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We're going to start, I want to welcome everyone to our July 13th meeting this evening. I'll call the meeting to order and I'll ask actually if there's any changes toward confirmation of our agenda. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. There are a few changes this evening. We are deferring item 10 F and we have added a key information report regarding noise concerns as item 10 G. Also, it's my understanding that a member has something that they'd like to request to add under new business. Okay. Thank you.

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Is there a disclosure of a Q&A re-interest or any conflict or anything there are council members?

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Seeing none, we'll move to our clear cutting tree law by law.

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And we have any calls here to give us a presentation.

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Is it like Cass?

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It's like as in the S is silent.

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Oh yeah, I never see anything like that.

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that's great. Thank you. So you can start anytime you want. I'll let you take care of everything.

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Okay. And you can get off for us. Okay.

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Can everyone hear me? Okay. Yeah. Okay. I just as long as the public can hear you too.

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Oh yes. You speak close to the mic if you can. Okay. Okay. Like this? Yes. Okay. I wrote something down. So I'll just be reading my little speech here.

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Mr. Mayor and members of Council, thank you for allowing me to speak at this meeting.

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The purpose of my presence here today is to start the conversation on forestry management

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at a municipal level.

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As outlined in my July 6 letter to you, clear cutting has increased as a prominent activity

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in our area.

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I can appreciate that municipalities can't disallow clear cutting completely.

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However, we can certainly regulate the manner in which it is done.

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We need to start cutting sustainably and leave enough for the fauna and flora to survive

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and thrive.

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I believe that a clear cutting or, better yet, a forest management bylaw would be a perfect

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start to protecting the environment and its already fragile state.

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To be clear, we're not trying to stop forestry, we're not trying to stop agricultural activities

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or development.

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We're simply trying to limit or restrict the percentage of cutting.

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I can appreciate that implementing a proper forest management plan will take time.

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There will be hurdles waiting for us, but without sustainable development goals, we cannot protect

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our environment. We cannot safeguard our future and the future of those who come after us.

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I spoke with Jacques Ubreon, the CBO of North Glingery, about the clear-cutting bylaw they

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implemented in 2021. They have approved two permits since its inception, both of which the conservation

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authority had no comments on, not because they didn't want to comment, but because they couldn't

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legally find anything wrong with the clear-cutting requests.

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As a possible time-saving options, North Glengarri's Biola could be used as a template to create

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south-storms.

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It could then be amended, as an example, at perhaps adding the maximum percentage of tree removal

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on a lot to represent our specific bio-diverse landscape and habitat.

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that. It would get the ball rolling, so to speak, to use it as a template. I urge

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you to consider this by-law request. It would be my pleasure to assist the township

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with groundwork in order to move forward with this. By making our local, beautiful landscape

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or priority, we will be taking steps towards its preservation. Thank you.

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Thank you very much. Council have any questions or comments? Councilor Gato.

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Thank you Mr. Mayor. Through you I first I just want to say thank you Nicole for coming

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and making your presentation tonight. And actually question for the director of planning

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I was reviewing some correspondence that Council and staff had around November last year where

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we actually were discussing a review of the by-law in North Glen Gary and talking about

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but whether that could be something we look at

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bringing forward in the future.

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Have we made any progress on that?

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Any other questions or comments?

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Councillor, or sorry, a deputy mayor Smith.

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Thank you, through you, Mayor.

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Thank you, and you call once again.

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I did not disagree with what you're trying to do.

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I think the drafts be some limitations

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to the clear cutting that goes on.

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And I would support this request.

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However, I was just wondering if you thought about

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taking this to the counties

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and try to get this throw at the whole SD and G.

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It might be better if we all had the same by a lot of work with.

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The United Counties. That's good idea.

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I hadn't thought about that.

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I was at North Stormont.

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They have a by-law for preservation, but not permitting for clear cutting.

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So there's nothing really solid to permit clear cutting on a regulatory body.

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So I was going to meet with them, but definitely it's a good idea United Counties. I will contact them.

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Thank you and good luck. Thank you.

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This has been a discussion. I know I had asked we're up to bring this forward a few times and

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I think the best thing we're going to do is you know ask to have to bring back a report

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from discussions that we've had previously and also from your presentation because

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is we had a chance to review, we have the by-law

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from North Bengal here with us,

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so we had a chance to review it.

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And I know that there is a lot of controversy there,

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moving that forward.

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So we want to make sure that we,

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when before we have a chance to approve anything

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that we have it all, our eyes dot it and our teeth crossed it.

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This is really, I mean, there's a election year coming up too,

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and this is a bad time to bring something up like this,

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just to be open and honest.

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And the thing is that we know about it, we know that there's an issue out there as both

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the very colleagues said.

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And I appreciate your comments today and I've even brought this to the minister up and

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that's the resources before too as well.

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And yeah, there's an issue there.

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I see a lot of care cutting and not a tree planting to replace the cutting that's going on.

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So, I think it's a great idea and a suggestion that

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Deputy Mayor Smith's age to you to go to the counties and maybe look at the

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would not throw the whole county system instead of rather just at one

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municipality at a time but we're all different though you know that's what's

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probably what most counties are going to say that we're all unique in our own

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way. There's more agriculture sector going on in other municipalities and

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and there is same substance or amount.

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So the North Park's more agriculture,

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we have more in terms of development or not.

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So when you made that comment that you don't want to,

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you're not there to do it,

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make any changes in terms of development to developers

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or agriculture, what did you mean?

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Because most of the clear cutting is coming

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from a lot of the agriculture sector, right?

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Yes, Mr. Mayor.

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So what happens is if you're planning on

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doing a development, you have a series of regulations that you need to abide by for

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new roadways for new houses, zoning, things like that.

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If you're planning on transforming a forested area into agriculture, you also have rules

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and regulations to follow.

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However, if you're planning on clear cutting, not every municipality has a by-law against

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clear cutting.

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So what we're seeing is developers or farmers, they will clear-cut first and then they will

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apply for either agricultural area or development.

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If I can provide an example, you have, let's say, 50 acres of a old-growth forest, it gets

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cut down.

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There's no buy loss.

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It's not illegal.

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They do it.

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And then once they're ready to develop, there's no significant wetland.

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and it's all dried up.

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There's no species at risk.

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The fauna and the flora have gone

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because there's nothing left.

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So it's much easier for them to develop.

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So that's why it's not specific to agricultural

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or development because they already have their own rules.

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It's clear-cutting that does not.

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Okay, just wanted to get your view on that.

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I have no other questions or comments, any other?

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I just wanted to say thank you very much

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for bringing this back to us.

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So it is something that we have discussed in the past, and I think today's presentation

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was a good reminder that it needs to be brought back to the forefront.

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I do think that there are a lot of reasons why it has to be an individual municipal policy.

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I think definitely we want to see it adopted throughout SD&G, but there might be some differences

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between our municipalities where some of the clauses would have to be different.

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But I think today you reminded us that this needs to be put back on the list.

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So thank you.

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Thank you, through you, Mayor Smith.

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Thank you, through you, Mayor.

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If I can just add, yeah, the counties are aware of this.

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And if you brought it to them, they may be of some assistance, because I did go to some of our

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a couple of years ago about connectivity of Bush, so

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that wildlife can move from one area to another safely, where there's not a whole lot of open fields,

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where they're going to be at risk.

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Do you ever hear of the Alasimus?

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No.

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I suggest you Google Alasimus and you'll see how Amuse,

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that was, they tracked from down the states,

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they tracked it all the way up to Northern,

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to a Georgian Bay area.

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And it had to go from one bush to another bush to another bush.

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And so they're trying to have a connectivity.

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So when people are applying for their permits to cut,

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they're trying hard to make sure that connectivity is still there for the wild life to move and get around one place or another.

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It's Alice Samos, because you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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I will.

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Well, thank you for your interest in this and making a nice presentation to us.

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So we appreciate that.

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As I said, we'll probably bring a report eventually and we'll discuss this at a future meeting, okay?

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Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. I'm nice night. You as well

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Okay, next we have a 2021 financial statements the overview we have Jamie Jamie's here

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Someone said you're gonna be five minutes late and you pop right in

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So we'll let you

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start off

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Just don't call me late for dinner

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Thank you very much for having me tonight, most people know who I am, I'm Jamie Pollock,

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I'm a CPA and partner with MNP and I'm here to go through the dry financial statements

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with you tonight.

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If there's any questions or concerns of what we go through please stop me and I'll be

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more than happy to answer your questions.

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Now, I'm just going to try to find the right spot to start the report on, so

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I'll know

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you're not in my way at all, that's a big screen, so

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if I will start with the financial

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statements and it's actually not on this PDF document, but I believe it's in your package.

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In the fancy statements, we have our independent auditors report, and it is quite lengthy, but I will kind of just hit the highlights.

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And it's really the first two paragraphs in it.

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It's addressed to the members of council, inhabitants, and rate payers of the corporation of the township of Selstormont.

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We have audited the final statements of the township, which comprises the statement of a final position as of December 31st, 2021.

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one, and the statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for the year then ended, and

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notes to the financial statements, including the summary of significant accounting policies.

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In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements presents fairly in all material respects,

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the financial decision of the township, as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations,

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change in net financial assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards.

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So it's a clean audit opinion and meets the financial information that's presented and these financial statements meet Canadian gap,

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generally accepted accounting principles for municipalities of your type of organization.

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The report goes through the responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements and our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements along with some limitations.

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If we turn to the page one where it's indicated as the statement of financial position,

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so the statement of financial position is your balance sheet.

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it is at a particular point in time at December 31, 2021. Your total assets was 19.3 million compared

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to just under 18 million the previous year.

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An increase of $1.4 million. Your cash position closing balance was $12.1, compared to $11.5, an increase by 5%. Your taxes receivable is actually down by $442,000, which is actually a good thing for the municipality at $1.7 million compared to $2.2 million. Your accounts receivable, which takes up a lot of your grants receivable and your user charges.

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That is up at 5.1 compared to 3.9 million the previous year and what you have in there is your HST

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receivable of 402,000 recycling revenue of 150 ICP grant of 80,000 and water and sewer

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charges that basically make up the difference of that balance along with other grant revenue.

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Under liabilities total liabilities is at 13.4 compared to 12.3 million from the previous year

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an increase of 1.3 million half of that increase is under accounts payable you see is that 3.8 compared

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to 3 million the previous year and that is timing of trade payables contract or hold backs

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and payroll accrual, but it's mostly trade payables related to capital projects at the time.

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Deferred revenue obligatory reserve fund is the other increase, 1.2 million compared to 935,000.

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Well, that is, it's mainly your gas tax funds that you have received, but not yet spent.

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So you have an obligation really to spend those funds on specific purposes.

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If not, then they have to be paid back to the funder source.

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So I know municipalities think considered as a reserve fund, but you have kind of conditions with those reserve funds, and if you don't spend it, you have to pay back, and that's why it's shown as liabilities in your financial statements, but if they're for your use.

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A small change in your crude landfill, closer and

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post-closure costs for the amount, for the site that's still being used and what's remaining to reach its capacity.

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And little change in municipal debt, $13,000 decrease.

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You did take on new debt of $559,000, but you did pay down debt of $572,000.

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So your net financial assets, $5.9 million compared to $5.7 million,

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an increase of $200,000 from the previous year.

