:18,880
the capital grants each year, you should
always uh be generating a surplus and

524
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:23,000
and that's um
indicative of the the last 5-year

525
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:26,280
graphs.
There will be a point at some point

526
00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:29,720
where you don't have a whole lot of
capital, but you still have the

527
00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:33,720
amortization related to those assets, so
it will flip the other way, so when it

528
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:38,520
does, don't be surprised.
Um next we come to the actual revenues

529
00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:43,120
reported in the financial statements on
slide 14.

530
00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:49,160
Overall um your actual revenues came in
at $24.5 million. Um the budget was

531
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:53,200
$23.6.
Keep in mind uh part of that variance is

532
00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:57,600
caused by the contributed capital assets
with 500,000.

533
00:42:55,440 --> 00:43:01,440
In addition um you did
you did have a

534
00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:04,720
little over $170,000 in in
supplementaries that that weren't

535
00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:08,160
budgeted, so causing your tax variance
there.

536
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:12,440
And as well too um
within user fees certain fees um came in

537
00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:17,800
higher
um than budget for both water and sewer

538
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:22,600
operations and at the landfill. And as
well too within the arenas, the revenues

539
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:24,960
were higher than budgeted.
Which um

540
00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:28,800
uh
as we later in the recreation costs,

541
00:43:26,720 --> 00:43:33,520
they were higher as well, so both both
both of those items worked in in tandem.

542
00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:38,280
And then as well too um you utilized all
your Canada Canada Community Building

543
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:45,000
Fund or or your gas tax on resurfacing
and micro micro-surfacing.

544
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:49,640
And then on slide 15 you will see the uh
your expenses, so where where your money

545
00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:55,600
went, so these uh
you will see that that from

546
00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:59,720
your actual expenses were $21.1 million.
Compared to a budget of $21.7 million,

547
00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:03,440
so
there's some various areas um

548
00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:07,080
were coming in under budget, although
although higher than the previous year.

549
00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:12,960
And as well as I mentioned earlier,
under wreck and cultural services

550
00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:16,560
um some building expenses for the arenas
were up, but also the revenues were up

551
00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:21,040
as well.
And then as well, too, within the

552
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:24,520
planning and development, your uh
our community improvement program and uh

553
00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:27,960
when you got on the development, we're
coming in lower than budget, causing the

554
00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:30,280
variance there.
You And I guess maybe the one thing you

555
00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:33,760
don't
see

556
00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:38,520
specifically on this page is the here
environmental services um

557
00:44:37,240 --> 00:44:43,840
when you look at the prior year, there
was about a $400,000 reduction in cost

558
00:44:41,240 --> 00:44:48,120
for the um
im- implementation of the new asset

559
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:54,080
retirement obligation, so but really, if
um that wasn't in the 2023 column, you'd

560
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:58,160
be about almost $3.6 million compared to
an actual of 3.8 in the current year.

561
00:44:57,080 --> 00:45:02,160
And then as well, too, you had some
savings in the water and sewer areas,

562
00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:06,560
since um
those services returned uh to be an

563
00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:10,200
in-house service.
And then as well, when you go to the

564
00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:13,320
following slide, you will see that uh
the impact of um

565
00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:17,360
the
taking the uh water and sewer services

566
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:21,680
in-house caused your salaries and and
benefits um to go up year over year, but

567
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:26,200
still below budget.
And then as well, too, um

568
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:28,880
within your contracted services
that there was a

569
00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:32,360
um
there there was a credit within there

570
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:36,920
for the asset retirement obligation, so
if uh you've added that into the prior

571
00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:41,680
year, you would come in at about uh a
little over $4.7 million compared to an

572
00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:46,360
actual of 4.4 million, so that was just
the shift the county provided the water

573
00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:50,080
and sewer service.
And rents and financial services um does

574
00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:54,160
include
the accretion

575
00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:58,880
cost, so for the growth in the liability
for the landfill closures

576
00:45:56,240 --> 00:46:04,080
um well, that's about $144,000,
that was not included in the budget. But

577
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:08,920
that explains that variance there.
We also had $21.1 million in total

578
00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:13,200
expenses.
And that resulted uh

579
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:16,960
increased revenues and lower expenses,
which is why your reserves now.

580
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:25,360
Summary of the how the year finished off
for you.

581
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:30,360
Thank you very much. Are there any
questions for Richard?

582
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:30,360
Deputy Mayor Buck.

583
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:36,440
Thank you too, Mayor. Um
good presentation. I'd like the the

584
00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:42,640
layout's pretty easy to understand. If
you could just talk in terms of uh where

585
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:48,280
you finished uh expenses uh being under
uh revenue by 3.5 million. How we got

586
00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:53,120
down to 540 the reserve. I I know
there's amortization that's taken out.

587
00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:57,520
What what other things impact uh that
kind of uh difference in

588
00:46:55,400 --> 00:47:02,760
revenue versus expenses to get us to the
year 540. Please line that up.

589
00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:06,840
Yeah, so so so there are things um
with uh

590
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:11,640
things um like the asset asset I'm
sorry, depreciation expense as well.

591
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:16,800
Amortization as you mentioned um
the the the actual cost that you've

592
00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:20,480
incurred to remediate some of um
some of the asset retirement um

593
00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:24,280
obligation being uh
the landfill um

594
00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:28,160
and as well too, things such as uh the
change in the unfunded uh

595
00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:33,440
non-employee future benefits, your
contributed capital assets. All of those

596
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:38,200
things are differences um that that get
factored into how how the um reserves

597
00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:41,880
changed at the end
and how your uh

598
00:47:39,720 --> 00:47:47,320
ESAB reported revenue and expenses are.
So, that a lot of that flows right out

599
00:47:43,720 --> 00:47:47,320
of page 12 of this document.

600
00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:56,120
Question.
Uh thanks for that. Um

601
00:47:53,680 --> 00:48:01,040
With respect to uh
taxes, um you know, I I know long-term

602
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:05,800
taxes will be recovered with
legislation. Sale of property, sale of

603
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:09,280
those sort of things. At what point uh
do we write taxes off?

604
00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:13,200
Uh
bad debts. I don't see any bad in any of

605
00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:19,280
the reported that data.
Yeah, um piece of the uh Yeah, so we did

606
00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:22,920
County Legislative Yeah, so um we do uh
when you do the audit, we do take a look

607
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:26,640
at all your properties um that are
outstanding

608
00:48:24,080 --> 00:48:31,840
and have high balances and then um we
can inquire with your staff as to what's

609
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:36,040
happening and and the likelihood of um
whether you will will recover all of

610
00:48:33,640 --> 00:48:40,840
that through a tax sale. So, um you
know, where we kind of where we stood at

611
00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:45,160
the end of 2024, there there wasn't any
the need to go any higher than than

612
00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:49,160
there's a general allowance for doubtful
accounts you'd have in your in your

613
00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:52,160
general ledger. Um
thought that the list of ledger

614
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:54,880
adjustment wasn't needed to go any
higher than what was there.

615
00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:59,120
Yeah.
Thank you.

616
00:48:56,040 --> 00:49:04,440
Do you have any other questions?
All right, so we're going to turn to

617
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:09,840
Lane to give his presentation because uh
in his recommendations to receive and

618
00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:12,920
approve what the church all said here.
So, Lane.

619
00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:20,800
Thank you, Madam Mayor.
Um just

620
00:49:17,640 --> 00:49:20,800
put my report here.

621
00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:25,800
Well, first of all, thank you to uh to
Richard for his presentation.

622
00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:32,040
Um
took a a lot of uh effort

623
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:37,240
from uh the staff and the auditing team
and boiled it down into the 15 slides.

624
00:49:34,920 --> 00:49:40,920
Um so, thanks very much for that. Um we
continue to have a great relationship

625
00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:43,400
with Baker Tilly.
Uh

626
00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:49,040
I think we each understand what our
roles are and we go through them uh

627
00:49:46,880 --> 00:49:54,600
in an expeditious manner.
Um Richard did mention the delays in

628
00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:58,320
finalizing the 2024 statement. So,
PSAB changes once again

629
00:49:56,880 --> 00:50:01,800
with respect to
revenue recognition was one of the

630
00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:07,720
reasons there.
We're working on a detailed narrative to

631
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:12,360
follow through on that. So, I think the
2025 it shouldn't be uh

632
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:16,360
as onerous.
Definitely the changing staff and in the

633
00:50:14,560 --> 00:50:18,800
building department, financial services
department.

634
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:21,240
Uh through some of our staffing
succession and things like that. I think

635
00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:25,480
that I think that
all that

636
00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:28,520
Um I think we're we have our 2025
statements

637
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:32,360
our goal is to be able to present to
council in the third quarter.

638
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:36,440
I know
we're working towards that and

639
00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:41,000
I think based on our audit uh
date, which is early June this year, we

640
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:43,120
should be able to achieve that.
Um

641
00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:49,720
and then I think we'll be back on track
with the 2026 financial statement. Once

642
00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:52,520
that would be after some of us are gone,
but we're trying to set it up in such a

643
00:50:51,400 --> 00:50:55,280
way that
will be the case.

644
00:50:55,360 --> 00:51:02,120
It's not ideal that we're talking about
2023 statements, 2024 statements. So,

645
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:04,360
we're lost a little while.
Um

646
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:07,560
but
some of those PSAB requirements and the

647
00:51:05,960 --> 00:51:11,680
other reasons that I provided are the
further rationale behind that.

648
00:51:09,960 --> 00:51:16,280
Uh I guess another thing just to mention
I think it's it's clear to council, but

649
00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:19,480
we have a very active capital program
here in Saugus.

650
00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:22,480
Um so,
we do know that there's some

651
00:51:20,720 --> 00:51:26,080
municipalities Now, PSAB has changed a
little bit, but some municipalities that

652
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:28,920
you know buy a couple trucks a year,
have a

653
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:33,400
one major road rebuild.
As council saw this year

654
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:38,120
when we presented the our budgets, we're
looking at capital programs of five

655
00:51:35,640 --> 00:51:45,720
million dollars. So, that takes a long
time as well to not only provide the the

656
00:51:42,320 --> 00:51:49,600
audit narrative to go along with that.
Then the changes to PSAB and and the

657
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:52,920
general capital assets. We then of
course the requirement back on the audit

658
00:51:51,080 --> 00:51:56,720
team as well. They go through and ensure
that all of those audit adjustments

659
00:51:54,520 --> 00:52:01,040
particularly to so just a little bit
background for council on that. And but

660
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:04,040
once again thanks to you Abeg Utility
for the job they did and

661
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:07,480
you know we're working seriously with
bringing these statements to council.

662
00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:17,440
So we have a recommendation before us to

663
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:26,640
see the information with regards to
audited financial statements for the

664
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:31,120
year ended December the 31st 2024
and statements that were presented by

665
00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:37,640
Richard
be approved and prepared for posting on

666
00:52:33,560 --> 00:52:37,640
the Township website. Would like to

667
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:45,720
Councilor Boyko second I get the black
on favor and carried. I just have a

668
00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:49,280
question. When we put these on the
website,

669
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:54,800
some people
that would read this would think that a

670
00:52:52,440 --> 00:52:58,520
lot of money
is

671
00:52:55,440 --> 00:53:04,480
there to spend and that isn't the case.
So do we put some

672
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:07,480
when we post it on the website give some
explanation?

673
00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:16,040
I I can't think of a particular
phrase that would be on there. We do

674
00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:21,840
normally outline of like the required in
the P sub and with the P sub statement

675
00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:26,800
and I do know that when we present the
the budget to council at the very front

676
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:29,880
of the year then you also have the P sub
compliance report that goes up with the

677
00:53:28,240 --> 00:53:33,680
budget.
But definitely whenever I'm involved in

678
00:53:31,840 --> 00:53:36,240
any conversations with Great Plains that
goes with that.

679
00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:42,960
Um
so very much.

680
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:52,960
Madam Deputy Clerk, is there any
questions that have been brought forward

681
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:52,960
for us today? There's no questions.

682
00:53:53,040 --> 00:54:03,440
All right, we'll now move on to the
first quarter reports for the work plans

683
00:54:00,360 --> 00:54:03,440
and Slavau.

684
00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:17,320
Thank you very much, Madam Mayor. So,
yes, you have before you the first

685
00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:17,320
quarter update.

686
00:54:25,520 --> 00:54:30,960
Last year Um,
you will note there's a few areas where

687
00:54:29,560 --> 00:54:34,400
some items have been taken off for
various reasons.

688
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:38,280
Um, those have been updated in the work
plan, so I with that, we'll just leave

689
00:54:35,960 --> 00:54:42,080
it to you to uh ask any questions that
you may have. All right, thank you. So,

690
00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:47,000
I think we'll use the same format we've
used in the past where we go through

691
00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:50,680
each department one by one. If there's a
question, please put up your hands. So,

692
00:54:49,480 --> 00:54:55,560
first of all, for the Chief
Administrative Officer, are there any

693
00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:55,560
questions?

694
00:54:55,760 --> 00:55:01,440
None. Building and Planning Department,
are there any questions?

695
00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:09,200
Corporate and Community Services,
Clerk's Department, quarter one update,

696
00:55:07,560 --> 00:55:14,440
any questions?
Last time I checked

697
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:19,160
I have one. Um,
we have a separate

698
00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:23,800
schedule for the Lakefield downtown fire
recovery and I would just ask,

699
00:55:22,680 --> 00:55:30,520
um
is something relatively new.

700
00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:30,520
Who would like to speak to it?

701
00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:36,360
Uh, through you, Madam Mayor, could you
just repeat that question?

702
00:55:34,320 --> 00:55:42,000
Uh, it's to do with the Lakefield
downtown fire recovery. We have it's a

703
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:46,280
separate um
report that I guess goes through

704
00:55:44,640 --> 00:55:51,120
corporate and community services,
although there are other departments

705
00:55:49,080 --> 00:55:57,000
that are involved in this report. So,
we're just asking this is new. Can you

706
00:55:54,120 --> 00:56:03,240
just give me an update as to why?
Yes, of course. So, this was in regards

707
00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:09,320
to um Counselor Henry's motion.
Um when we were discussing the Lakefield

708
00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:13,800
fire uh downtown recovery marketing plan
to draw more folks downtown. Um so, we

709
00:56:12,040 --> 00:56:18,240
we did break this one out a little bit
separately just to provide some clarity

710
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:21,480
on each of the progress reports. So, we
said we would come back quarterly with

711
00:56:19,720 --> 00:56:26,360
updates and
we thought it would be a good idea to

712
00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:31,160
put that into a document similar to the
work plan, but break it out separately

713
00:56:28,640 --> 00:56:35,120
so that we could go through to identify
the different things that were happening

714
00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:41,120
within the recovery.
Okay. Thank you. Much appreciated.

715
00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:43,680
Um financial services.
Questions?

716
00:56:43,720 --> 00:56:47,000
Fire department.

717
00:56:47,880 --> 00:56:50,480
Counselor White.

718
00:56:50,840 --> 00:56:58,600
Uh through you, Mayor Mayor Senis. Uh
the fire department um is going to be um

719
00:56:56,880 --> 00:57:02,000
along with Kim hiring the full-time
trainer. I'm wondering how that is

720
00:57:00,040 --> 00:57:07,360
coming and when we expect that we would
have that full-time trainer in place.

721
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:12,240
Kim.
Um so, we are currently in the process

722
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:17,120
of accepting applications. So, the
position's been posted until mid-May.

723
00:57:15,520 --> 00:57:21,080
Um and then thereafter we look at the
resumes, shortlist them, conduct

724
00:57:19,640 --> 00:57:23,560
interviews,
um

725
00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:26,760
check references,
and bring somebody on. So, I'm hoping

726
00:57:25,160 --> 00:57:31,040
that we would have somebody in place.
I'm trying to remember my timeline off

727
00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:37,280
the top of my head, but I believe by the
end of June, beginning of July

728
00:57:34,880 --> 00:57:41,480
all things going as planned.
Excellent. Thank you. Yeah.

729
00:57:39,520 --> 00:57:46,160
Councillor Coolas.
Thank you. Through you. Um

730
00:57:43,640 --> 00:57:51,480
it just seems like we have a lot of
under monthly calls. We're at 224.

731
00:57:49,120 --> 00:57:54,440
Uh which means
just seems higher. Uh I just want to

732
00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:57,640
make sure that I'm understanding that
some

733
00:57:55,520 --> 00:58:00,880
It's been a long hard winter. And so I'm
wondering if there's any other details

734
00:57:59,160 --> 00:58:05,680
you can provide about by December maybe
at 224 or maybe I'm misreading it and

735
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:05,680
it's not up.

736
00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:12,600
Through Mayor Sanna. So actually
it's down.

737
00:58:11,845 --> 00:58:17,960
» [laughter]
>> So compared to last year uh at this time

738
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:24,680
we took that 120 out for the storm
damage. So actually right now

739
00:58:20,920 --> 00:58:30,280
» Thank you. to the day we're at 291
calls.

740
00:58:25,960 --> 00:58:38,000
So year before we're at 462, same but
minus that 112. So again the MPDS

741
00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:42,480
program uh through uh
that

742
00:58:39,120 --> 00:58:47,320
is working very well. So all those uh
eyeball calls we get that you know we're

743
00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:52,320
really hard on all the guys and the
girls that are actually

744
00:58:49,360 --> 00:58:57,200
true to the number we're going to that
difficulty breathing but then they've

745
00:58:54,120 --> 00:59:01,400
got chest pains or radiating pains and
yeah a couple of them are one of the

746
00:58:58,760 --> 00:59:04,840
ones we needed them. Yeah. So it's it's
a the system's working and there's no

747
00:59:03,160 --> 00:59:10,840
two ways about it.
It's good. But the fire calls are still

748
00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:15,120
up there. So not that it's Not the what?
Yeah. I was just going to make the

749
00:59:11,840 --> 00:59:18,680
comment I have seen a number of uh
uh ambulances going places and then it's

750
00:59:17,080 --> 00:59:23,280
more followed by fire. Usually fire's
there first. It just happens to be out.

751
00:59:20,680 --> 00:59:25,280
And I was just curious if it was like
um

752
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:28,000
if the system was working. That's what I
was going to say. You've already made

753
00:59:26,120 --> 00:59:31,440
that comment. So it is good to see them
on the ground. Um

754
00:59:29,880 --> 00:59:34,680
and I'm glad I won't miss reading the
numbers.

755
00:59:32,560 --> 00:59:38,840
Thank you.
Okay. Um human resources.

756
00:59:42,080 --> 00:59:44,640
Library.

757
00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:53,400
Oh, Councillor Ford.
Uh thank you.

758
00:59:51,080 --> 00:59:56,840
Um this kind of goes off of It's been
rolling around in my head for a little

759
00:59:54,480 --> 01:00:01,400
bit. Uh we got the grant, um which is
helping a lot of the seniors programs,

760
00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:05,840
and I'm really excited to see that. Um
but as Wayne said, this is a grant at

761
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:10,280
the capital uh not Sorry, not capital,
but it it's money going in that we're

762
01:00:07,080 --> 01:00:13,760
getting through um not our operations.
And the fact that

763
01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:16,920
although library is technically
separate, our parks and recreation

764
01:00:15,800 --> 01:00:20,560
approach is that we're not doing
programs.

765
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:23,920
So, I'm just wondering what the outlook
is going to look like next year. We like

766
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:27,400
we've rolled it out. It looks like it's
doing great.

767
01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:30,440
Um are we expecting to continue these
programs

768
01:00:28,800 --> 01:00:34,680
a full year and into the next work plan
next year?

769
01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:38,920
So, through you. Um the seniors
community grant funding um

770
01:00:36,680 --> 01:00:43,240
but that program ended the end of We
didn't see end of April.

771
01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:46,200
Uh that's when our final report's due.
Um definitely we're going to have to

772
01:00:44,800 --> 01:00:50,120
scale back in terms of some of the
programming that we've done. We do have

773
01:00:48,200 --> 01:00:53,400
that part-time contract with that
part-time position now, which I feel is

774
01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:59,800
a big help.
Um so, we do plan to continue

775
01:00:56,680 --> 01:01:03,800
um programming all three branches. Um
right now I think we're looking at tax

776
01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:07,760
support in Lake Field, the fitness class
in Bridle Heath, and then the the craft

777
01:01:05,880 --> 01:01:11,400
embroidery program in Anne Smart, in
addition to some of our programs. So,

778
01:01:10,080 --> 01:01:16,120
definitely we're going to be able to
continue with programming. We will have

779
01:01:13,560 --> 01:01:20,000
to scale back a tiny bit. Um we don't
have the same amount of funds that we

780
01:01:18,200 --> 01:01:22,640
did before to support the programming.
So,

781
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:26,760
snacks and whatnot might need to be cut
out of some program. I know for the

782
01:01:24,760 --> 01:01:31,640
fitness class, um we just put up a
donation jar and I think we got

783
01:01:28,600 --> 01:01:36,520
like 30 I think we got like 250
donations just for two classes. So,

784
01:01:34,720 --> 01:01:40,480
yeah, but the community is very
supportive and it's definitely something

785
01:01:38,320 --> 01:01:45,120
that we'll be able to continue.
I have a last follow-up.