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Under non-financial assets, you have your tangible capital assets, closing balance for

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accounting purposes, which is the net book value of historical cost, less accumulating

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an amortization, the $61 million compared to $58.6, and then an increase of $2.5 million.

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As indicated, this is for accounting purposes, it's not necessary your fair market value,

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or your replacement value, if you ask your administration what's the replacement value of those assets it would be considerably higher than that.

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So your accumulated surplus when you take in your tangible capital assets inventory and prepaid expenses.

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67.4 million compared to 64.7 the previous year an increase of 2.6 million dollars.

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If we go to the next page, this is your statement on financial activities or your income statement

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for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Under your revenues, if we look at

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the middle column, your total revenues for the year is 17.5 million, almost in line with

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the previous year, but your higher than budget of $16.9 million, or $608,000 or $3.6%.

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Most of that increase is under fees and service charges.

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The total amount raised in the year was $6.9 million, or the budget was $6.2 million, and

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all of that increase was due to higher water and sewer charges.

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There was higher environmental revenue for the landfill and recycling of $208,000, but

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there was less recreation revenue by of 214,000 that kind of offsets.

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And that's due to some of the COVID closures that occurred in 2021.

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If we under expanses, total expanses in the middle column is 15.8 million.

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slightly less than the previous year of almost $200,000, but less than budget by $1.6 million or 9%.

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So you have a total surplus before other items of $1.6 million.

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We have other revenue related to capital of $963,000.

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That brings to your surplus for the year per piece as $2.6 million as indicated.

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and that brings you to your close and accumulated surplus of 67.4 million.

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Now, in your package, and it's very close to really what's presented here for your surplus for the year on these statements,

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your actual operating and water and sewer surpluses for the year is quite close to that number.

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the totals $2,945,648 were split between the operating surplus of $1.8 million.

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The exact number was $1,838,199.

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And your water and sewer surplus for the years 1.1 million, 1,107,449.

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And it's kind of broken down in this one page summary.

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But it's very close to the amounts presented on the statement of flancel activities.

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And most of the savings that you had in expenses related to materials and services.

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Now in this case, it's just more coincidence than anything that you're close for

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your overall operating surpluses for water and sewer and operations close to the statements.

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But if we turn to the next page.

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But before I do that, we have this one page summary that is in your package and it kind of goes through the line by line, which we just went through on the last page, and it helps explain where your surplus for the year comes from.

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So if we go through under the revenue taxation, it was very in line with budget, but when you look at fees and service charges,

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is your over budget to the good by 657,000, which basically all comes from water and sewer

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charges for the year.

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As indicated, environmental revenue was $288,000 higher, but recreation revenue was less

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than budget of 214.

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You had higher interest in investment income in the year at 511,000 compared to 336, but

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But you did not sell all the land that you're hoping to, but that varies from year to year short of budget by 148,000.

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So under the revenue item, you're over budget to the good of 600 and 3565.

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As indicated, as you go through the line by line of expenses, there's savings and materials and wages on every line item from general government through protections to persons and

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property, transportation, environmental, environmental, it has one of the highest savings but that's because any budgeted capital repairs and maintenance end up being capitalized, and there were same as the materials that doesn't show there, so you had a savings of $370,000 from an operating point of view.

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Recreation and cultural services, you had savings of $105,000 and same with planning and involvement.

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So your total operating revenue before any transfers is $2.18 million dollars for the year.

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Now as we go through the bottom part, you did not spend all of your capital of $1.6 million,

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but you didn't take on debt of $1.5 million either.

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So on a capital basis, it looks like you're over $100,000,

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dollars but only because you didn't do all the work and you didn't need to take on the debt that you're required to.

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Any savings in capital of $149,000 because of time and of capital projects was transferred back into your reserves and reserve funds.

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Because of the time and of the debt of new debt raised and debt payments in the year,

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you actually had a savings on your municipal debt repayments of $262,000.

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So when you take the 2.1 million plus the 261,000, it really, and plus and minus some of the other statements here.

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You bring you to the overall 2.9 million, overall surplus as I indicated.

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And there's the split between water and waste water of 1.1 and operating of 1.8 million.

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and according to your tax by-laws and your rate in by-laws, those surpluses has already

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been transferred to your appropriate reserves at the end of the year in the financial statements.

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So with the savings and materials and wages and the access of revenue, you had an excellent

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year from a financial point of view, and it overall increased your net financial assets,

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your tangible capital assets, and we'll go through that it actually helped with your reserve

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and reserve on position as well.

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So those $2.9 million was end up being transferred into reserves at the end of the year.

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So if we go back to the financial statements,

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so this is the statement of changes in

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and net financial assets, it kind of goes from the surplus, from the statements of 2.6 to the change of your net financial assets of 2.11.

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What's not on, what's in the statement of financial activities that's not kind of presented for operations that you're used to seeing is two items.

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I'm an amortization expense which we kind of add back here.

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And then we deduct the acquisition of changeable capital assets, which is $5.3 million.

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So overall, your net financial assets grew by $211,000 in the year.

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So you're surplus that you had when going back into your investment in your

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tangible capital assets during the year.

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If we just go through some of the other highlights on the financial statements,

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We have your tangible capital asset schedule breaking down by asset type.

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The netbook value if you look at the second column at the bottom from the right hand side is just over 61 million compared to 58.6 million.

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When we look at your netbook value of 61 compared to your total cost of 119, it represents 51% of your useful life remaining on your assets.

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That's, it's at 51%, it's over 50, so it just indicates that with all your assets as a whole you still got 50% left of its useful life.

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But one thing we always like to save for administration and councils that as you have your additions for the year of 5.3, it's always higher than the amortization expense, which is 2.8.

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So it shows to us that you're always reinvested back into your infrastructure and your equipment

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and your bridges, roads, water, and wastewater systems.

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So that's always good that you're moving ahead and you're replacing the assets that's

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almost fully amortized with new assets.

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The next page is broken down by department and not a surprise if you take the closing netbook

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the value of the transportation, environmental departments.

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The netbook value is 47.6 million, which represents close to 80% of your total

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tangible capital assets.

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If we go to the schedule of a community at surplus, you will see I have a small round

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in problem here.

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I just left to show you there's a buck difference, but that will be addressed before we release

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the financial statements, but your total operating deficits is 1.2 million and it's only because

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we have liabilities that need to be recovered from future revenues. They're shown as kind

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of a deficit. And that's mainly because of the future of crude landfill, closure and

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the proposed closure costs of $764,000.

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Your reserves and reserve funds total 14.9 million compared to 14.67 million from the previous year.

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An overall increase of $242,000.

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So you did take funds out to pay for capital items and operating in the year of $4 million.

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And dollars, but you're not putting $4.3 million back.

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So when you look at your reserves, it's 14.3 by approximately $200,000 from last year, 14.1.

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You did use a lot of your working capital reserve in the year of 1.7.

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But you also made administration, made efforts through your budgeting process,

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put reserves aside for facilities. Fire went up by.

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50,000, road surplus reserve went up from 323 to 719, your waste management reserve, which was in a kind of a deficit position at the start of the year is now as a closing of 115, and recreation is up from 122 to 389.

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Just the roundup, your community surplus, you have your invested and tamed book, capital assets, net book value of 61 million, less the related debt, 7.3 million,

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So it brings you to 53.7 and then close in 67.4.

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So when I look at the schedule, the key number to look at is your reserve and reserve balance of 14.9 compared to 14.7.

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Now yes, while overall you are in great shape because of your reserve and reserve funds,

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You've got to look at what the future purpose of each of those reserve funds are.

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And it's going to be used for operating or for capital purposes.

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If it's going to be used for capital purposes, you might be kind of on the low side.

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And that's one of our recommendations that through the budget process and through administration that you might want to consider building up some of those reserves that's going to be used for capital purposes.

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And I'll just go through that in a little bit later.

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So as we quickly just go through the financial statements,

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because if I go line by line, we'll probably be here until tomorrow.

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So I

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don't think people like to hear accountants talk that long myself.

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So on page 16, note 4 is the deferred revenue obligatory reserve funds.

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As indicated, most of it is your gas tax, which you have a closing balance of 1.2 million.

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Parkland is 18,000 for a closing balance of 1.2 million.

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You receive 815,000 in grant revenue in the current year, but you utilize $515,000 in 2021.

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By the balance of 1.2 million to be used in future years.

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We talk about the accrued landfill closure and post-closure costs.

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And it's based on what happens if you have to spend the money in today's dollars to close the site based on its current usage.

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We calculate the liability to be 764,242 based on the part that has already been utilized.

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In a couple years, there is going to be an accounting change happening, where the liability is going to be changed.

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where we'll have to present the full amount of what's going to cost to close your remain in landfill site.

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Plus the post-closure monitoring costs at an on top of that.

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So there might be significant change in that account and standard, which will be coming, which might have a change in your amounts to be presented on the finance statements.

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So that's something to be just aware of, that's coming down in the future.

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We have note seven musical debt as indicated you received a new debt in the year for the fire pump or rescue vehicle $552,000 is the closing balance and you see the remaining balances for each type of the major asset that the debt was raised over the years.

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Closing balance is 7.4 million small decrease from last year of $13,000.

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We have kind of the repayment terms of the debt over the next five years, and in those five years, how is the municipality going to fund those debt payments?

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It is almost 50, 50 from the general tax base and 50% from the benefit land owners, or mainly the water and sewer users of the municipality.

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I talked about the unfunding liabilities to be covered from future revenues in note eight.

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And most of that is the long-term debt of 7.5 plus the accrued land flow closure cost.

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And it indicates how is that going to be funded in the future from the following sources that's indicated.

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Here this is your operating expenditures by object.

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And that is indicated most of the savings, you have savings across each of these main

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expanse lines.

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And the majority as indicated is under materials and services where you had savings compared to budget of $1.6 million.

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You had savings and contractive services of $208,000 in the year and that's where majority of your savings from the expenses lead into your surplus for

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the year comes from is from those two line items and you can see the savings compared

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the budget as indicated.

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So if we do have this part of your financial statements attaches

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your five year financial review and it just shows your revenues over the last five years has

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grown from 13.5 million to 17.5 million. Your expenses have grown from 12.8 million to 15.8

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In your closing surplus for the year, per the financial statements have grown from 1.2 to 2.6.

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On the bottom part, we have the property taxes billed, breaking down for

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your own purposes, upper tier municipality in the school boards.

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Your revenues have grown from 2017 to 2021 by $1.3 million, or 3.9% analyzed.

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over those five years.

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And when I turn the page and look at your taxable assessment,

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your taxable assessment between 2017 and 2021 has grown by 3.5% on an annual basis.

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So all your increase in your revenue has come from the increased taxable assessment

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that levied by impact, we do have indicated your

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municipal residential tax rate, and that has grown by 2.2%

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over the last five years, but majority of your increase in

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your property tax revenue does come from the increase in your tax base.

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Some of the percentages I'd like to just point out to you, you see your tax

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levy as a percentage of your own levy and total levy is 22 and 8% respectively.

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And it's lower compared to 2020 and from previous years.

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So it's moving in the right direction, and that's what we like to see as your auditors.

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The municipal debt is $7.4 million, which is actually lower than it was a few years ago.

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And the municipal debt charges is lower from five years ago at $7.89.

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49.

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If we look kind of down to the reserve coverage, your total reserves is 14.3 million compared to 8.6 million five years ago.