786
01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:48,680
Thank you. I know some um earlier in
this term, I had a number of seniors in

787
01:01:47,160 --> 01:01:51,280
Anna Maria working through community
care like there's spaces in the library.

788
01:01:50,080 --> 01:01:54,920
Right, they were looking to the library.
So, I'm really excited to see that we

789
01:01:52,440 --> 01:01:57,800
got this funding. And uh especially that
it's being offered for like the field

790
01:01:56,320 --> 01:02:00,720
branch for the exercise program and
stuff, that's

791
01:01:58,960 --> 01:02:05,560
I think it's being really much um
appreciated. There was comments brought

792
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:09,520
to me about um we will donate like we
will support this, right? With this. So,

793
01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:13,000
I do see that support being there.
My follow-up question after all that is

794
01:02:11,760 --> 01:02:16,720
I'm wondering if there's any further
partnerships that we could do maybe with

795
01:02:14,560 --> 01:02:20,640
community care to receive more grants or
find other funding um looking ahead

796
01:02:19,240 --> 01:02:27,000
because this I think these are really
important especially for the seniors.

797
01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:31,480
Yep, through you. Um we do have a really
strong working relationship with

798
01:02:28,480 --> 01:02:35,760
community care with Michelle um and Anna
Maria, so definitely yeah, I know that

799
01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:39,200
we have a couple upcoming programs and
things that are are in the works, too.

800
01:02:37,280 --> 01:02:44,640
So, yeah, it's not a very question to
ask to and we'll need more funding

801
01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:44,640
probably to work together.

802
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:53,400
Anything else for library?
Move on to the Parks and Rec.

803
01:02:51,440 --> 01:02:57,040
Questions Councillor Erica.
Thank you through Mercenus. Um Parks and

804
01:02:55,520 --> 01:03:01,000
Recreation Department is certainly busy.
This is a long long sheet that Mike has

805
01:02:59,600 --> 01:03:05,840
has given us here. There's three
questions that I have. Um one, uh just

806
01:03:03,800 --> 01:03:08,960
an update on the Anna Maria Arena floor
and what is happening and and how it's

807
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:12,760
going and hopefully there's no
surprises, but

808
01:03:11,040 --> 01:03:18,360
what would what would you report? Uh
through you, Madam Mayor. Um

809
01:03:15,240 --> 01:03:22,160
there's no surprises. Um we're not
physically as far ahead as I'd like to

810
01:03:20,200 --> 01:03:26,160
be, but chemically, um, they've all
gotten rid of a few issues with getting

811
01:03:23,880 --> 01:03:33,280
rid of the brine and, uh, and the
ammonia. Um, the, uh, um,

812
01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:36,720
there was a a bit bit bit of a change
how we're going to be taking the chiller

813
01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:39,960
out because that was a major thing that
we're going to have to do anyways.

814
01:03:38,440 --> 01:03:43,720
Um, we'll be taking it out internally,
so this will mean re-engineering that

815
01:03:41,920 --> 01:03:47,600
had to happen. Some civil engineering
drawings that had to happen and that is

816
01:03:45,680 --> 01:03:55,040
unfortunately one of the first things.
Um, we are well on schedule and ahead of

817
01:03:51,200 --> 01:03:58,120
budget. Um, so no concerns, but you
know, it's never fast enough. It's like

818
01:03:56,480 --> 01:04:02,920
getting a renovation in your home. It's
not things. It's never going to be

819
01:03:59,680 --> 01:04:08,000
quickly, uh, started up or, uh, or
um, progressing as as fast as as we'd

820
01:04:05,640 --> 01:04:12,920
like it, but we are still
ahead of schedule and on budget, so I'm

821
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:16,880
not concerned. We have a site
mobilization meeting tomorrow morning,

822
01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:23,200
um, for the rest cuz right now we've
only had Simco, the engineers, and, um,

823
01:04:20,320 --> 01:04:28,400
and the concrete people in. Um, we'll
be, uh, working with more trades

824
01:04:25,760 --> 01:04:32,360
starting tomorrow. And then, uh, and
then things will

825
01:04:30,480 --> 01:04:35,680
you know, like many things, it it takes
a while and then all of a sudden it

826
01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:40,080
starts just it will really start to go
up. The floor breaking up was always in

827
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:44,480
the middle of June and we're still on
schedule to be ahead of that.

828
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:50,280
Excellent, thank you. Ahead of schedule
and on budget music to our ears. Um, my

829
01:04:47,360 --> 01:04:54,080
second question, I could of three, um, I
I've noticed the campground, Lakefield

830
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:57,520
campground, electrical review. What is
the issue that is, um, instigating this

831
01:04:56,400 --> 01:05:01,400
review?
Um,

832
01:04:58,760 --> 01:05:06,520
with you, Madam Mayor. It's old.
Um, it's it's like all of us, 1976 is

833
01:05:03,880 --> 01:05:11,800
when it was installed. There has been no
major overhaul since that time.

834
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:18,680
Um, so it's just to make sure that we
any known issues or any future planning

835
01:05:16,280 --> 01:05:24,480
can be done. So, we will be working with
a local electrical engineer who's

836
01:05:21,320 --> 01:05:26,920
extremely well-versed in that area and
in

837
01:05:25,320 --> 01:05:32,040
and especially in calf houses and a lot
of work for privates

838
01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:36,040
um over the last few years and uh
to that end, we want to make sure that

839
01:05:33,560 --> 01:05:40,280
we're proactive and
plan out

840
01:05:37,720 --> 01:05:45,400
anything that might make things more
efficient and

841
01:05:42,560 --> 01:05:49,160
have less. There was a few outages like
we all have with with uh with background

842
01:05:47,480 --> 01:05:53,200
notes and and whatnot.
And uh if it's something that can be

843
01:05:51,680 --> 01:05:58,000
fixed with
some new breakers or things like that,

844
01:05:55,880 --> 01:06:04,480
then we'd like to address by that. Um if
it means looking for upgraded service

845
01:06:00,760 --> 01:06:08,640
side service size because since 1976,
all of us have become more accustomed to

846
01:06:06,960 --> 01:06:13,200
air conditioning
TVs

847
01:06:10,040 --> 01:06:18,800
movies internet and every one of those
things take power.

848
01:06:14,960 --> 01:06:23,840
Um so, it's it's in that same 50 years
it's uh it's more than doubled or

849
01:06:21,200 --> 01:06:25,840
tripled what the capacity for
uh for

850
01:06:25,040 --> 01:06:29,360
uh
seasonal is.

851
01:06:27,200 --> 01:06:33,560
Um so, that that's that's that's what
that was all about. And then there is a

852
01:06:31,360 --> 01:06:36,080
little bit of money in there for
the low-hanging fruit, the things that

853
01:06:35,160 --> 01:06:40,640
we could
fix that will just make it safer

854
01:06:38,280 --> 01:06:44,640
and and more sound in the electrical
because I uh

855
01:06:42,240 --> 01:06:48,960
many years ago in the previous council
one of the things that was reviewed was

856
01:06:46,880 --> 01:06:54,200
possible electrical upgrade.
And um

857
01:06:51,160 --> 01:06:58,080
there was I think $60 to $80,000 at that
at that time. And I actually went with a

858
01:06:55,720 --> 01:07:02,480
possibility with the local contractor.
Um so, that that didn't happen.

859
01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:06,760
Um so, we'll just try to be a little bit
more proactive and

860
01:07:03,920 --> 01:07:11,840
and maybe by making ourselves
uh organized and planned. If a grant

861
01:07:10,040 --> 01:07:15,080
becomes available, then we have shovel
ready.

862
01:07:13,320 --> 01:07:19,240
It's great. Thank you. And my final
question for Parks and Rec, um, I

863
01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:24,040
noticed that, uh, under stick and puck,
it was a pilot and it said the pilot is

864
01:07:21,760 --> 01:07:27,360
complete. I'm not asking necessarily for
a report right now, but will there be a

865
01:07:25,600 --> 01:07:29,880
report coming to council about the stick
and puck or whether it should continue,

866
01:07:28,760 --> 01:07:32,200
whether it should stop, whether it
should grow into endless more. Will

867
01:07:31,520 --> 01:07:36,480
there
be a report on that pilot coming to

868
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:36,480
council?

869
01:07:36,840 --> 01:07:43,320
Um, through you, Madam Mayor. Uh,
normally in any other non-election year,

870
01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:47,920
I would say absolutely because timing
would be real easy and and so yeah,

871
01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:53,640
there is there will be information
available. Um, and, uh, I'm certainly,

872
01:07:51,600 --> 01:07:58,720
you know, I haven't spoken with this
with, uh, Janice or with the clerk

873
01:07:55,880 --> 01:08:03,160
department. Um, so I'm not sure when we
might be able to work it in there so

874
01:08:00,240 --> 01:08:09,080
that it isn't affected. Um, generally, I
can say it was successful. We uh, if we

875
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:14,600
were looking at the numbers, we we
made money every week. We had 12 to 18

876
01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:21,799
people as the high and the low, the
median was probably 13 to 14 people. Um,

877
01:08:19,720 --> 01:08:26,040
but yeah, there's it's certainly if if
council wanted to and we wanted to

878
01:08:23,759 --> 01:08:32,520
lengthen that period, then it is
possible that a report could, uh, be

879
01:08:29,279 --> 01:08:37,480
coming would be would be very long. Um,
but, uh, generally speaking, I can I can

880
01:08:35,680 --> 01:08:42,319
confidently say that it was it was
successful. It, you know, we didn't have

881
01:08:40,120 --> 01:08:46,440
to turn people away. Right. At the same
time, it was, uh, it was well

882
01:08:44,200 --> 01:08:50,319
subscribed, well used and it's certainly
well enjoyed. It was

883
01:08:48,440 --> 01:08:55,359
nobody that came to us and said, "Oh,
that's way too expensive." Uh, or that

884
01:08:52,880 --> 01:08:59,080
this is it's not well run or those sorts
of things. You know, that was in a start

885
01:08:57,120 --> 01:09:01,759
up year where we had a few little or
those and and uh,

886
01:09:01,160 --> 01:09:05,799
it.
Which is what the pilot was all about.