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Now, when I was preparing for today's meeting, it looks like, well, what's happening there in 2019?

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It only looks like 2.6 million, well, the one in front of that, too, is not shown, and so I'll correct that.

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So it's actually $12.7 million so it's not like you took a major B-dip there that one year just bringing that to everyone's

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attention

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So the reserves to operate in expenditures is at 90% and then reserves the working capital which we like to see at one to one

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It's just 1.08 to one so that's a great

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Ratio to have that you have the working capital set aside to match the reserves that you do have at the end of December 31st

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So that is the financial report for the year end in December 31st, and we're prepared to issue a clean audit opinion on those financial statements.

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Before I complete my presentation in your package, there is a management recommendation letter and I always like to bring this to council and it's in draft format.

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I've already have discussed our recommendations with your administration, so they're aware of this, also not issues, but there's just ways to maybe improve your financial shape and things to consider going forward.

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The one point I have is regarding your water and waste water reserves and reserve funds.

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And as I indicated overall the municipality is in a strong financial position due to the large amount of the reserves and reserve funds of 14.9 million at the end of the year.

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Water and waste water reserve comprise about 51% of it at 7.6 and the general purpose reserve is 7.3%.

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In conjunction with the Township's Asset Management Plan and its reserves and reserve fund policy,

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we recommend that Administration and Council undertake a review of its reserves and reserve funds.

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To determine the appropriate level of reserves and reserve funds required to finance future capital projects and

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what remaining reserves could be used for future operating purposes.

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So I know I can stand up here and say you have great reserves, but

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If all your reserve is going to be used for capital, you might not have enough capital or you know

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You might have it all segregated for capital and nothing for operating and then if you have

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Maybe one bad year and just say there was no government funding for COVID related in 2020

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And you had no reserve set aside for operating you could catch yourself short. So

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I recommend that a review gets done to make sure you have the appropriate amount of

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reserves for operating and the

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corporate amount of reserves and reserve funds for future capital and my

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understanding based on maybe some of the capital projects that's going to be

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maybe installed in the next few years you might need those reserves to help

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finance those projects with my discussions with the

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administration and based on their asset management plan as well and the

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budget process administration prepared a detailed budget that is broken

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down by department and further by expenditure category that did not match the general ledger accounts in all areas such as water and waste water operations.

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Therefore, they're by not allowing a meaningful line by comparison with actual fancy results in 2021.

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The development of a new chart of accounts in 2020 and 2021 created some of this inconsistency.

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Providing budget detail that matches the general ledger accounts will enable better budget to actual review process by both administration and council.

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Also, the Township have a significant operating surpluses in the last few years.

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Various factors have created these surpluses such as the impact of COVID-19 on operations, deferral of capital projects, and change over in full time and part time treasurers.

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Administration should review the annual budget process along with the asset management plan and policies relating to debt management,

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Reserves and reserve funds and multi-year budgeting determined if the budget at revenue and expenditures are

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Realistic with the actual financial results that's

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Occurring

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as we go through some of the recommendations from previous years as in

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From 2019 to 2020 your taxes rose by 20% this past year they have decreased by 20% and

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00:42:12,650 --> 00:42:16,950
The overall taxes are rears in relation to your overall tax level is 8%

420
00:42:17,750 --> 00:42:26,490
However, some of your neighboring municipalities have presented at about 50% lower than the percentages that's presented for this township.

421
00:42:26,890 --> 00:42:33,250
We just recommend the administration continue in their efforts in monitoring, collecting the tax over years on the timely basis.

422
00:42:33,870 --> 00:42:37,550
And that will help with the cash flow for your township.

423
00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:47,050
There's a lot of issues from 2019 that has been addressed for your administration, such as the collection of sales tax receivable.

424
00:42:48,050 --> 00:42:55,610
Setting up either new subledgers or separate accounts for miscellaneous accounts receivables, which was completed.

425
00:42:56,150 --> 00:43:00,410
Tender and plan in deposits, you have a separate bank account to hold those funds.

426
00:43:00,770 --> 00:43:07,090
However, there's a difference between what has been collected and what's really in that bank account.

427
00:43:07,310 --> 00:43:09,830
They should be the same, if there is a difference.

428
00:43:10,910 --> 00:43:16,770
And it's our understanding that a transfer will be made to make sure that what you have on your listing

429
00:43:16,770 --> 00:43:20,190
and what you're holding for matches what's in the bank account.

430
00:43:22,110 --> 00:43:27,310
I did indicate that you should have a reserve and reserve fund policy and it was

431
00:43:27,310 --> 00:43:33,710
devolved and improved by Council in 2021. We had some issues with segregation of

432
00:43:33,710 --> 00:43:39,310
duties and that were addressed by a administration in 2021. So those are the

433
00:43:39,310 --> 00:43:48,170
issues and recommendations based on our audit this past year, you do have a strong reserves

434
00:43:48,170 --> 00:43:53,730
in place. It depends on how you're going to use them for operating in capital of 14.9

435
00:43:53,730 --> 00:44:01,370
million. You had an overall good fiscal year with overall operating surpluses of 1.1 for

436
00:44:01,370 --> 00:44:07,430
water and wastewater, 1.8 million for operating purposes, and you're still on very strong

437
00:44:07,430 --> 00:44:16,150
financial shape. And that is my report to council administration for the year and then December 31st, 2021.

438
00:44:18,170 --> 00:44:25,830
Thank you very much, Jamie. I was going to ask anybody, is that any staff members want to comment first?

439
00:44:27,350 --> 00:44:31,890
David, do you have anything you want to comment on? Do you like what you're hearing?

440
00:44:31,890 --> 00:44:39,490
Yeah, yeah, so I don't want to say Jamie and his team come here did the 2021 auditing process

441
00:44:40,350 --> 00:44:45,290
This year was really hard because we have a new child account a lot of change in finance

442
00:44:45,290 --> 00:44:52,610
But he and his team did one for jobs. So I really appreciate that for that. And meanwhile, it's just like James

443
00:44:52,610 --> 00:44:55,250
I would do have a strong position about

444
00:44:55,730 --> 00:44:58,790
Resort with the funds, but actually we have a

445
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:07,920
Thank you,

446
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:29,980
Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. Certainly, Jamie and his team have done a great job as has finance. David's leadership in the finance department has been significant in terms of addressing some long standings.

447
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:36,140
issues that the organization has had, and he continues to have some really good ideas to bring forward.

448
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:43,540
So I think you'll find in the coming term of council, we will be bringing forward a variety of new policies.

449
00:45:43,860 --> 00:45:47,620
And there will be some very tough decisions for the future council to make.

450
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:53,740
Another thought I had too, okay, so you just told my thunder.

451
00:45:53,980 --> 00:45:56,700
So anyway, Deputy Mayor Smith has a comment or a comment.

452
00:45:56,700 --> 00:45:58,120
Yeah, thank you through you, Mayor.

453
00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:04,320
So I want to say I'm not going to pretend to make you believe that I understood everything that you said, Jamie.

454
00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:12,320
I'm not a finance guy, but what I did get out of that is our staff administration has done a really good job.

455
00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,240
They've been really very responsible.

456
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:23,220
That part I understood and I just want to congratulate and thank our staff for the hard work in tough times.

457
00:46:23,220 --> 00:46:26,680
So we had a lot of ups and downs in the last couple of years.

458
00:46:26,980 --> 00:46:29,040
And I think you've done a really good job

459
00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:31,380
by the sounds of it, appreciate it.

460
00:46:33,650 --> 00:46:34,170
Any other comments?

461
00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:38,540
Thanks very much, Jamie.

462
00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:39,800
It was a great overview.

463
00:46:40,180 --> 00:46:42,520
And I said the same thing prior to our meeting this evening

464
00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:45,520
that we have to thank our administration

465
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:46,800
for all the hard work they do.

466
00:46:47,020 --> 00:46:49,320
And I mean, they make our job a little easier

467
00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:51,760
when they come back with some great reports.

468
00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:53,360
It makes it easier for us to make decisions.

469
00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:59,420
So yeah, so the finance department is doing fantastic job here as I and so is the other department

470
00:46:59,420 --> 00:47:00,920
So I'm not just going to say the one but

471
00:47:02,060 --> 00:47:05,500
You're always very thorough and we and you make it sound, you know

472
00:47:06,300 --> 00:47:10,580
Years ago when I first was on council. I was gonna say like Dave

473
00:47:10,580 --> 00:47:16,100
It was hard to grasp everything they were saying, but yeah, you make it looks so easy and sounds so easy

474
00:47:16,100 --> 00:47:19,720
But I know there's a lot of effort and work involved in this so it doesn't happen overnight

475
00:47:19,720 --> 00:47:25,020
So thanks again very much for your overview of the whole financial situation.

476
00:47:25,240 --> 00:47:30,780
Thank you very much and I like to say thanks to Debbie and David and Cindy and their

477
00:47:30,780 --> 00:47:35,600
accounting team for their cooperation and assistance during the audit.

478
00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:41,160
It makes our lives easier so thank you very much and I look forward to working them again

479
00:47:41,160 --> 00:47:48,540
for next year and thank you for having me tonight and anytime there's questions or concerns

480
00:47:48,540 --> 00:47:50,740
So I'm only a phone call or email away.

481
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,280
Appreciate that comment.

482
00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:52,700
Thank you.

483
00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:53,540
Thanks.

484
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:54,300
Have a good evening.

485
00:47:54,320 --> 00:47:55,020
Have a nice evening.

486
00:47:55,260 --> 00:47:55,500
You too.

487
00:47:55,900 --> 00:47:57,120
And don't be late for supper.

488
00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:01,380
Excuse me.

489
00:48:02,040 --> 00:48:02,260
Okay.

490
00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:04,580
We can move to our confirmation of the minutes.

491
00:48:05,180 --> 00:48:06,900
June 22, 2022.

492
00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:08,560
We have a motion.

493
00:48:10,460 --> 00:48:11,380
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

494
00:48:12,180 --> 00:48:16,480
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor Gando, that the minutes of the June 22,

495
00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:19,400
Second, 2022 meeting be adopted as circulated.

496
00:48:20,300 --> 00:48:20,820
Thank you.

497
00:48:21,020 --> 00:48:23,200
Any comments under the summary reports?

498
00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:25,300
All in favor of the motion then?

499
00:48:26,340 --> 00:48:26,640
It is carried.

500
00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:27,120
Thank you.

501
00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:29,860
Next, we'll move to the key information reports.

502
00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:36,280
And on page 81, purchasing contracts approved June 2021 or 22, sorry.

503
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:40,660
And we have a Debbie, did you want to speak to that, please?

504
00:48:41,060 --> 00:48:44,560
Through you, sorry, Mr. Mayor, I think we've missed the consent agenda items.

505
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:45,120
Okay,

506
00:48:48,940 --> 00:48:49,560
we'll go back to that.

507
00:48:49,820 --> 00:48:51,480
We have a motion for that.

508
00:48:51,980 --> 00:48:52,920
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

509
00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:57,580
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor McKisic, that all items under the

510
00:48:57,580 --> 00:49:00,540
consent agenda be received and filed for information purposes.

511
00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:03,160
I asked a question, but I didn't move the motion.

512
00:49:04,060 --> 00:49:04,480
Any questions?

513
00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:05,760
All in favor of that?

514
00:49:06,260 --> 00:49:06,660
It's carried.

515
00:49:07,240 --> 00:49:07,540
Thank you.

516
00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:10,420
Okay, let's slow down a little bit.

517
00:49:10,420 --> 00:49:13,880
but now we'll move to the key information reports on 81W.

518
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:16,540
Do you want to speak to the purchasing contracts that are approved?

519
00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:18,960
Through you, Mr. Mayor.

520
00:49:19,280 --> 00:49:25,340
So, as Council is aware, we had some pretty significant wins last month.

521
00:49:25,700 --> 00:49:29,140
And as a result, we had, in addition to that,

522
00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:34,300
we actually had a number of trees that were of concern prior to the windstorms.

523
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:46,340
And we did do an RFQ to have those trees and stumps and what not taken care of, that came in at 37,165.50.

524
00:49:47,180 --> 00:50:03,460
So for that, the township service was 26 large trees being removed, 14 from the lost villages, 13 from Lakeview Park, one on Loyalist Crescent Park,

525
00:50:03,460 --> 00:50:10,060
Mark, six of the trees were removed due to damage from the storm and the contractor hired was based on the lowest tender cost.

526
00:50:13,490 --> 00:50:16,010
Any comments or questions?

527
00:50:18,450 --> 00:50:20,950
Okay, we'll move to page 86, thanks Debbie.

528
00:50:21,870 --> 00:50:27,730
Celstermont student versus repolicy, and I know that Councillor McKisic would like to speak to this.

529
00:50:28,390 --> 00:50:29,350
Thank you, Ms. Mayor.

530
00:50:30,470 --> 00:50:33,710
So I'm very pleased to bring this proposed policy to council this evening.

531
00:50:33,710 --> 00:50:38,930
We know that students everywhere have economic barriers in entering post-secondary education.

532
00:50:39,590 --> 00:50:43,650
I'd like to see our council play a part in helping to alleviate those costs and formally

533
00:50:43,650 --> 00:50:48,950
recognize a special secondary student who has contributed to our community by helping

534
00:50:48,950 --> 00:50:52,370
them have the opportunity to pursue their post-secondary academic goals.

535
00:50:53,230 --> 00:50:58,030
So as you have seen in the criteria of this proposed policy, the annual bursary would be

536
00:50:58,030 --> 00:51:02,610
for residents of South Stormmont graduating from secondary school who will be attending

537
00:51:02,610 --> 00:51:07,510
a post-secondary institution in a program of two years or more in length.

538
00:51:08,050 --> 00:51:12,910
A thousand dollars would be awarded annually to one student pursuing a full-time post-secondary

539
00:51:12,910 --> 00:51:15,510
education program in any field of study.

540
00:51:16,450 --> 00:51:21,910
The proposed criterion includes that the student must be graduating from grade 12 and must

541
00:51:21,910 --> 00:51:27,690
provide proof of registration to a Canadian college university or other post-secondary institution

542
00:51:27,690 --> 00:51:30,630
and a full-time program in the fall of the current year

543
00:51:30,630 --> 00:51:34,230
in any field of study that is a minimum of two years in length.

544
00:51:34,730 --> 00:51:36,770
The student must have demonstrated a passion

545
00:51:36,770 --> 00:51:37,950
for community leadership.

546
00:51:38,570 --> 00:51:40,870
The student must complete the application form

547
00:51:40,870 --> 00:51:43,370
and submit accompanying documentation electronically

548
00:51:43,370 --> 00:51:45,030
or in person at the Township Office

549
00:51:45,030 --> 00:51:48,750
no later than April 30th of each current year.

550
00:51:49,690 --> 00:51:52,770
The Bursary recipient would be chosen by a team of reviewers

551
00:51:52,770 --> 00:51:55,990
made up of one member of council and senior management

552
00:51:55,990 --> 00:51:58,210
and accordance with the established criteria.

553
00:51:59,030 --> 00:52:01,030
The review committee would discuss and consider

554
00:52:01,030 --> 00:52:03,090
all applications received by the deadline date,

555
00:52:03,790 --> 00:52:05,830
and the successful candidate would be recommended

556
00:52:05,830 --> 00:52:06,950
to Council for approval.

557
00:52:08,010 --> 00:52:10,030
In previous years, the Township of South Stormont

558
00:52:10,030 --> 00:52:12,950
did award an annual bursary at Rothwald's

559
00:52:12,950 --> 00:52:14,390
and Brook School's Secondary graduation.

560
00:52:15,190 --> 00:52:16,830
This was discontinued in 2017

561
00:52:16,830 --> 00:52:18,250
when RO was forced to close.

562
00:52:19,090 --> 00:52:21,290
Our municipality has the most school age children

563
00:52:21,290 --> 00:52:23,910
and all of SDNG, and I hope that our Council will agree

564
00:52:23,910 --> 00:52:25,710
to pass this policy so we can once again

565
00:52:25,710 --> 00:52:28,810
begin to recognize a special cell storm on student annually.

566
00:52:29,570 --> 00:52:33,750
The goal for this burst rate would be to make it as accessible to as many students as

567
00:52:33,750 --> 00:52:38,010
possible by not adding excessive restrictions to the application requirements.

568
00:52:39,210 --> 00:52:45,030
At this stage, staff are seeking Council's feedback on the proposed criteria, burst rate

569
00:52:45,030 --> 00:52:48,410
amount and review process based on the input received.

570
00:52:48,630 --> 00:52:55,410
It is proposed that the policy could be adopted during the August 10, 2022 Council meeting.

571
00:52:56,330 --> 00:53:04,470
for 2022, especially for this year, staff are recommending following the adoption in August

572
00:53:04,470 --> 00:53:09,470
and aggressive advertising push to be undertaken and the first recipient of the South

573
00:53:09,470 --> 00:53:17,110
Storm on Bursary be recognized during the September council meeting. So I think perhaps it would be

574
00:53:17,110 --> 00:53:23,330
appropriate to open the floor for any questions or discussion on any changes to what's been proposed

575
00:53:23,330 --> 00:53:25,830
in the documents that you have in your package.

576
00:53:26,950 --> 00:53:29,370
They'll start with Councillor Gato and Deputy Mayor Smith.

577
00:53:30,470 --> 00:53:33,410
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Through you, I just wanted to say I'm glad

578
00:53:33,410 --> 00:53:35,610
to see this come forward and I'm happy to sport it.

579
00:53:35,730 --> 00:53:36,690
Just a question, though.

580
00:53:37,230 --> 00:53:39,690
I was wondering why we're limiting it only to students going

581
00:53:39,690 --> 00:53:41,870
to Canadian colleges, universities,

582
00:53:42,210 --> 00:53:43,250
or post-secondary institutions.

583
00:53:43,870 --> 00:53:44,970
I know we don't have a lot of students

584
00:53:44,970 --> 00:53:48,170
going to the state side or abroad,

585
00:53:48,170 --> 00:53:52,730
but if we had a young person with a commitment to the community

586
00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:57,550
and was looking to go down south. I don't know why we wouldn't support them if they made an application.

587
00:54:00,780 --> 00:54:10,260
So that's something that's definitely up for discussion. I personally am not opposed to changing that to remove the Canadian portion of it.

588
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:17,180
Okay. We'll note that and that's one comment. Deputy Mayor Smith, your next.

589
00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:20,740
Thank you through you. Good report, Jen.

590
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:32,700
Yeah, this is something that I was sad to see go away for a number of reasons, not just that we lost our old, but this is something that I think a lot of the students see.

591
00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:44,540
They try a little harder, I'm not thinking of the right word, but they had something to shoot for during their final academic year.

592
00:54:44,540 --> 00:54:49,560
I'm just wondering a couple of things, should we maybe have discussion on whether or

593
00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:53,240
not this should be just one award or a male and a female award?

594
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:59,360
Or maybe another way to go, because there's different courses.

595
00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:05,440
I would like arts and science courses are great and I think this is what we would be lenient.

596
00:55:05,600 --> 00:55:12,040
But I'd like to see something for the tech courses as well because we need

597
00:55:12,860 --> 00:55:17,600
to acknowledge those that are going to remain farming or going to the trades.

598
00:55:18,540 --> 00:55:25,760
And that would be something that I would like to encourage and offer the same kind of award.

599
00:55:28,280 --> 00:55:43,900
If I may explain, so Deputy Mayor Smith, the way that this has been written, this anniversary would be open to anyone attending any post-secondary programs, so anything in agriculture or trades, they would be open to applying.

600
00:55:43,900 --> 00:55:44,640
for this as well.

601
00:55:45,480 --> 00:55:53,780
Typically, now we don't open awards to gender-based, so we could have a conversation as to whether

602
00:55:53,780 --> 00:55:59,220
there would be two bursaries available, or whether we would have one bursary available,

603
00:55:59,460 --> 00:56:06,000
but typically it wouldn't, it's not usually customary to apply it to male and female.

604
00:56:06,620 --> 00:56:07,100
Thank you.

605
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:08,180
I certainly liked the idea.

606
00:56:08,460 --> 00:56:13,160
I certainly support it, and I would definitely like to have conversation and how we can build

607
00:56:13,160 --> 00:56:17,420
on this because it's something that we have to go back to, for sure.

608
00:56:20,700 --> 00:56:21,140
Councillor Woods.

609
00:56:21,980 --> 00:56:23,500
Thank you through you, Mr. Mayor.

610
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:25,140
I agree as well.

611
00:56:25,620 --> 00:56:28,080
This is something that I'm really happy to see come forward again.

612
00:56:28,840 --> 00:56:35,600
Our students need to know that we support them in their educational programs that they're

613
00:56:35,600 --> 00:56:39,700
going for, and it doesn't matter which one they're going to, they're all important.

614
00:56:39,700 --> 00:56:47,000
And the fact is that they're going to continue to improve and to learn and probably, hopefully,

615
00:56:47,480 --> 00:56:52,900
being that the township has supported them and encouraged them with, you know, possibly

616
00:56:52,900 --> 00:56:59,640
give us a chance at hiring them in the future and stay within South Stormont, if not to

617
00:56:59,640 --> 00:57:00,880
work then to live anyway.

618
00:57:01,500 --> 00:57:07,420
But no, I truly think this is a great idea and I think it probably could be improved

619
00:57:07,420 --> 00:57:07,980
a little bit.

620
00:57:07,980 --> 00:57:14,640
I don't see how I think it's very well written and I think I'd like to see two awards

621
00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:18,660
I don't think it necessarily has to be male female, but I'd like to see two students

622
00:57:18,660 --> 00:57:25,860
per year get a bursary I give them something to look forward to to achieve, to strive

623
00:57:25,860 --> 00:57:31,900
for and you know I just think it's a great idea and I'd like to see two so maybe it's something

624
00:57:31,900 --> 00:57:33,100
we can talk about as well.

625
00:57:33,100 --> 00:57:33,940
Okay.

626
00:57:34,660 --> 00:57:35,620
Any other comments?

627
00:57:36,780 --> 00:57:43,480
I know I had the honor to be invited to many graduations throughout my tenure of being

628
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:49,120
in the mayor and it was awesome to see them and we had a burst of relan too as you know

629
00:57:49,120 --> 00:57:53,880
for many years and I'm very happy this is bringing brought up tonight too as well.

630
00:57:55,300 --> 00:58:01,220
And just for comment, the comments that were made tonight are you going to to bring back

631
00:58:01,220 --> 00:58:01,660
a report?