887
01:09:03,160 --> 01:09:09,759
Thank you. Yeah, I I was there um
four or five times, I think, and it and

888
01:09:07,720 --> 01:09:13,920
seemed to be running great and seemed to
be well well used by the people who were

889
01:09:11,960 --> 01:09:17,200
there. So, thank you for that. I'm glad
it was a success.

890
01:09:15,720 --> 01:09:21,200
All right. Are there any other questions
for Parks and Rec?

891
01:09:19,600 --> 01:09:24,279
That's it. Cool.
Here you go. John had similar questions,

892
01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:28,319
so I'm glad you got that out. Thank you
for talking [laughter] about that.

893
01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:33,839
Um I'm curious with uh my question is
about the um

894
01:09:30,560 --> 01:09:36,040
ice allocation uh pilot program. So, my
understanding is that there was a

895
01:09:34,799 --> 01:09:39,080
meeting scheduled. I think it happened
last week with the user groups to

896
01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:43,040
discuss how the pilot went with them
before you bring a report back to us.

897
01:09:41,200 --> 01:09:46,640
I'm curious how that meeting went. Was
it well attended? Um are there any flags

898
01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:50,560
that we should be aware of at this
point?

899
01:09:48,120 --> 01:09:54,400
Um through you, Madam Mayor.
Um

900
01:09:52,319 --> 01:09:58,320
there was no surprises. There were it
was very well attended, even though they

901
01:09:56,600 --> 01:10:02,240
didn't all respond. We planned to have
it in the meeting room set side us

902
01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:07,080
because only seven had responded of the
20.

903
01:10:03,400 --> 01:10:09,680
19 showed up. So, um we didn't really
get what we thought. Very closely in

904
01:10:08,760 --> 01:10:13,720
there.
Um

905
01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:21,800
Laura and uh and Amy ran it very very
well. We just asked for successes, for

906
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:27,520
disappointments, or suggestions. And um
we did get a lot of uh

907
01:10:24,200 --> 01:10:31,760
a lot of feedback um
that had similar kind of answer uh over

908
01:10:30,720 --> 01:10:38,560
and over again.
Uh the adult groups were disappointed

909
01:10:35,560 --> 01:10:43,520
they had to give up the Monday um and
put it on a Wednesday. They were assured

910
01:10:40,360 --> 01:10:50,200
that our um our draft would have
something in there that protected

911
01:10:47,400 --> 01:10:54,480
year over year the number of hours they
had because one of the fears was that

912
01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:59,240
they would lose an hour every every year
the way it was written. In the first

913
01:10:56,160 --> 01:11:02,320
draft, it sounded like it could be bad.
You know, first year they asked for the

914
01:11:00,920 --> 01:11:05,520
10:00
uh

915
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:09,120
time or the early time. Uh and then the
next year they asked for the early time

916
01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:14,880
again and pretty soon the adults have
eroded away to 10:00 only. So, there was

917
01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:18,560
that concern and um
uh generally whether it was with the EGH

918
01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:24,200
A,
um the EML A, the LDMH A, uh Lakeville

919
01:11:21,680 --> 01:11:28,680
College School, there was
there was uh only positives.

920
01:11:27,040 --> 01:11:34,880
It was really the adult groups where we
got concerns and uh and

921
01:11:32,280 --> 01:11:40,560
a feeling that they may
that it was very difficult to

922
01:11:38,120 --> 01:11:45,240
organize a one-night league that where
our times changed.

923
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:51,240
Uh frankly, I I that surprises me only
because I participated in volleyball and

924
01:11:48,720 --> 01:11:55,840
curling and baseball and you never play
the same time every week. Sometimes you

925
01:11:53,160 --> 01:12:00,480
only play the same day of the week. So,
I think you know, just my opinion, that

926
01:11:58,680 --> 01:12:05,240
might be a bit of a growing pain, but it
was certainly brought up. And uh there

927
01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:08,560
will there won't be a very long report
to the council. Um

928
01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:14,800
but there will be
um an update on that because there was

929
01:12:11,800 --> 01:12:20,080
some feedback and uh and the areas of
concerns absolutely

930
01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:25,160
were the adult groups from uh the Sunday
night league in both arenas

931
01:12:22,600 --> 01:12:28,600
and then the Wednesday night. Um
you you will be making a couple

932
01:12:26,600 --> 01:12:34,080
suggestions which we think will help
improve things because we were way

933
01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:38,560
busier on the 4:00s by having that pause
in there. They had to fill the 7:00s and

934
01:12:36,360 --> 01:12:43,800
fill the 4:00s before you requested to
play a 4:00 on a weekday. So, that was

935
01:12:41,560 --> 01:12:49,240
definitely a very wise decision
um council and staff's um part.

936
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:53,640
Um
we we did didn't have 100% of 7:00 s

937
01:12:52,640 --> 01:12:58,600
rented.
And they would like to see a bit more

938
01:12:56,320 --> 01:13:03,120
equity amongst the
youth groups that they all have at least

939
01:13:00,720 --> 01:13:07,080
one 10:00 because
two did and one did not.

940
01:13:05,400 --> 01:13:10,760
So, just some things like that. But
generally actually it was

941
01:13:08,720 --> 01:13:16,120
it was no fist fighting. It was no no
insults.

942
01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:21,040
It was all about about hockey in there.
I know it was actually very amicable and

943
01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:27,080
and really quite productive with
very few similar

944
01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:31,720
um points in the class that we
which shouldn't surprise council because

945
01:13:29,680 --> 01:13:36,840
back when we first did this, there was a
lot of the same stuff. The adult groups

946
01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:42,600
do not want to lose their time. They
really want to remain as a community

947
01:13:38,880 --> 01:13:47,680
center that that values those that
continue to play in their 30s, 40s, and

948
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:50,840
50s versus you know, just being all
about the kids.

949
01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:58,240
Thank you. I do appreciate it. And I
know like I've got a lot of calls

950
01:13:56,440 --> 01:14:01,360
especially from the adults just feeling
not left out of the conversation but not

951
01:13:59,920 --> 01:14:05,080
really understanding the process and the
timing of when

952
01:14:02,840 --> 01:14:08,240
um they can submit information. I think
it's also a piece too where like these

953
01:14:07,120 --> 01:14:11,480
are still people who are working
full-time jobs. Sometimes others are

954
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:15,360
after hours. They've got kids in the
minor leagues. So, they're they're all

955
01:14:13,320 --> 01:14:18,760
over the place and
it's just feeling like

956
01:14:17,040 --> 01:14:22,640
in my opinion pushed out when they're
trying to support all the different

957
01:14:20,040 --> 01:14:26,400
facets of life at the arena, right? So,
I do appreciate taking the extra time

958
01:14:24,600 --> 01:14:30,520
and field those questions and then you
straight them.

959
01:14:27,440 --> 01:14:32,880
Um my follow follow up.
Here you

960
01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:35,760
um when that report comes back to us,
are we going to get a new draft of the

961
01:14:34,320 --> 01:14:39,000
policy with the updates that you
identified?

962
01:14:37,240 --> 01:14:43,680
After you, Madam Mayor. First off, I
want to respond to the not a question

963
01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:47,320
but the comment. Um
that's certainly one of the reasons why

964
01:14:45,280 --> 01:14:51,240
we tried to make sure that they realize
it, respond lightly.

965
01:14:49,200 --> 01:14:56,600
We call us
always always come to us because the

966
01:14:54,880 --> 01:15:00,440
doors are open, the lines of
communication are open, but if we don't

967
01:14:58,920 --> 01:15:06,840
hear the question or we don't hear the
concern, it's very difficult to address

968
01:15:02,520 --> 01:15:10,360
it. Um absolutely, there's there's a
about

969
01:15:08,120 --> 01:15:15,400
uh I think a half dozen recommended
changes to it that just clarify that

970
01:15:13,120 --> 01:15:19,760
something as simple as what is a
weather-related cancellation. There was

971
01:15:17,640 --> 01:15:24,040
some questions on that. Uh it was
supposed to be addressed in there.

972
01:15:21,400 --> 01:15:28,240
Anyways, so looking for good verbage
used by other municipalities, it just

973
01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:33,040
clarifies that, you know, cuz this past
year we had

974
01:15:29,920 --> 01:15:37,000
several weather events and unfortunately
sometimes the news gets ahead of itself,

975
01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:42,200
calls it up for a day later, and then
it's a nothing. And uh so just those

976
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:45,640
sorts of clarifying timing, who you uh
you tell to that you don't just call the

977
01:15:44,160 --> 01:15:49,160
union staff. They'll go, "Yeah, we're
not coming to." And that and so those

978
01:15:47,800 --> 01:15:53,680
sorts of things, but I think it's a
little like I'm correctly um there are

979
01:15:52,480 --> 01:15:59,360
some
suggested changes and and it'll be very

980
01:15:56,000 --> 01:16:04,920
clearly marked what uh what we felt was
worked and what we're hearing from and

981
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:11,240
and and feeling are good clarifications,
good modifications to to the rule.

982
01:16:07,440 --> 01:16:16,080
Hopefully um taking it off the the pilot
category and

983
01:16:12,440 --> 01:16:16,080
to to full-time play.

984
01:16:17,480 --> 01:16:23,120
Any other questions regarding to
that?

985
01:16:21,880 --> 01:16:27,000
None.
Public Works

986
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:27,000
choose.

987
01:16:28,680 --> 01:16:36,520
Right.
And we have the snow and trash

988
01:16:33,320 --> 01:16:40,320
the four cards for 2025.
Looks pretty good.

989
01:16:38,360 --> 01:16:44,160
Comment on it.
Spokane. I'd just like to com-

990
01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:47,920
compliment the folks who put that
together. I think that's a terrific

991
01:16:45,640 --> 01:16:50,640
document and and that being on the
website and

992
01:16:49,240 --> 01:16:55,160
and uh
for people to see. I I think that's a

993
01:16:52,520 --> 01:16:59,200
terrific summary of of what we do. So,
my compliments to who put that together.

994
01:17:00,760 --> 01:17:08,920
All right. Janice has a recommendation
that

995
01:17:05,600 --> 01:17:13,280
the report goes to the work plan.
You see that motion for that.

996
01:17:11,440 --> 01:17:16,320
That.
That's a coolness

997
01:17:14,600 --> 01:17:19,800
that I
Boyd will be here.