632
00:58:02,440 --> 00:58:06,640
Through you, Mr. Mayor, we certainly can take a look at this and bring back a report.

633
00:58:06,940 --> 00:58:13,000
And if Council was feeling a little flush, we could possibly do more than two,

634
00:58:13,380 --> 00:58:18,040
given the fact that you've got a pretty nice surplus report tonight.

635
00:58:23,670 --> 00:58:24,730
Excuse me, go ahead, please.

636
00:58:25,150 --> 00:58:26,610
Just a question for staff.

637
00:58:27,030 --> 00:58:31,610
Are you, because we're looking to have a quick turnaround on this so that we can open it up for this year.

638
00:58:31,610 --> 00:58:38,510
offer student attending post-secondary education next year, should we agree tonight on the amount

639
00:58:38,510 --> 00:58:44,570
of bursaries and the removal of the stipulation of Canadian institution? Is that what's expected

640
00:58:44,570 --> 00:58:47,990
from staff that you receive that direction right now?

641
00:58:48,690 --> 00:58:53,630
That would be helpful, certainly, to bring something forward so that it could actually be usable

642
00:58:53,630 --> 00:58:56,510
for anybody going forward this year.

643
00:58:57,550 --> 00:58:59,510
You remind me of me when I was younger.

644
00:59:01,030 --> 00:59:07,610
Okay, so we've heard three, so council wants to make a decision prior to the report.

645
00:59:09,290 --> 00:59:14,530
Would you be happy with it because of the surplus we have that we can do that this year,

646
00:59:15,230 --> 00:59:16,490
for next year, right?

647
00:59:18,390 --> 00:59:19,450
This will be for next year as well.

648
00:59:19,450 --> 00:59:23,970
We'll be for this Saturday, this September and then continuing in future years.

649
00:59:24,210 --> 00:59:25,030
Future years as well.

650
00:59:25,030 --> 00:59:32,610
So, is that, I see a lot of nods? Just raise your hands in approval. Okay. So, everybody's,

651
00:59:32,830 --> 00:59:34,810
so Debbie, that makes your job a little easier.

652
00:59:37,780 --> 00:59:39,560
And there's one I just wanted to make a comment

653
00:59:39,560 --> 00:59:45,580
before Councillor Gano. You mentioned it was going to be one from staff and one councillors

654
00:59:45,580 --> 00:59:50,660
that would be on the committee. So there would be an approval committee. I'm

655
00:59:50,660 --> 00:59:56,320
not sure if staff have decided how many members of staff or how many members of council would

656
00:59:56,320 --> 00:59:58,740
be on the committee and how that would be decided.

657
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:06,320
I'd like to see more than one council member because if there's going to be three different

658
01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:13,780
firstsaries, it'd be better to have more than one. And just if I may also, I want to add a point

659
01:00:13,780 --> 01:00:18,220
that staff prepared in the report. I can find it quickly.

660
01:00:24,950 --> 01:00:26,770
So just for transparency's sake,

661
01:00:26,870 --> 01:00:31,530
municipal elected officials, township staff and their immediate families would not be eligible

662
01:00:31,530 --> 01:00:33,130
eligible to participate in the Bursary Program.

663
01:00:33,710 --> 01:00:36,490
Immediate family would include spouse, children, residents,

664
01:00:36,630 --> 01:00:38,790
the municipal's officials household,

665
01:00:39,370 --> 01:00:41,250
or any other person claimed out the dependent

666
01:00:41,250 --> 01:00:43,390
on the municipal official's tax return.

667
01:00:44,450 --> 01:00:49,230
Okay, so would Council be in favor of moving forward

668
01:00:49,230 --> 01:00:52,990
with maybe two people sitting on the members' council

669
01:00:52,990 --> 01:00:56,890
and staff, would that be, can you put that in here?

670
01:00:57,410 --> 01:00:58,590
Yes, sir, I have notes on that.

671
01:00:58,590 --> 01:01:06,470
But the one area that we need clarity on is the permission for applicants for international schools.

672
01:01:07,950 --> 01:01:16,470
I was just going to comment that Mr. Mayor, just as long as it's an accredited program anywhere in the world, I don't really see why we'd restrict it.

673
01:01:17,550 --> 01:01:27,210
Like I said, good applicant from the area, even if they're going state, site, or elsewhere, I see no reason why we wouldn't support them, or at least consider supporting them.

674
01:01:27,210 --> 01:01:30,950
what education, right, in support for future education?

675
01:01:31,810 --> 01:01:36,270
Education for people that are students that want to, you know,

676
01:01:36,430 --> 01:01:39,190
or need to help, or, you know, they might even need more help

677
01:01:39,190 --> 01:01:42,870
if they're going to be going, you know, abroad.

678
01:01:43,850 --> 01:01:46,030
So I don't, but you've got to comment.

679
01:01:46,230 --> 01:01:47,410
I don't have an issue with it.

680
01:01:47,550 --> 01:01:51,010
I guess the only thing is, is that maybe because it's a little bit

681
01:01:51,010 --> 01:01:54,830
more food for thought, would staff take a moment to do a bit

682
01:01:54,830 --> 01:01:59,650
of research to see if there are any obstacles in that case, or is it something that's pretty easy?

683
01:01:59,790 --> 01:02:03,310
Or is there anything that comes to mind where there will be a reason not to?

684
01:02:04,130 --> 01:02:05,770
We certainly can take a look at it.

685
01:02:05,870 --> 01:02:10,830
I can take a look at administration and employees generally.

686
01:02:11,110 --> 01:02:15,750
And we have people here who are working here today who've returned to this municipality,

687
01:02:15,970 --> 01:02:17,970
but have been educated internationally.

688
01:02:20,290 --> 01:02:23,930
So I don't have an immediate objection at all by any means.

689
01:02:26,730 --> 01:02:31,970
If we decide not to go with more than one councilor, could we at least have an alternate

690
01:02:31,970 --> 01:02:36,610
in case there's a conflict, you know, like it's Jim brought up.

691
01:02:37,050 --> 01:02:39,430
Just in case there's a conflict, we have the alternate constipation.

692
01:02:39,430 --> 01:02:42,850
We're going to go with more than one, okay, that's the feeling, right?

693
01:02:43,190 --> 01:02:49,810
I think an alternate would be something we should have anyway, also to note, I mean when I

694
01:02:49,810 --> 01:02:57,390
I was at the graduation classes, our public businesses were very generous with

695
01:02:57,390 --> 01:02:59,270
firstsaries too as well so that should be noted.

696
01:03:00,910 --> 01:03:06,150
You know, it's nice to see them handing out this money when they go up to the

697
01:03:06,150 --> 01:03:10,490
stage and the smiles on their faces, you know that they're going to get some support

698
01:03:10,490 --> 01:03:14,390
financially to help them get through the courses that they're taking.

699
01:03:14,770 --> 01:03:15,070
It's awesome.

700
01:03:15,070 --> 01:03:18,130
So, close to the businesses as well.

701
01:03:19,690 --> 01:03:26,350
So just two points to add, one thing that brought this to light for me was seeing that

702
01:03:26,350 --> 01:03:32,110
in many cases, self-strawing students attending school outside of the municipality, which they

703
01:03:32,110 --> 01:03:38,890
have to do are sometimes disqualified from applying for bursaries in other schools because they're

704
01:03:38,890 --> 01:03:43,510
not from that area or they haven't participated in the social clubs that exist in those areas.

705
01:03:43,510 --> 01:03:50,610
So this is why my intention was to make this open as broadly as possible so that someone

706
01:03:50,610 --> 01:03:55,390
going into the trade, someone with academic excellence, athletic excellence, community

707
01:03:55,390 --> 01:03:59,710
involvement excellence, anyone would look at this application and any of those students

708
01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:04,490
would look at this application and say, I can apply for this, I'm not immediately disqualified

709
01:04:04,490 --> 01:04:06,510
because I don't check all the boxes.

710
01:04:06,510 --> 01:04:22,030
from there we're asking them to submit maximum 750 word essay and submit the resume to show us you know what they've done and how they've contributed to their community in the workplace academically et cetera and tell us their story.

711
01:04:22,630 --> 01:04:35,030
So in a lot of cases, bursary applications and scholarship applications, they're forcing you into a mold and then a lot of students say immediately I don't qualify because I don't fit the mold.

712
01:04:35,030 --> 01:04:41,710
So here we're trying to remove those barriers and open it up to anyone who's attending a post-secondary program

713
01:04:41,710 --> 01:04:50,090
That's two years and length or more starting in the fall and and give them the opportunity for that and let them tell us their story and then the

714
01:04:50,650 --> 01:04:54,490
Approval committee will will review those applications and decide from there

715
01:04:55,470 --> 01:04:59,970
Okay, there's no other comments. We'll wait for the report to come back and then we'll make a decision

716
01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:06,100
Okay, next page page 90

717
01:05:07,200 --> 01:05:09,700
We have the second order drainage report.

718
01:05:11,260 --> 01:05:13,380
And, Mohammed, would you speak to this, please?

719
01:05:14,780 --> 01:05:16,360
Thanks, Mr. Mayor, through you.

720
01:05:16,580 --> 01:05:18,220
This is the quarterly drainage report

721
01:05:18,220 --> 01:05:19,660
for Q2 of this year.

722
01:05:20,180 --> 01:05:21,880
It's presented to the council to confirm

723
01:05:21,880 --> 01:05:23,460
of beaver trapping requests

724
01:05:23,460 --> 01:05:24,820
from municipal drain maintenance

725
01:05:25,360 --> 01:05:27,080
and completed municipal drain maintenance

726
01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:27,960
within the township.

727
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:32,040
As of this quarter, beaver traps were in April,

728
01:05:32,180 --> 01:05:35,780
we are 17 in May, 12 June, 17.

729
01:05:35,780 --> 01:05:40,900
As of today, the beginning of this year, the number is 426.

730
01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:46,200
Municipal Training Maintenance is, work is beginning this fall 2022.

731
01:05:49,020 --> 01:05:50,300
Okay, questions?

732
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:52,540
Okay, thanks.

733
01:05:53,160 --> 01:06:02,640
Next we'll move to page 92, it's 2021-22, requests, complaints, statistics, actually I'll ask you to speak to this regarding E11.

734
01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:07,880
one. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So this report provides an overview of the complaints and request

735
01:06:07,880 --> 01:06:15,620
received up to June 30th of this year. In the period between January 1st and June 30th,

736
01:06:15,740 --> 01:06:22,640
we have logged 531 cases in our access E1-1, which is our tracking system for our complaints

737
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:30,660
and requests. In total, in 2021, there were 1,000 and 7 cases logged. So I would say it looks

738
01:06:30,660 --> 01:06:38,280
to be trending at a similar rate as in previous years has noted in the report the public

739
01:06:38,280 --> 01:06:45,100
works department and our by law enforcement department are the department's most frequently

740
01:06:46,460 --> 01:06:53,260
requested to provide some sort of assistance as it went in that report and it provides a

741
01:06:53,260 --> 01:06:59,260
bit of an update on what those requests are for Council's information,

742
01:07:04,650 --> 01:07:05,610
and that's consistent

743
01:07:05,610 --> 01:07:13,950
with previous reports as well, and so far in 2022, 47 cases were entered directly by

744
01:07:13,950 --> 01:07:19,490
members of the public using the report a concern feature on our website, so we continue to encourage

745
01:07:19,490 --> 01:07:24,390
residents to use that because those requests can come in 24 hours a day, seven days a week,

746
01:07:24,390 --> 01:07:29,830
you don't need to speak to a staff member, they all still get logged and addressed in the same fashion as

747
01:07:29,830 --> 01:07:33,570
they would if you actually had called and spoke to somebody on the phone.

748
01:07:34,150 --> 01:07:42,490
So we continue to promote that and with those 47 cases it makes approximately 9% of the cases

749
01:07:42,490 --> 01:07:47,830
that are entered into our system. And the only other note I guess that would be important to point

750
01:07:47,830 --> 01:07:53,270
out is that through our modernization funding that we had received we are in the process of

751
01:07:53,270 --> 01:07:58,410
implementing a new work order system. It's called asset essentials. And that system

752
01:07:58,410 --> 01:08:03,110
is intended to replace the current access E1-1 system, but that likely won't happen

753
01:08:03,110 --> 01:08:10,090
until 2022 or 2023. But that will be a more robust and integrated system with our other

754
01:08:10,090 --> 01:08:12,250
systems that we're also implementing at this time.

755
01:08:16,220 --> 01:08:17,120
I'll answer questions.

756
01:08:20,530 --> 01:08:21,610
Okay. Thank you, Ashley.

757
01:08:24,720 --> 01:08:27,720
Now, we'll move to page 97. Annual Merit

758
01:08:27,720 --> 01:08:32,480
review that he would like to talk about this?

759
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:34,020
Through you, Mr. Mayor.

760
01:08:34,260 --> 01:08:41,740
So in accordance with Township Policy, employees have a performance review system.

761
01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:50,740
And there is a salary administration policy whereby employees are eligible based on service and

762
01:08:51,280 --> 01:08:56,560
have gone through the performance review process.

763
01:08:56,560 --> 01:09:14,900
having achieved their goals and objectives that are set between themselves and their directors both for tasks as well as for professional development and personal improvement potentially in areas whereby maybe we need a bit of work in terms of prioritization of tasks, those kinds of things.

764
01:09:14,900 --> 01:09:25,980
So on that basis for our non-unionized employees, we have 19 employees that are eligible for an annual merit increase.

765
01:09:26,840 --> 01:09:43,360
They are, I should be clear, while there's 19 eligible for the merit increase, every single individual working for this organization should be recognized in some way,

766
01:09:43,360 --> 01:09:47,560
shape or form for the very hard work that they have done over the past two years.

767
01:09:48,780 --> 01:09:51,020
It has not been simple, it has not been easy.

768
01:09:51,580 --> 01:09:57,060
I can tell council today that we have had four people off with COVID since July 1st.

769
01:09:57,760 --> 01:10:02,560
So that means that somebody else is having to pick up and carry the extra work.

770
01:10:02,860 --> 01:10:10,460
As a result, anyway, that's on a side, but I did think council should be aware we are still dealing with COVID internally

771
01:10:10,460 --> 01:10:14,380
early in this organization and managing to get our work done.

772
01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:21,860
So employees not eligible for a 2022 merit increase, have specific contracts.

773
01:10:22,460 --> 01:10:28,900
They may have received a salary adjustment based on either completing their probation earlier this year.

774
01:10:29,540 --> 01:10:32,620
Or alternatively, they've moved to a new position.

775
01:10:33,140 --> 01:10:39,760
So some of the areas where we've had reorganization, such as in finance where somebody has transitioned to a new position.

776
01:10:39,760 --> 01:10:43,120
and they're not eligible for the merit increase

777
01:10:43,120 --> 01:10:46,080
because they've already had an increase, okay?

778
01:10:49,360 --> 01:10:52,280
So I did wanna make it clear that of those people,

779
01:10:53,360 --> 01:10:55,060
of those less than, or those people

780
01:10:55,060 --> 01:10:56,480
who are not getting a merit increase,

781
01:10:56,700 --> 01:10:59,320
there's absolutely no question that their work

782
01:10:59,980 --> 01:11:02,840
and their performance has not been exemplary.

783
01:11:02,920 --> 01:11:04,240
It's just been a situation

784
01:11:04,240 --> 01:11:06,900
where there have been other adjustments made, anyway.

785
01:11:09,060 --> 01:11:11,760
Cost of the adjustments, including employer taxes

786
01:11:11,760 --> 01:11:17,900
This is in benefits for the six month period of July to December for 19 individuals is $33,000.

787
01:11:18,360 --> 01:11:23,360
And they were included in the annual budget for wages.

788
01:11:24,600 --> 01:11:28,340
And the CAO's position is not included in there.

789
01:11:32,720 --> 01:11:33,160
Any questions?

790
01:11:34,980 --> 01:11:35,780
Okay, we move on.

791
01:11:37,340 --> 01:11:42,200
Next we have a noise concerns regarding the Cornwall Handgun Club.

792
01:11:43,560 --> 01:11:47,760
and I'll ask if our chief Jill will speak to this week.

793
01:11:49,660 --> 01:11:51,060
Thank you, Mr. Mayor, through you.

794
01:11:51,780 --> 01:11:54,000
We're starting to receive complaints

795
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:56,900
or some community members about the noise and the frequency

796
01:11:56,900 --> 01:12:00,120
of the guns that are being shooting that's taking place

797
01:12:00,120 --> 01:12:01,100
at the Carmel Hang Club.

798
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:08,470
We're also hearing that the community is also preparing the petition

799
01:12:08,970 --> 01:12:11,770
that to be submitted to the township very shortly.

800
01:12:11,970 --> 01:12:13,970
I'm not sure exactly what the petition is going to be about.

801
01:12:13,970 --> 01:12:17,910
to give you a little background on the hand club,

802
01:12:18,350 --> 01:12:19,150
the Cornwall Hand Club.

803
01:12:19,650 --> 01:12:22,810
They operate seven days a week from 8.30 in the morning

804
01:12:22,810 --> 01:12:25,590
till dusk, including holidays.

805
01:12:26,510 --> 01:12:29,330
There's approximately 500 members that participate

806
01:12:29,330 --> 01:12:33,510
in the hand club, and there's also five law agencies

807
01:12:33,510 --> 01:12:35,230
that train at the head and club.

808
01:12:35,410 --> 01:12:38,730
So the OPP, the RCMP, Cornwall Police,

809
01:12:39,050 --> 01:12:42,230
Sacrificing Police, and the Ministry of Natural Resources

810
01:12:42,230 --> 01:12:44,790
to do all their training at that facility

811
01:12:44,790 --> 01:12:46,730
because that's the only facility that's in an area

812
01:12:46,730 --> 01:12:47,550
where they can train.

813
01:12:48,450 --> 01:12:51,190
So when the law agencies do their training,

814
01:12:51,450 --> 01:12:54,390
their training is done by the high-powered rifles,

815
01:12:55,070 --> 01:12:56,430
which create a lot more noise.

816
01:12:57,790 --> 01:13:01,690
So you can imagine if there's 20 or so individuals

817
01:13:01,690 --> 01:13:04,210
from a law agency doing their training,

818
01:13:04,530 --> 01:13:06,090
firing high-powered rifles

819
01:13:06,090 --> 01:13:07,950
that it is gonna create a lot of noise.

820
01:13:09,170 --> 01:13:11,430
I did meet with the president and the vice president

821
01:13:11,430 --> 01:13:17,470
of the handclub last week and I asked them who's an appetite for maybe reducing the hours

822
01:13:17,470 --> 01:13:25,310
and maybe a little earlier at night and possibly looking at adjusting the hours on the weekends.

823
01:13:26,510 --> 01:13:31,890
They were very receptive to it but they had to bring it to their board of directors and they

824
01:13:31,890 --> 01:13:36,270
promised me that they would put this on the agenda to the next meeting which should be very

825
01:13:36,270 --> 01:13:39,010
soon and they'll have a discussion about it.

826
01:13:39,010 --> 01:13:47,770
They also indicated to me that they're prepared to invest $100,000 in moving part of the shooting range to a different location on their property.

827
01:13:48,030 --> 01:13:49,450
I believe they have 44 acres.

828
01:13:50,550 --> 01:13:55,550
And they want to move it to the far end of the property where it's not as close to the built up areas.

829
01:13:56,390 --> 01:14:08,030
And with the baffling system that they want to put in to baffle the noise, they feel this will be a huge advantage in alleviating some of the noise and complaints.

830
01:14:09,050 --> 01:14:16,910
They're very passionate about their club but they also want to work with the township to make sure that we can reduce some of these complaints.

831
01:14:18,770 --> 01:14:24,890
So as soon as they get back to me with some of the adjustments hopefully I'll report back to council.

832
01:14:27,750 --> 01:14:36,030
I can say that, I guess I want to initiate it this through the place I've been receiving.

833
01:14:36,750 --> 01:14:41,210
And not only from the complaints that people come into my driveway, my house, sending

834
01:14:41,210 --> 01:14:45,970
emails and whatnot, and I understand that their concerns are it's getting louder and louder.

835
01:14:46,510 --> 01:14:51,030
I know here from where I live, and I live quite a ways from there, and I know you could hear

836
01:14:51,030 --> 01:14:58,710
them too. And with this higher, what do they call them? I don't know what caliber they're using, but they're in the case.

837
01:15:00,240 --> 01:15:07,120
And the different guns that they're using is making, like you said, increase, the noise it has

838
01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:12,240
been increased over the years. And with the, I remember years ago when I was on council

839
01:15:12,240 --> 01:15:19,100
back in the coronal township, when this handgun club started, there was no discussion

840
01:15:19,100 --> 01:15:25,160
of all these other agencies or organizations coming in and starting the shoot. So I actually

841
01:15:25,160 --> 01:15:29,320
asked the question and they said, no, that wasn't going to happen, but it's, it's happened

842
01:15:29,320 --> 01:15:36,540
over the years and these complaints were, you know, often brought to council over the

843
01:15:36,540 --> 01:15:41,580
years, different councils and I think it's time that we have to ensure that we can help

844
01:15:41,580 --> 01:15:46,500
them out because it's getting to the point where it's, you know, the noise is not, it's

845
01:15:46,500 --> 01:15:49,420
a nuisance to the community in that area.

846
01:15:51,920 --> 01:15:58,780
Yes, they'd like to see, you know, weekends, holidays and other things that you've mentioned

847
01:15:58,780 --> 01:16:05,320
And I'm very happy to hear that the club is looking at alternatives to make it easier

848
01:16:05,320 --> 01:16:10,440
for the community because there's a lot of people that are upset about it.

849
01:16:10,580 --> 01:16:14,540
And I know that they said they're going to present a petition, but I told them that

850
01:16:14,540 --> 01:16:19,900
we were going to act on this, and I appreciate staff looking after this and bringing it to

851
01:16:19,900 --> 01:16:20,540
council tonight.

852
01:16:20,840 --> 01:16:25,320
So I know that the counselor or Deputy Mayor Smith, would you have a comment that you want

853
01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:25,580
to make?

854
01:16:25,920 --> 01:16:26,440
Yeah, I do.

855
01:16:26,840 --> 01:16:27,400
Go ahead, please.

856
01:16:27,400 --> 01:16:28,460
Thank you, through you, Mayor.

857
01:16:29,040 --> 01:16:34,200
Joe, I just wondered, is the land and the gun club a privately owned operation,

858
01:16:34,900 --> 01:16:37,600
or is it a government regulated operation?