998
01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:27,080
Okay.
First quarter financial report.

999
01:17:28,240 --> 01:17:36,640
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, so provided
some comments which I hopefully will um

1000
01:17:34,840 --> 01:17:41,440
augment the report
or the financial report you see like um

1001
01:17:39,680 --> 01:17:45,720
still pretty early days, so we've got
the community revenue and deficits and

1002
01:17:44,120 --> 01:17:48,720
taxation and things like that which will
be showing up more in the second quarter

1003
01:17:47,280 --> 01:17:52,000
report.
Um

1004
01:17:49,520 --> 01:17:56,560
but caution always about insurance
premiums, so makes it look like some of

1005
01:17:54,560 --> 01:18:00,560
our services higher your overhead
accounts are very high at this point in

1006
01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:06,600
the year, but that's because we pay our
full premium at the start of the year.

1007
01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:11,000
Uh no surprise that really snow and the
quantity of snow that we received have

1008
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:13,920
that impact so on solar generation for
sure.

1009
01:18:12,200 --> 01:18:17,280
Uh just given the slope and things like
that, so they get coverage on our on our

1010
01:18:16,040 --> 01:18:21,560
panels.
Um so they can't generate. I know we've

1011
01:18:19,720 --> 01:18:25,560
had a couple winters like that and and
so it it throws off early production,

1012
01:18:23,600 --> 01:18:30,000
but then if we have strong
uh sunlight throughout the uh spring

1013
01:18:28,200 --> 01:18:34,520
summer and fall, then we get back on
track.

1014
01:18:31,200 --> 01:18:40,320
Uh winter activities and winter it's uh
like there's winter control in our

1015
01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:44,880
financials, so but the big area and um
you know we've already got an old bridge

1016
01:18:42,120 --> 01:18:49,880
and snow plowing and snow removal.
Thankfully we do have money left over

1017
01:18:47,880 --> 01:18:54,760
for sand
and that's typical in a typical winter

1018
01:18:52,200 --> 01:18:58,080
that's what we have in November December
not a lot of plowing but more sanding

1019
01:18:56,440 --> 01:19:02,480
and salting so
hopefully

1020
01:18:59,880 --> 01:19:05,760
it'll be a calm start to the winter for
us.

1021
01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:09,400
But it's likely that when we fill the
domes and they're ready with quality

1022
01:19:07,920 --> 01:19:13,080
over budget
that that area.

1023
01:19:11,320 --> 01:19:16,240
So as we
work through the year then we'll take a

1024
01:19:14,640 --> 01:19:19,720
look and see are there savings in other
areas or is that just something that we

1025
01:19:17,720 --> 01:19:24,080
need to prepare for as part of the
budgeting process over 2027.

1026
01:19:24,400 --> 01:19:27,960
Are there any questions for Dane?

1027
01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:32,960
Thank you very much counselor. With
regards the arena operations is

1028
01:19:31,480 --> 01:19:37,280
everything like for example there's
going to be a loss in full ice season.

1029
01:19:35,880 --> 01:19:39,440
Something like that.
Um

1030
01:19:38,360 --> 01:19:43,800
Yeah, you know madam mayor yeah
definitely but staff took that into

1031
01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:47,320
account when we put the budget together
so yeah we we knew that there would be

1032
01:19:45,440 --> 01:19:52,240
no activity at the Innisfil arena and
the downstairs area at all. The upstairs

1033
01:19:50,280 --> 01:19:54,960
is still available for rental so there
may be some benefit there but yeah we we

1034
01:19:53,720 --> 01:19:59,080
did take that into account when we put
the budget together.

1035
01:19:56,760 --> 01:20:04,000
Any other questions for Dane?
If not can I have a motion to

1036
01:20:01,640 --> 01:20:04,000
forward

1037
01:20:05,240 --> 01:20:08,880
Um
for us

1038
01:20:10,680 --> 01:20:19,560
Yeah there are a number of 10 items I'd
like to pull six A

1039
01:20:17,080 --> 01:20:24,560
deal with the one item and it's looking
for direction.

1040
01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:30,880
Um but with regards to the rest of them
is there anything anyone wants pulled?

1041
01:20:28,280 --> 01:20:33,440
If not I'll make a motion
We can

1042
01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:39,200
counselor Lenny
and I

1043
01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:45,480
Getting our black paper, carriage and
we're going to 6A,

1044
01:20:42,200 --> 01:20:45,480
number one.

1045
01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:57,440
I would ask we received a letter from a
resident Darcy 79 Street

1046
01:20:53,400 --> 01:21:01,600
Street and I would ask Adam if you could
give us an outline of the steps that

1047
01:20:59,640 --> 01:21:04,400
were taken with regards to this
property.

1048
01:21:09,960 --> 01:21:15,600
Sorry.
Thanks. Yeah, three Madam Mayor.

1049
01:21:12,840 --> 01:21:19,840
Um 79 Street was sold as careful as we
were in 2024

1050
01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:22,840
through some I said funding in the
workplace of water main on Circle

1051
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:27,520
Street. That project carried on through
the construction season

1052
01:21:24,400 --> 01:21:30,880
late into 2024, October-ish, they
started doing the curb and

1053
01:21:29,320 --> 01:21:35,440
sidewalk and as well as the base course
of quarter asphalt. Around that same

1054
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:39,160
timeline, once the curb and asphalt was
completed, they started reshaping all

1055
01:21:36,760 --> 01:21:43,920
the boulevards and then topsoil
into November, topsoil and sodded

1056
01:21:42,600 --> 01:21:46,160
all the boulevards notes on Circle
Street.

1057
01:21:45,200 --> 01:21:49,320
Um
on the same side of Circle Street, there

1058
01:21:47,800 --> 01:21:53,200
are quite a few houses along there that
have a fairly steep slope boulevard

1059
01:21:51,440 --> 01:21:57,200
coming down in the roadway.
Um we were lucky enough that Accurate's

1060
01:21:55,280 --> 01:22:00,600
was chosen contractor for that project
and they worked really well with the

1061
01:21:58,240 --> 01:22:03,600
township and with all the residents.
Um while they were reestablishing those

1062
01:22:02,000 --> 01:22:08,200
slopes, they were trying to mitigate the
slopes the best they could to manage

1063
01:22:05,080 --> 01:22:13,120
that. Um some of those steep areas,
in fact at 79, they had come by and

1064
01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:17,120
sloped that boulevard back
over to Maple Tree to reduce the slope

1065
01:22:15,360 --> 01:22:21,720
that was there.
Once they completed the initial grading,

1066
01:22:20,160 --> 01:22:25,600
resident came back and even spoke with
the foreman on site and requested that

1067
01:22:24,120 --> 01:22:29,560
in around the Maple Tree, he wanted to
get rid of the private lawnmower. So,

1068
01:22:27,440 --> 01:22:34,360
last year in that area, we planted them.
We called his private lawn mower plan.

1069
01:22:32,560 --> 01:22:38,600
He flattened area to
push the top of the slope close to the

1070
01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:41,400
road, which created more of a drainage
issue.

1071
01:22:39,680 --> 01:22:47,840
Now, in turn
That was completed in late November.

1072
01:22:43,920 --> 01:22:53,920
In June of 2025, the resident exchanged
uh voicing concern that the slope on the

1073
01:22:50,640 --> 01:22:57,360
boulevard uh at which point the unit
done a couple blocks contractor already

1074
01:22:56,040 --> 01:23:01,120
with the consultant
and got back. The resident said we'd

1075
01:22:59,040 --> 01:23:07,400
already be back in place to fix that
slope.

1076
01:23:02,920 --> 01:23:07,400
But we weren't about to take time to fix

1077
01:23:07,960 --> 01:23:13,840
It was conveyed to the resident
later that year that

1078
01:23:11,760 --> 01:23:18,680
we plan to adjust that slope
satisfaction as long as it didn't create

1079
01:23:15,560 --> 01:23:21,960
drainage concerns. He was not at liberty
to adjust that slope at all.

1080
01:23:22,920 --> 01:23:27,720
The resident determined that they would
mow that

1081
01:23:26,200 --> 01:23:31,560
section of the boulevard.
We agreed that we would add it to our

1082
01:23:29,920 --> 01:23:35,960
roadside mowing program of four rounds
per year.

1083
01:23:33,440 --> 01:23:38,640
So, in late July and August, they would
review that area and that slope

1084
01:23:37,320 --> 01:23:42,240
happened. But
so, he did not have any complaints.

1085
01:23:44,600 --> 01:23:48,400
Yeah.
That's kind of

1086
01:23:46,720 --> 01:23:54,080
where that whole situation with the best
lawn and the whole accountability

1087
01:23:49,760 --> 01:23:54,080
council and obviously that letter

1088
01:23:54,240 --> 01:23:59,360
a little bit of a history uh
I'm sorry.

1089
01:24:07,400 --> 01:24:12,680
Councilor Boynton? Um not a question
about him,

1090
01:24:10,680 --> 01:24:15,800
excuse me, but a comment.
Um yeah, I visited the site a couple of

1091
01:24:14,440 --> 01:24:20,760
times as well.
And uh what we have is a situation

1092
01:24:17,880 --> 01:24:24,440
where, as Adam explained, um where the
the slope is uh rather steep. It used to

1093
01:24:23,320 --> 01:24:28,880
be
um

1094
01:24:25,000 --> 01:24:33,440
uh easily uh mowed um and now it is like
this. Um the gentleman that asked Hydro

1095
01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:38,680
One to do it originally when he looked
at it in late November, looked and said

1096
01:24:36,640 --> 01:24:42,440
"Looks okay." But then when he tried to
mow it in the spring, he realized it was

1097
01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:45,840
not okay. That's That's where this
began.

1098
01:24:43,520 --> 01:24:49,400
Um so um
we

1099
01:24:47,240 --> 01:24:54,040
we have been asked uh
to look at it and uh we have agreed as a

1100
01:24:52,240 --> 01:24:58,400
township that we are going to cut that
grass because of the

1101
01:24:55,640 --> 01:25:04,440
the um the the slope that that means
that he can't. So, rather than us

1102
01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:08,600
agreeing to cut one section of lawn on
Strickland Street, um I think it would

1103
01:25:06,560 --> 01:25:12,800
be easier just to put the slope back
where it was

1104
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:18,560
so the gentleman can can cut his lawn.
Um so therefore, I would move a motion

1105
01:25:15,120 --> 01:25:22,600
that staff take necessary actions at 79
Strickland Street to return the gradient

1106
01:25:21,080 --> 01:25:27,520
to the front of the property to its
original slope and apply grass seed.