859
01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:41,780
I believe it's privately owned.

860
01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:44,600
It's privately owned, right.

861
01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:48,460
And there are regulations that they have to follow from the federal government.

862
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:52,400
They do get an annual inspection, I believe we get a report of the annual inspection.

863
01:16:53,160 --> 01:16:56,760
And from what I've been told that the Carmel Hand Club is the model club that everybody

864
01:16:56,760 --> 01:16:59,040
that he uses for the inspection purposes.

865
01:16:59,720 --> 01:17:01,980
They are very strict with rules and regulations

866
01:17:01,980 --> 01:17:02,860
with their members.

867
01:17:04,120 --> 01:17:06,580
And everything they do is right by the block.

868
01:17:06,580 --> 01:17:09,620
And I believe they get a full report every year,

869
01:17:09,740 --> 01:17:10,940
which is a good standing.

870
01:17:11,220 --> 01:17:13,120
So that report is submitted to the township

871
01:17:13,120 --> 01:17:14,240
that we have on our manual basis.

872
01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:17,420
So I think the property is on privately

873
01:17:17,420 --> 01:17:19,820
and it's regulated by the federal government.

874
01:17:20,660 --> 01:17:23,380
So would I be overreaching if I were to suggest

875
01:17:23,380 --> 01:17:31,500
I guess that I see that the complaints are because there's too many members, I guess.

876
01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:33,760
So there's too many guns going off.

877
01:17:34,480 --> 01:17:41,240
And because there's so many members, the hours of operation are going to be from early in the morning till as late at night as they can be.

878
01:17:42,620 --> 01:17:48,940
I'm seeing that there are people belonging to this club from outside of South Stormont,

879
01:17:48,940 --> 01:17:59,360
So, Arkansas and Cornwall, would we be able to keep the membership within our township in that way we'd be able to reduce ours?

880
01:18:01,680 --> 01:18:04,560
I'm reaching, I'm looking for some help here.

881
01:18:05,000 --> 01:18:07,280
No, but anyway, let's did Debbie answer that one.

882
01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:08,260
Through you, Mr. Mayor.

883
01:18:08,460 --> 01:18:10,800
No, it is a private organization.

884
01:18:11,420 --> 01:18:16,380
As such, we have no control in any way, shape or form, as to their membership or their bylaws.

885
01:18:16,380 --> 01:18:22,140
because they do abide by all the required regulations that the federal government has instituted.

886
01:18:22,420 --> 01:18:27,740
The complaint at the moment is largely around the high-powered rifles and they are looking

887
01:18:27,740 --> 01:18:34,000
into and proposing changes in order to be able to mitigate the noise as a result.

888
01:18:34,260 --> 01:18:37,260
One of the challenges they have is they don't have a good baffling system.

889
01:18:38,040 --> 01:18:43,720
And so they are looking into doing that, but they're waiting for legislative change that

890
01:18:43,720 --> 01:18:47,700
that is being instituted at the federal level, and that's due to come out this fall.

891
01:18:48,880 --> 01:18:57,260
So they actually have plans in place to fix this, but they don't want to spend $100,000 next month and

892
01:18:57,260 --> 01:19:01,380
have the legislation require something slightly different in October.

893
01:19:02,080 --> 01:19:10,200
So we're just on a waiting timeline, but they are looking to reduce their hours at their next meeting.

894
01:19:11,980 --> 01:19:40,180
Okay, thank you, I'm just trying to wrap my head around whether or not this gun club is for safety purposes learning how to use a gun and properly use it and keep in training or if it's for recreation and just for the sake of shooting guns like we all know people like to just shoot guns and if that's the case, we do have regulations on noises and four wheelers and stuff like that that are going through five years.

895
01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:49,100
We were able to stop that because it's recreational, and if that was the purpose of the gun club then I was wondering if there's something we can do to reduce the noise.

896
01:19:50,660 --> 01:20:00,400
Well, I can report that any member has to be a certified, I think there's two certifications you have to get before you can even buy a handgun or any ammunition.

897
01:20:00,400 --> 01:20:09,880
So those two certifications have to be presented to the board of the hand club organization.

898
01:20:10,300 --> 01:20:16,840
They also go through a one-day training with each member to make sure that they know all

899
01:20:16,840 --> 01:20:21,220
the rules and regulations and they put on probation for one year and if any rules or regulations

900
01:20:21,220 --> 01:20:26,620
are broken by that member through the year, their membership will be dismissed immediately.

901
01:20:26,620 --> 01:20:36,260
So, they do run a very safe hand club and it is all regulated and now everyone has to have their proper license before they can even apply for membership at the hand club.

902
01:20:36,920 --> 01:20:38,980
And that's all registered to the government also.

903
01:20:39,680 --> 01:20:40,440
All right, thank you.

904
01:20:40,580 --> 01:20:43,780
That's not that you and I can go there with no license and shoot a handgun.

905
01:20:44,020 --> 01:20:45,180
That's not what it's about.

906
01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:46,280
All right, thank you.

907
01:20:46,360 --> 01:20:48,520
I'm happy to see that they have the gun club.

908
01:20:48,680 --> 01:20:55,280
I'm just sad for those who are putting up with the noise and, you know, especially with small kids in that area.

909
01:20:58,360 --> 01:21:04,300
Most of the complaints that I received was not to do with safety, it was mostly the noise.

910
01:21:05,460 --> 01:21:19,140
And I brought this up at the police meeting a couple weeks ago and I mentioned to Commander Mark Hammrich that this is an issue going on.

911
01:21:19,140 --> 01:21:25,720
and he understood, and he just said, yeah, he says the township can control it by a by-law

912
01:21:25,720 --> 01:21:26,700
and he said what we can do.

913
01:21:27,140 --> 01:21:31,000
So I said I'm glad that you at least understand that something's going to be, there's going

914
01:21:31,000 --> 01:21:32,520
to be a change of some sort.

915
01:21:32,740 --> 01:21:38,300
And so I'm glad that the hang again, the hang club will, we'll look at changing some of

916
01:21:38,300 --> 01:21:38,860
their timeline.

917
01:21:40,600 --> 01:21:41,160
Councillor Woods.

918
01:21:41,720 --> 01:21:43,740
Thank you, pardon me, through you, Mr. Mayor.

919
01:21:44,280 --> 01:21:53,220
I remember a few years ago that we had the same kind of complaints with the noise and they were building a berm to help with that.

920
01:21:53,500 --> 01:21:57,040
Did that have any effect on the noise at all, or did they even do that?

921
01:21:58,700 --> 01:22:01,940
Okay, that means she's been really close with this.

922
01:22:02,720 --> 01:22:08,880
Through you, Mr. Mayor, to be honest, Councillor Woods, I don't know whether they built a berm or not.

923
01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:27,080
But I think the big challenge right at the moment is the fact that it's the high powered rifles that are the issue in relation to noise because they repeat very rapidly as opposed to a traditional handgun which doesn't repeat quite as quickly and is not quite as powerful in terms of the noise.

924
01:22:27,780 --> 01:22:37,420
So they have committed to looking into it and as council is aware our efforts in terms of by law enforcement are to work with the community first before we start laying charges.

925
01:22:37,420 --> 01:22:43,980
So, they are aware that we have a noise by law and that we will look at it if we don't see some improvements.

926
01:22:46,120 --> 01:22:49,960
Okay, well said, there's nothing else we'll move on.

927
01:22:55,930 --> 01:22:59,340
Next one with the action requests.

928
01:22:59,960 --> 01:23:03,060
We have a motion for 2021 financial statements.

929
01:23:03,740 --> 01:23:04,700
Can you read the motion please?

930
01:23:04,700 --> 01:23:11,760
Moved by Councillor Gando, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith, that Council accept the 2021

931
01:23:11,760 --> 01:23:18,060
financial statements as presented and prepared by MNP-LLP on July 13, 2022.

932
01:23:18,620 --> 01:23:19,400
Thank you.

933
01:23:20,440 --> 01:23:21,120
David.

934
01:23:23,470 --> 01:23:25,690
Thank you, Councillor, and Mr. Mayor.

935
01:23:26,550 --> 01:23:33,410
I think Jamie already speak a lot about this, so that's really fair to represent our financial

936
01:23:33,410 --> 01:23:37,910
this name is for the 2-0-21, so I'm just asking council if you accept or not.

937
01:23:38,250 --> 01:23:38,550
Thank you.

938
01:23:39,070 --> 01:23:39,210
Okay.

939
01:23:39,590 --> 01:23:39,830
Thanks.

940
01:23:40,750 --> 01:23:41,550
Anything else?

941
01:23:42,650 --> 01:23:43,390
We'll move on.

942
01:23:43,810 --> 01:23:44,530
All in favor?

943
01:23:45,430 --> 01:23:46,050
It is carried.

944
01:23:47,470 --> 01:23:53,610
Next we have the motion to the Stormont County Fair, designated municipality, significant

945
01:23:53,610 --> 01:23:54,250
event.

946
01:23:55,270 --> 01:23:55,530
Actually.

947
01:23:57,580 --> 01:24:02,700
Moved by Councillor McKisic, seconded by Councillor Woods, that council designates the Stormont

948
01:24:02,700 --> 01:24:13,500
County Fair hosted in Newington as a municipal significant event for the Labor Day weekend from Friday, September, 2, 2022 to Monday, September, 5, 2022.

949
01:24:15,020 --> 01:24:20,820
Thank you. Any comments or questions? Ashley, is there anything that you want to discuss about this issue?

950
01:24:21,580 --> 01:24:24,620
I don't believe so, but I think the report speaks for itself.

951
01:24:24,880 --> 01:24:32,440
They come to us on an annual basis to pass this resolution so that they can apply for their special occasion permit through AGCO.

952
01:24:32,920 --> 01:24:35,980
And of course, we're pleased to bring this report forward to council.

953
01:24:36,900 --> 01:24:38,360
Okay, no comments or questions?

954
01:24:38,980 --> 01:24:39,760
I'll untie over the motion.

955
01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:41,020
It is carried.

956
01:24:42,500 --> 01:24:49,420
Next, we have support for the municipality of Brighton, this motion for that.

957
01:24:50,260 --> 01:24:54,880
It's called the Draven Alert, and can you read the motion?

958
01:24:54,980 --> 01:24:58,120
I'll ask Councillor McKisic to speak to it.

959
01:24:58,880 --> 01:25:03,840
As moved by Councillor McKisic, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith, that Council of the

960
01:25:03,840 --> 01:25:08,680
Township Assault Stormont supports the municipality of Brighton's Resolution requesting changes

961
01:25:08,680 --> 01:25:13,400
to the Amber Alert System to allow for the creation of a new alert called the Draven Alert,

962
01:25:13,700 --> 01:25:17,900
which will protect vulnerable children who have not been abducted but are at high risk

963
01:25:17,900 --> 01:25:22,100
of danger, injury, or death, and alert the public that they are missing.

964
01:25:22,860 --> 01:25:23,620
Thank you.

965
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:30,840
Thank you, Mr. Mayor, through you, some of you will recall the tragic event of an 11-year-old

966
01:25:30,840 --> 01:25:35,620
boy named Draven Graham with autism, who was found deceased in the Skogal River in

967
01:25:35,620 --> 01:25:37,760
Lanzi, Ontario earlier in June.