1107
01:25:25,360 --> 01:25:30,400
I'll repeat that if you'd like.
Tanya?

1108
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:34,880
Um
you got it? So, that staff take

1109
01:25:32,360 --> 01:25:39,400
necessary actions at 79 Strickland
Street to return the gradient at the

1110
01:25:37,600 --> 01:25:44,320
front of the property to its original
slope and apply grass seed.

1111
01:25:42,360 --> 01:25:47,840
Um we have a photograph of what it
looked like before. So, therefore, we

1112
01:25:46,120 --> 01:25:52,520
can use that photograph to get it back
where it was.

1113
01:25:49,480 --> 01:25:54,880
So, I move that motion.
Um

1114
01:25:53,400 --> 01:25:58,760
Deputy Mayor Black?
Thank you. Through you, uh Mayor. Uh

1115
01:25:57,040 --> 01:26:00,800
I'll second that motion.
Um

1116
01:25:59,800 --> 01:26:04,400
sounds like there's been a lot of
communication around this. I put my

1117
01:26:02,440 --> 01:26:08,400
productivity hat on and
I was at the site. We have Counselor

1118
01:26:06,320 --> 01:26:12,000
Henry was also at the site. Uh
Counselor Burko and myself had a meeting

1119
01:26:10,120 --> 01:26:15,840
with CAO and the
manager of

1120
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:18,760
uh of public works on this.
There's been many emails going back and

1121
01:26:17,560 --> 01:26:21,480
forth.
Um

1122
01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:24,040
a lot of communication.
Um

1123
01:26:22,440 --> 01:26:29,480
a lot of not agreeing with what was
said, what happened at the time.

1124
01:26:26,280 --> 01:26:34,200
And uh I just think it's it's it's
rather than have again the township

1125
01:26:31,880 --> 01:26:37,760
take over additional maintenance work on
Strickland, I think in the long run it

1126
01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:41,240
would be
um

1127
01:26:38,560 --> 01:26:45,600
more cost-effective to return it to the
state that the um

1128
01:26:43,560 --> 01:26:49,600
the resident can mow it himself, and
then we don't have to worry about having

1129
01:26:46,880 --> 01:26:52,440
equipment down there to mow that section
of Strickland.

1130
01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:56,200
Yeah.
You have a comment?

1131
01:26:54,600 --> 01:26:59,800
Mr. Lewis.
Here you I just want to make a

1132
01:26:57,720 --> 01:27:03,040
clarification um cuz I only have the
letter. I'm not familiar with

1133
01:27:01,760 --> 01:27:06,960
um I'm just looking at the Google right
now

1134
01:27:04,160 --> 01:27:12,000
um to compare with the comments.
Where is the property line? Like is it

1135
01:27:09,440 --> 01:27:16,280
in the slope or like is I'm just
wondering where the property line is

1136
01:27:13,400 --> 01:27:16,280
with the road.

1137
01:27:16,840 --> 01:27:22,240
I'll tell you about it, Mayor. The
property line is way back in that slope.

1138
01:27:20,720 --> 01:27:24,880
It's so high.
Thank you. And just to be Sorry, just to

1139
01:27:24,040 --> 01:27:27,720
be
uh

1140
01:27:25,800 --> 01:27:30,560
There. Um so, when we do the roadside
mowing, we are driving down Strickland,

1141
01:27:29,120 --> 01:27:34,560
so to speak.
This side anyway, so we we're not going

1142
01:27:32,360 --> 01:27:38,000
at any specific compact. We're already
past that.

1143
01:27:36,360 --> 01:27:42,600
Um and just a point of clarification,
that area along there the curb is like

1144
01:27:40,320 --> 01:27:46,920
two inches of fall, so we can't restore
it to its original content.

1145
01:27:44,840 --> 01:27:51,320
Uh that's not possible. What we
like I guess Councilman is asking is

1146
01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:55,160
go back and restore it to the way it was
the first time.

1147
01:27:53,160 --> 01:27:58,320
The way it originally was when we first
laid That's right. Come back the third

1148
01:27:56,760 --> 01:28:00,880
time and
Yeah.

1149
01:27:58,920 --> 01:28:04,800
So, actually
um

1150
01:28:01,960 --> 01:28:08,880
I appreciate your motion. I would like
to leave

1151
01:28:06,120 --> 01:28:13,280
off for from the amendment
that uh we received the correspondence

1152
01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:18,880
first of all.
Um and that

1153
01:28:15,960 --> 01:28:26,000
the township assist with regrading the
front Mr. Green's property to reinstate

1154
01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:30,600
the more gradual slope to the curb. And
I'd like to put a maximum amount of

1155
01:28:28,080 --> 01:28:34,800
money on as to what we would be willing
to spend on it.

1156
01:28:32,960 --> 01:28:40,360
I don't want to leave it open because
I've heard different numbers from Mr.

1157
01:28:37,560 --> 01:28:49,800
Green. He said, "Oh, he got a quote that
cost 600." Now, I've heard him say that

1158
01:28:44,160 --> 01:28:54,680
it could go up to 1,200. No. No. Um if
and that's just a suggestion from me. If

1159
01:28:52,920 --> 01:29:01,960
we're going to go down that road, I
think it should be a half and uh to

1160
01:28:58,920 --> 01:29:06,640
reinstate it to the more gradual slope
to the curb rather than saying what it

1161
01:29:04,560 --> 01:29:11,640
was before because we've just heard from
Adam that can't do that because of the

1162
01:29:08,720 --> 01:29:15,680
sidewalk there now.
So,

1163
01:29:13,160 --> 01:29:19,880
or um curb there that
Yeah.

1164
01:29:16,960 --> 01:29:19,880
wasn't there.

1165
01:29:24,200 --> 01:29:27,320
Things about that.

1166
01:29:27,440 --> 01:29:34,200
Well, um
if I could as the mover of the motion,

1167
01:29:31,120 --> 01:29:39,320
um your worship, um
other than the cap, I I think it's

1168
01:29:36,320 --> 01:29:42,680
inherent in the motion as I put it that
it it the

1169
01:29:40,800 --> 01:29:45,960
the our folks will do the best they can
to get it back to the grade that it was

1170
01:29:44,120 --> 01:29:50,240
at before using the photograph that is
there. Um they're reasonable people who

1171
01:29:49,120 --> 01:29:55,040
will
make reasonable decisions about getting

1172
01:29:51,880 --> 01:29:58,800
it back as as best they can.
As as for the cap, no, I I don't think

1173
01:29:57,320 --> 01:30:02,920
that's necessary. Let's get the job
done.

1174
01:30:00,800 --> 01:30:08,320
So, you can go finish to how much of a
cost?

1175
01:30:05,520 --> 01:30:08,320
How much it will cost?

1176
01:30:10,520 --> 01:30:15,360
Here you. I just want to clarify how
much do we think it's going to cost?

1177
01:30:15,960 --> 01:30:20,920
Just curious, this has been rolled
around cuz I've never been part of these

1178
01:30:18,040 --> 01:30:20,920
communications.

1179
01:30:22,000 --> 01:30:29,240
Mayor Latta, Mayor. We haven't got an
estimate on what but I haven't

1180
01:30:26,480 --> 01:30:32,800
looked at what it cost our forces to
bear what we're locked into but I'll

1181
01:30:31,080 --> 01:30:36,440
stop and go back to ourselves and do the
work.

1182
01:30:34,120 --> 01:30:39,920
This would be the third time. So
at some point there's got to be a long

1183
01:30:38,120 --> 01:30:44,600
run where you know, we go back a third
time, complete the work, manage my own

1184
01:30:41,760 --> 01:30:48,680
satisfaction as a resident of the town.
So it's just I guess it's just trying to

1185
01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:51,160
establish a
some kind of

1186
01:30:49,680 --> 01:30:54,960
bottom dollar or whatever we're going to
do. And I think that's where we'll put

1187
01:30:52,840 --> 01:30:59,320
the cap from the cheese once the work is
completed.

1188
01:30:56,560 --> 01:31:03,360
Then that's kind of it. It's easy.
And honestly, just you can't keep going

1189
01:31:01,120 --> 01:31:07,520
back to the same spot. We need to be
fair to all the residents of town.

1190
01:31:05,720 --> 01:31:10,520
You want to you want to go back four
times. I mean, resident

1191
01:31:09,400 --> 01:31:12,960
you want to jump in on my back like
this.

1192
01:31:13,240 --> 01:31:18,560
Fair cost it.
If if I could

1193
01:31:17,080 --> 01:31:23,280
Go on, sir. Go ahead. Oh, sorry. Go
ahead.

1194
01:31:20,560 --> 01:31:27,320
Yeah, just be because um Council Collis
asked um about this cuz she hadn't

1195
01:31:25,760 --> 01:31:33,720
attend. This is a piece of property
that's about 10 ft wide, about 20 ft

1196
01:31:30,160 --> 01:31:33,720
long. So that's all we have.

1197
01:31:34,840 --> 01:31:39,560
Just just follow because um
yeah, like my worry is we're going to

1198
01:31:38,160 --> 01:31:44,680
keep coming back and back and back to
somebody this. So like if we're going to

1199
01:31:42,400 --> 01:31:47,360
uh say hire someone externally to do it,
like we're going to we also need someone

1200
01:31:46,040 --> 01:31:50,280
to come in and say this what it's going
to cost, number one, and then someone to

1201
01:31:48,480 --> 01:31:53,960
actually do it, which is both.
Number two, actually do the work.

1202
01:31:51,840 --> 01:31:57,120
Um if it's outside of us like that, if
I'm thinking it's going to be close to

1203
01:31:55,240 --> 01:32:02,680
five if we're doing external
partnerships. Just because no, 5,000. So

1204
01:32:00,280 --> 01:32:06,240
just I know I'm putting a cap at that in
my mind.

1205
01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:09,400
But but we keep going back and back. It
could get up there and up there. So,

1206
01:32:07,880 --> 01:32:12,680
again, I haven't seen the site and
looking from an old Google Doc what it

1207
01:32:11,160 --> 01:32:15,960
or an old Google image of what it used
to look like, I've driven up there in

1208
01:32:14,360 --> 01:32:20,000
the last
3 weeks or so for road grading stuff.

1209
01:32:17,720 --> 01:32:23,240
So, like I'm aware of what's up there.
But I'm not aware of the conversations

1210
01:32:21,440 --> 01:32:28,240
that have happened that I'm not present
to. So, this is why I'm asking.

1211
01:32:25,160 --> 01:32:31,840
Um I'm also quite aware of maintenance
fees for property and a lot of law yard

1212
01:32:30,400 --> 01:32:36,520
work. Like I spent a lot of money this
weekend just on garden. So, in regards

1213
01:32:35,160 --> 01:32:40,040
to grading and stuff, this is a whole
other thing and with external costs, we

1214
01:32:38,680 --> 01:32:43,280
don't know those. So, that's I think a
cap is important here.

1215
01:32:42,080 --> 01:32:47,440
I'm more afraid of them coming back
again cuz these conversations seem to be

1216
01:32:45,520 --> 01:32:50,240
circular and I just would hate for this
to keep going, especially during

1217
01:32:48,720 --> 01:32:53,800
election year cuz you're You've already
had conversations with this individual.

1218
01:32:51,720 --> 01:32:56,440
It's going to roll and get dirty.
Unintended.

1219
01:32:56,480 --> 01:33:01,760
Deputy Mayor Blood.
Thank you, Chair Mary. You know, I I

1220
01:32:59,800 --> 01:33:06,840
think
the end result is the resident needs to

1221
01:33:04,040 --> 01:33:09,840
come out and sign off on the final doc.
But we're not coming back.

1222
01:33:08,600 --> 01:33:13,880
I think that's
simple to do. Uh come out and say that

1223
01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:18,760
that grade works, get on the tractor,
yeah, okay, put that that lease on. Sign

1224
01:33:16,800 --> 01:33:22,480
off that, it's done.
And then there's no no further reports.

1225
01:33:22,640 --> 01:33:24,880
No.

1226
01:33:30,800 --> 01:33:32,920
Yeah.

1227
01:33:33,640 --> 01:33:38,520
That's right, yeah.
Thank you, Chair Mary. Councilor

1228
01:33:36,440 --> 01:33:41,480
Here you go. With the 16 bodies sitting
around here,

1229
01:33:40,120 --> 01:33:45,880
money is with
not a matter right now, apparently. And

1230
01:33:44,040 --> 01:33:49,240
if the conversations keep on going,
we're going to double the expense of

1231
01:33:47,200 --> 01:33:53,440
this. That will um
uh be happy to uh support the motion

1232
01:33:51,760 --> 01:33:57,720
moving forward
with the document we saw.

1233
01:33:55,520 --> 01:34:01,640
I'm happy.
Thank you, Councillor Blood.

1234
01:34:00,000 --> 01:34:05,160
No problem. I think we're going to have
a problem with doing myself.

1235
01:34:03,480 --> 01:34:10,640
Sure, I'll get my truck and bring my
tractor in.

1236
01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:10,640
Are you offering?

1237
01:34:10,680 --> 01:34:14,560
If that's what it takes to get it done,
I guess.

1238
01:34:16,720 --> 01:34:20,240
Yep.
Just a second.

1239
01:34:21,200 --> 01:34:26,440
Sorry, I like a friendly amendment
there. Going to go that way, like I

1240
01:34:24,600 --> 01:34:30,800
think there needs to be There needs to
be clear parameters on both ends. It is

1241
01:34:28,480 --> 01:34:34,200
It is really open and visual. I can tell
they're feeling

1242
01:34:32,120 --> 01:34:39,440
um maybe not heard or distressed.
They're not happy, right? Um

1243
01:34:37,240 --> 01:34:42,640
I just I think there needs to be
some kind of conversation where we're

1244
01:34:41,200 --> 01:34:44,760
seeing like what what we're going to do
with the agreement what's going to

1245
01:34:43,640 --> 01:34:48,240
happen.
They sign off. Like there has to be

1246
01:34:46,480 --> 01:34:52,120
clear written communication here about
exactly being agreed to

1247
01:34:50,440 --> 01:34:55,680
and if you're happy to cuz then you got
something to benchmark it to. If you're

1248
01:34:53,840 --> 01:34:59,240
not going to put a cap, I think when you
have this first agreement, they're going

1249
01:34:56,960 --> 01:35:01,840
to say we need a cap. Right? I'll leave
that out there.

1250
01:35:04,040 --> 01:35:12,600
With your permission, um through um let
us therefore see if we can amend this

1251
01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:16,800
motion that a cap of
$2,000

1252
01:35:14,400 --> 01:35:21,680
a cap of $2,000
with the homeowner signing off on the

1253
01:35:20,280 --> 01:35:24,520
work done
when complete.

1254
01:35:24,560 --> 01:35:29,960
Is that enough of wordage that we know
what we're saying?

1255
01:35:30,200 --> 01:35:34,000
Possible.
Again, I'm just curious who's going to

1256
01:35:32,560 --> 01:35:37,520
do the work. So, I think that should be
written in there so we'll know, but I

1257
01:35:36,280 --> 01:35:43,520
don't know that now.
So, my suggestion is the township assist

1258
01:35:40,960 --> 01:35:49,840
with regrading. That doesn't mean that
the township's going to do it. They

1259
01:35:46,280 --> 01:35:55,000
could get someone to do it for them.
However, I'm concerned how we went up to

1260
01:35:52,880 --> 01:36:00,240
$2,000.
Uh the original amount that we have been

1261
01:35:57,600 --> 01:36:05,040
told it was going to cost for both of
these retaining walls 600.

1262
01:36:03,360 --> 01:36:11,080
And now we're up to 2,000. This
taxpayers' dollars we're spending. Um

1263
01:36:08,440 --> 01:36:15,880
Okay, if I could answer that, then.
Madam

1264
01:36:12,400 --> 01:36:21,040
Uh when I made my motion, it says that
staff stop taking necessary actions.

1265
01:36:19,640 --> 01:36:26,720
The staff staff's going to do it.
Staff's going to take necessary actions.

1266
01:36:23,840 --> 01:36:29,560
Where are the problem?
Uh

1267
01:36:27,680 --> 01:36:34,200
put it back to the original slope. Now,
my thought

1268
01:36:32,040 --> 01:36:38,240
bring it into state of more gradual
slope.

1269
01:36:35,960 --> 01:36:43,200
Okay. So, the staff take necessary
actions at 79 Strictler Street to return

1270
01:36:40,800 --> 01:36:47,200
the ingredient to the front of the
um

1271
01:36:45,080 --> 01:36:52,960
to return the ingredient at the front of
the property to a more gradual slope.

1272
01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:59,440
to curb.
Slope to the curb.

1273
01:36:55,800 --> 01:37:03,960
And apply grass seed.
Got it. All.

1274
01:37:02,000 --> 01:37:08,120
What cap would you like to see, Madam
Mayor?

1275
01:37:05,840 --> 01:37:08,120
2

1276
01:37:09,040 --> 01:37:15,320
Well, that's That's what I said. What
what would you like to see?

1277
01:37:12,520 --> 01:37:15,320
1,500?

1278
01:37:15,560 --> 01:37:24,920
Well, I I've never heard that and I So,
1,000.

1279
01:37:21,640 --> 01:37:24,920
Cap of 1,000?

1280
01:37:25,560 --> 01:37:32,920
And that the homeowner
sign off on the work when complete.

1281
01:37:45,720 --> 01:37:51,880
All All Through your administrative
question. Um if it does come back that

1282
01:37:50,040 --> 01:37:55,280
it is more than that, what is our next
steps?

1283
01:37:54,040 --> 01:37:58,040
I'm just curious. I just want to make
sure we're not literally getting the

1284
01:37:56,720 --> 01:38:03,280
buttons installed.
Well, exactly.

1285
01:38:00,320 --> 01:38:03,280
So, that's what it is.

1286
01:38:03,520 --> 01:38:09,000
And I'm sorry, I did complicate that
where I could I I'm looking at prices of

1287
01:38:07,480 --> 01:38:12,080
doing stuff for very small jobs, and
it's expensive to hire somebody if we

1288
01:38:10,800 --> 01:38:14,840
don't do it ourselves, but we're also
taking into consideration your labor,

1289
01:38:13,480 --> 01:38:18,640
getting the machinery there, which isn't
there right now. Hold on a sec. So.

1290
01:38:22,600 --> 01:38:26,160
Well,
And maybe that's the question you got.

1291
01:38:24,880 --> 01:38:31,240
What's the
if uh

1292
01:38:27,160 --> 01:38:31,240
it's over $1,000, what do we do?

1293
01:38:32,120 --> 01:38:39,760
Then staff would need to come back to
once ask for the year.

1294
01:38:36,720 --> 01:38:43,920
So, that's why I said 2,000. So, for
sure, I think with this, there's

1295
01:38:41,600 --> 01:38:48,120
staff or sorry, council's giving us
direction to figure out how this is

1296
01:38:45,960 --> 01:38:52,080
going to be done, to return it to a more
gradual flow.

1297
01:38:49,600 --> 01:38:54,480
Um with a with a cap of
uh

1298
01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:59,000
$1,000.
I too had heard that there was a

1299
01:38:56,080 --> 01:39:03,800
quotation provided last year for $600
for similar work.

1300
01:39:00,600 --> 01:39:06,480
So, I would expect that um
um

1301
01:39:04,400 --> 01:39:10,720
maybe it's within that realm of
possibility. And so,

1302
01:39:08,240 --> 01:39:14,240
Adam, and again, I agree with the mayor
in terms of the need of flexibility in

1303
01:39:12,560 --> 01:39:16,680
terms of how this is going to be done,
cuz I'm not sure that using township

1304
01:39:15,680 --> 01:39:21,640
portions
is the best way way to do that. Um if it

1305
01:39:20,400 --> 01:39:25,920
couldn't be done for that amount of
money, I guess we we'd have to come back

1306
01:39:23,560 --> 01:39:31,160
to to council.
Or just or you know, we could use some

1307
01:39:27,920 --> 01:39:34,280
discretion if it's uh 1,100 per house.
Right.

1308
01:39:32,880 --> 01:39:39,240
So, because we've gone back and forth
and back and forth, so

1309
01:39:36,120 --> 01:39:43,840
So, does it does it read like this now?
Through you, Mayor Sams.

1310
01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:47,880
That staff take necessary actions at 79
Strickland Street to return the gradient

1311
01:39:45,880 --> 01:39:53,920
at the front of the property to a
gradual slope to the curb and apply

1312
01:39:50,400 --> 01:39:59,360
grass seed to a cap of $1,000
and that the homeowner sign off on work

1313
01:39:56,440 --> 01:39:59,360
when complete.

1314
01:40:02,880 --> 01:40:05,240
Okay.

1315
01:40:06,440 --> 01:40:09,160
I second that.

1316
01:40:13,120 --> 01:40:16,880
All right, I ask

1317
01:40:35,160 --> 01:40:38,720
Okay, counselor Mericoulis.

1318
01:40:38,840 --> 01:40:45,240
Um
Now it's in order. Yes.

1319
01:40:42,600 --> 01:40:50,400
Counselor Brian Henry. Yes.
Mayor Sherry Senis.

1320
01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:55,400
Deputy Mayor Ron Black. Yes.
Counselor John Boyko. Yes.

1321
01:40:52,880 --> 01:40:55,400
It was carried.

1322
01:40:56,440 --> 01:41:02,440
Oh, uh we have the rest of the
correspondence that we

1323
01:41:00,600 --> 01:41:06,360
explained.
Come on to move that.

1324
01:41:07,800 --> 01:41:14,680
Summary, second of that deputy Well, all
in favor.

1325
01:41:12,240 --> 01:41:14,680
Can I see your hands?

1326
01:41:16,760 --> 01:41:21,680
Other, Mayor and Deputy
finish. Yes.

1327
01:41:20,160 --> 01:41:24,880
Uh any motions?
Motions, do we have any?

1328
01:41:23,920 --> 01:41:27,720
Okay.
Motion.

1329
01:41:28,120 --> 01:41:37,080
Uh to you. That's what I got. Joined.
It's um I'm looking to bring back the

1330
01:41:34,360 --> 01:41:40,280
idea of um
having the conversation of the province

1331
01:41:38,680 --> 01:41:43,760
helps support the ride programs again
that we discussed with you um months

1332
01:41:42,360 --> 01:41:47,160
back when we were discussing the budget.
We've seen that they are actually

1333
01:41:45,000 --> 01:41:50,720
cutting the funding for that, so there's
less opportunity to have those programs

1334
01:41:48,800 --> 01:41:55,320
in our communities.
And they are a safety um

1335
01:41:53,000 --> 01:41:59,520
They're really helpful for our safety on
these roadways. And

1336
01:41:57,000 --> 01:42:02,520
a question here though is um I'm
flagging this as a joint because Council

1337
01:42:01,280 --> 01:42:08,400
Hendry has let me know that he won't be
going to AMO, but it is under the new

1338
01:42:06,360 --> 01:42:12,840
flagging that. Um the second piece here
is is this something that we could join

1339
01:42:10,560 --> 01:42:17,760
the county with? Cuz a lot of these uh
programs actually happen on county

1340
01:42:14,160 --> 01:42:17,760
roads, not on city roads.

1341
01:42:21,320 --> 01:42:25,080
I can leave it. I can leave it that we
have a delegation, but we can circle

1342
01:42:24,920 --> 01:42:28,200
back.
>> for now, and I'm not sure.

1343
01:42:27,280 --> 01:42:31,320
Yeah.
Um

1344
01:42:29,600 --> 01:42:37,000
We'll we'll switch and circle back
later.

1345
01:42:33,800 --> 01:42:37,000
I think there's something wrong.

1346
01:42:46,000 --> 01:42:48,440
Yeah, there is.

1347
01:42:55,080 --> 01:42:57,520
Is there anything

1348
01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:06,760
I'm talking way too much today. Um
through you, Mike, can we have an update

1349
01:43:04,520 --> 01:43:11,440
on the inclusive playground cuz I hear
new dates, and I think we should just

1350
01:43:08,560 --> 01:43:16,720
make it vocal that the park will be
not accessible during certain points.

1351
01:43:13,760 --> 01:43:16,720
Another pun intended.

1352
01:43:17,800 --> 01:43:21,320
I'll I'll quote Sorry.

1353
01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:28,760
Um I will uh through you, Madam Mayor, I
will quote my mother and say believe

1354
01:43:27,120 --> 01:43:33,160
half of what you hear none of what you
hear and half of what you see. Um what

1355
01:43:31,280 --> 01:43:38,080
you've heard is not accurate. It will
never be closed down.

1356
01:43:34,960 --> 01:43:44,200
However, the construction site will be
limited access to contractors only from

1357
01:43:40,920 --> 01:43:50,480
May the 11th to June the 11th.
Uh, Megan is working on some uh social

1358
01:43:47,320 --> 01:43:55,840
media. Um, she's already mailed letters
to the 63 people that live within a a

1359
01:43:53,440 --> 01:44:00,880
kilometer proximity of there.
Um, so those should be delivered this

1360
01:43:57,720 --> 01:44:07,000
week and the social media messaging will
go right after that. Uh, mobilization or

1361
01:44:04,200 --> 01:44:13,880
the earthworks is May the 11th. We will
lock the gates at the at the NS road

1362
01:44:10,720 --> 01:44:22,000
entrance so that no one can get hurt.
Uh, snow fence along that so that uh the

1363
01:44:19,000 --> 01:44:26,200
pavilion, each grassed area, and
existing playground are accessible for

1364
01:44:24,760 --> 01:44:32,000
the entire
time.

1365
01:44:27,560 --> 01:44:38,640
And make sure that uh any access um from
parking lot and through to the new site,

1366
01:44:35,440 --> 01:44:44,280
which we just probably messed this up,
just west of the of the

1367
01:44:42,360 --> 01:44:49,720
the uh existing They're going to go
parallel to each other. Um, but one will

1368
01:44:46,760 --> 01:44:54,080
be on the garden side. The new will be
on the garden side. So, that's where

1369
01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:58,520
the fence the snow fence will go and
contain the whole area so nobody can

1370
01:44:55,880 --> 01:45:03,160
possibly get hurt. Equipment is safe,
but we will lock that gate

1371
01:45:00,560 --> 01:45:08,640
the entire time um
between the 11th of May and 11th of June

1372
01:45:06,400 --> 01:45:13,160
while the while the work is happening.
Uh, we had a very productive

1373
01:45:10,960 --> 01:45:17,920
um construction meeting last week and
everybody's on board. We've got their

1374
01:45:14,720 --> 01:45:17,920
stuff together, so.

1375
01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:25,680
Um, one follow-up, Mike. Um, so are I
know one of the disc golf kind of goes

1376
01:45:24,040 --> 01:45:28,960
through there. Are we losing
we're Like, losing use of like I think

1377
01:45:27,440 --> 01:45:32,320
it's the first hole?
Well, I have hole is

1378
01:45:30,360 --> 01:45:36,840
Sorry. Um, disc golf. Like, I'm just
trying to think of the area. So, um,

1379
01:45:34,400 --> 01:45:41,600
we're you we're going to be losing use
of a couple of holes, I think, for the

1380
01:45:38,840 --> 01:45:46,120
disc golf then. Correct. No, we'll lose
one hole. So, yeah, just hole number one

1381
01:45:43,840 --> 01:45:51,680
because it tees off
um or discs off from

1382
01:45:48,840 --> 01:45:56,280
uh from the inside that area. So, it
will be an eight-hole course for uh for

1383
01:45:54,400 --> 01:45:58,360
about a month. Okay. I just I know every
time I'm out there there's people using

1384
01:45:57,440 --> 01:46:01,760
that. So, I just want to make sure they
have the proper messaging and everything

1385
01:45:59,960 --> 01:46:04,640
and safety, too, just so they're not
screwing around the wrong place.

1386
01:46:02,840 --> 01:46:09,200
» Well, no, I appreciate that uh that
reminder because uh I don't think we

1387
01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:13,920
specifically We have three
regular leagues that uh that use it. So,

1388
01:46:12,000 --> 01:46:18,000
we'll make sure that the Disc Key Chicks
and the I don't know if there are other

1389
01:46:15,560 --> 01:46:21,400
ones are aware of that. Thank you so
much and great work. It's really

1390
01:46:19,760 --> 01:46:25,360
appreciated how fast this is all moving
through. I know everyone involved is

1391
01:46:23,400 --> 01:46:29,000
like great. Uh the the the neighbors and
the the residents who got this going,

1392
01:46:27,520 --> 01:46:35,320
plus the
uh various donators and uh corporations,

1393
01:46:31,800 --> 01:46:42,440
but also Optimist and the This is one of
the rare times when the Lions,

1394
01:46:39,160 --> 01:46:47,600
the Optimist, Bell Rotary,
Peterborough Rotary, and uh I think that

1395
01:46:45,400 --> 01:46:52,400
maybe it all have partnered together for
a project putting in greater than the

1396
01:46:50,560 --> 01:46:58,560
minimum of any of those, I think, was
$7,000 up to $20,000. So, yeah, this is

1397
01:46:56,720 --> 01:47:02,760
This is the best community one when you
talk about the local service groups all

1398
01:47:01,280 --> 01:47:08,640
coming together and saying, "Yep, this
is this is more important than what club

1399
01:47:05,160 --> 01:47:08,640
you're with. Let's all work together."

1400
01:47:08,720 --> 01:47:14,880
And it was such a good idea that
the city's trying to copy us.

1401
01:47:15,320 --> 01:47:24,160
Okay, so, um Madam Deputy Clerk, can you
please read the bylaws?

1402
01:47:20,800 --> 01:47:28,800
Sure. So, we have five law 2026-38,
which is to authorize an environmental

1403
01:47:25,960 --> 01:47:34,000
impact agreement with
accessibility application B11-13.

1404
01:47:31,760 --> 01:47:38,040
Authorizing bylaw for micro-surfacing.
It is bylaw 39.

1405
01:47:35,920 --> 01:47:42,320
Bylaw 40 is to authorize a surface
treatment tender agreement with Dufferin

1406
01:47:40,360 --> 01:47:47,080
Construction. We have an authorizing
bylaw for the Orchard Community Hall

1407
01:47:44,600 --> 01:47:51,360
transfer switch tender, and that was
bylaw 41. And the last one is bylaw

1408
01:47:49,600 --> 01:47:57,200
2026-42
to adopt the corporate use of

1409
01:47:54,400 --> 01:47:59,720
resource policy during election time.
So

1410
01:48:00,080 --> 01:48:10,440
Henry seconded by Councillor Legal on
favor, carried. Moved to Glenn votes.

1411
01:48:07,360 --> 01:48:15,600
So Henry seconded by Councillor Legal on
favor,

1412
01:48:11,920 --> 01:48:15,600
open to close to the other one.