968
01:25:38,580 --> 01:25:43,320
Auditions have been circulating to create a second amber alert system to be set up for when vulnerable.

969
01:25:46,920 --> 01:25:55,920
Petitions have been circulating to create a second amber alert system to be set up for when vulnerable children go missing called draven alert in an honor of the boy who died.

970
01:25:56,580 --> 01:26:07,140
Over 90,000 people have signed the change.org petition so far and the municipality of Brighton has circulated this resolution requesting endorsement and support from all municipalities in Ontario.

971
01:26:07,760 --> 01:26:11,060
I hope that our council will support this resolution tonight.

972
01:26:12,040 --> 01:26:13,680
Okay. Thank you.

973
01:26:15,780 --> 01:26:17,260
Comments? All in favour?

974
01:26:18,620 --> 01:26:20,220
Carrier, the support of it.

975
01:26:25,530 --> 01:26:33,410
Next, on page 105, support for the City of Owen Sound, removal of Councillors under prescribed

976
01:26:33,410 --> 01:26:36,810
circumstances. And we have a motion for that.

977
01:26:37,530 --> 01:26:42,290
Moved by Councillor Gando, seconded by Councillor Woods, that Council of the Township

978
01:26:42,290 --> 01:26:55,470
Sous Stormont supports the city of Owen Sounds resolution requesting the province investigate options for the removal of councillors under prescribed circumstances and to facilitate strengthen orientation sessions for councillors.

979
01:26:56,790 --> 01:27:00,250
Councillor Gano, you asked for this, do you have anybody in mind or?

980
01:27:02,270 --> 01:27:03,770
No, Mr. Mayor, I don't.

981
01:27:03,770 --> 01:27:10,690
Yeah, it's pretty self-explanatory, but there are under-minus black, there is no mechanism

982
01:27:10,690 --> 01:27:17,950
to remove councillors who are behaving poorly, despite this sort of recall being available

983
01:27:17,950 --> 01:27:21,430
in other jurisdictions, so it's something the province ought to look to, something the

984
01:27:21,430 --> 01:27:22,410
province ought to look into.

985
01:27:24,010 --> 01:27:24,410
Okay.

986
01:27:25,710 --> 01:27:27,130
Any other comments or questions?

987
01:27:29,580 --> 01:27:30,100
Have you, Mayor Smith?

988
01:27:30,300 --> 01:27:30,840
I know you're coming.

989
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:31,640
I could see you're moving.

990
01:27:31,820 --> 01:27:35,060
I'm just having a little trouble with this, because this is an elected official retox,

991
01:27:35,060 --> 01:27:42,520
talking about, and we can't take away the public's

992
01:27:44,560 --> 01:27:48,080
needs or who they voted.

993
01:27:48,700 --> 01:27:54,940
We can't let three people on a council make that decision, you know, in a council of

994
01:27:54,940 --> 01:27:58,900
five or, you know, 50% plus one anywhere else.

995
01:28:00,700 --> 01:28:02,200
I'm just not comfortable with this.

996
01:28:02,200 --> 01:28:06,940
I keep thinking back to, with a name and name,

997
01:28:07,200 --> 01:28:11,180
so I can think of a mayor who's been in office for 36 years.

998
01:28:12,520 --> 01:28:17,060
He's old school, and if council had their way, he would have been removed.

999
01:28:17,780 --> 01:28:24,980
But because he was elected official, he wasn't removed, he was just, his office was moved.

1000
01:28:26,460 --> 01:28:29,800
Okay, Mr. Mayor, Andrew wanted to develop.

1001
01:28:29,800 --> 01:28:46,600
I think you, Mr. Mayor, I don't think what's being suggested would be a simple vote of council that would not be appropriate in different jurisdictions, such as California, after the petition of a certain amount of the electorate to remove a councillor, like say 20%, then there would be an actual recall election with that person on the ballot.

1002
01:28:46,940 --> 01:28:53,500
So there's different ways they can go about doing it. It might not make sense for small municipalities. I just think it's something that has to be reviewed.

1003
01:28:53,500 --> 01:28:59,800
A good classic example is with Arnold Schwarzenegger when he became the governor of California was pursuant to every call election.

1004
01:29:00,420 --> 01:29:07,400
Removing a governor who had breached certain sections of their legislation or something along those lines.

1005
01:29:08,700 --> 01:29:13,440
So it was actually the voting base deciding to remove the councilor versus staff.

1006
01:29:13,780 --> 01:29:20,100
So I appreciate American politics, but it doesn't work here in Canada.

1007
01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:27,540
We have an integrity commissioner, which I will openly say I wasn't really approving,

1008
01:29:27,800 --> 01:29:30,440
but we have an integrity commissioner to handle these types of things.

1009
01:29:30,700 --> 01:29:35,240
And so far we have a very good counsel here.

1010
01:29:35,380 --> 01:29:38,220
We haven't had to call on him, and I don't expect that we should ever.

1011
01:29:38,400 --> 01:29:40,420
But he's there for these types of reasons.

1012
01:29:41,600 --> 01:29:46,960
I think what Andrew is talking about is this will go through an integrity commissioner.

1013
01:29:46,960 --> 01:29:58,860
But the thing is his hands are tight, but the way the law is, it's a provincial law, that they can't remove any, you know, members of council for whatever wrongdoing they done.

1014
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,800
And so I think this will give them the right through the province to make that decision, and then forward that decision to council to make a decision. That's how they normally work, right? Debbie? Through you, Mr. Mayor, in terms of how other jurisdictions work, I really don't have a clear idea because it depends a lot of times on context. However, having said that, I would bring to council

1015
01:30:29,800 --> 01:30:36,880
will bring forward for Council's consideration situations in other municipalities because

1016
01:30:36,880 --> 01:30:42,960
we're being, Council's simply being asked to support this idea that the province look

1017
01:30:42,960 --> 01:30:47,480
at it. From the perspective of situations whereby

1018
01:30:48,340 --> 01:30:58,260
Councillors who have become completely inappropriate in a host of different ways, and maybe we would

1019
01:30:58,260 --> 01:31:03,300
want to take a look at the City of Ottawa as an example where we have an individual who

1020
01:31:03,300 --> 01:31:08,040
has had numerous complaints of sexual harassment.

1021
01:31:08,820 --> 01:31:13,340
There are situations where staff have been harassed.

1022
01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:20,460
There are situations where when people have come forward of a different ethnic background,

1023
01:31:21,020 --> 01:31:26,320
individuals on council have been behaved completely inappropriately in the chambers.

1024
01:31:26,320 --> 01:31:54,380
There is a standard of conduct and if that kind of conduct is allowed to continue on an ongoing basis because someone refuses to leave the chair or refuses to consider the context in which they are in, which is council chambers and your leaders of the community having a requirement to behave in a certain way both with the people that work with you as well as your community members.

1025
01:31:54,380 --> 01:32:07,700
and if you have, as a council, no ability to sanction, and if necessary, physically remove

1026
01:32:07,700 --> 01:32:12,720
someone from the chair, even when you have members of the community complaining about

1027
01:32:12,720 --> 01:32:18,240
that individual's behavior, your stock and it gets to be really difficult for a council

1028
01:32:18,240 --> 01:32:20,780
to operate in an effective fashion.

1029
01:32:20,780 --> 01:32:25,040
So that would be my comment with respect to what's come forward.

1030
01:32:26,160 --> 01:32:30,980
Thank you, but I'll see you in a final comment kind of echoing what the CAO said.

1031
01:32:31,200 --> 01:32:35,060
This request isn't providing for any sort of mechanism.

1032
01:32:35,440 --> 01:32:37,700
I'm not suggesting any sort of mechanism.

1033
01:32:38,300 --> 01:32:41,460
I'll just use an example of ones that exist in other jurisdictions.

1034
01:32:42,320 --> 01:32:47,720
This is just saying that it's an issue where you'll have municipalities where you have a

1035
01:32:47,720 --> 01:32:53,560
Councillor who's not even able to do his job's restrictions put on place in them and it

1036
01:32:53,560 --> 01:32:57,680
just doesn't make any sense. We have to find a way forward whether it be the province

1037
01:32:57,680 --> 01:33:02,160
has the ability to remove them, an integrity commissioner council or the voting public.

1038
01:33:02,360 --> 01:33:09,960
This is just asking that we pressure the province to study the situations and see if we can

1039
01:33:09,960 --> 01:33:12,820
come up with some sort of framework to deal with it.

1040
01:33:14,060 --> 01:33:17,620
Okay, so we've heard from everyone all in favor of the motion.

1041
01:33:18,980 --> 01:33:19,840
Motion is carried.

1042
01:33:24,030 --> 01:33:27,270
This will be the province take 20 years for the acquisition.

1043
01:33:30,890 --> 01:33:35,010
Anyway, I will move to page 107, 2022, capital street lights.

1044
01:33:36,150 --> 01:33:37,370
We have a motion for that.

1045
01:33:40,230 --> 01:33:45,330
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Gando, the Council instruct staff to proceed

1046
01:33:45,330 --> 01:33:48,130
with the installation of new street lights as follows.

1047
01:33:48,130 --> 01:33:56,590
Raiman Road at County Road 12-1, Manning Road at Parkway Estates 2, and Wilburck Drive

1048
01:33:56,590 --> 01:34:03,370
Alt Island 2, or until Transportation Capital Budget for Streetlights of $15,000 is expended.

1049
01:34:04,690 --> 01:34:05,630
Okay, Mahalat.

1050
01:34:06,530 --> 01:34:08,950
Yeah, thanks for being Mr. Mayor.

1051
01:34:09,250 --> 01:34:14,070
Typically, new streetlights are added to the streetlight network when I'm as request basis.

1052
01:34:14,070 --> 01:34:20,630
With written request received by residents recommendation for the recommendation out of

1053
01:34:20,630 --> 01:34:27,650
those proposed or requests have been reviewed by staff based on current conditions, vehicular

1054
01:34:27,650 --> 01:34:29,710
and pedestrian traffic patterns noted.

1055
01:34:30,450 --> 01:34:35,670
Having reviewed the request staff is recommending the following streetlights to be added in 2022.

1056
01:34:36,570 --> 01:34:40,910
As mentioned, the first one is the intersection of Raymond Road at Counter Road 12, Newington

1057
01:34:40,910 --> 01:34:45,270
to place one street light and that is estimated cost is $6,000.

1058
01:34:46,470 --> 01:34:49,490
The second one is the manning road at Parkway States.

1059
01:34:50,190 --> 01:34:54,630
Two street lights to be installed with a cost of $3,500 each.

1060
01:34:55,590 --> 01:34:59,450
And the third is the will-proc drive at Old Island.

1061
01:35:00,730 --> 01:35:04,270
And the intent is to install street lights as advertised.

1062
01:35:04,550 --> 01:35:06,690
One, two, three, as mentioned above.

1063
01:35:06,690 --> 01:35:11,310
until budget, the budget of $15,000 is extended.

1064
01:35:13,150 --> 01:35:19,750
There are total of new lives, the total, the total new lives requested is above 20 requests

1065
01:35:20,300 --> 01:35:22,110
or 20 lives to be installed.

1066
01:35:24,960 --> 01:35:33,950
And the staff is recommending for additional capital budget, that will be needed to be added

1067
01:35:33,950 --> 01:35:36,650
it for the 2023 budget moving forward.

1068
01:35:39,450 --> 01:35:41,150
Okay, so you're saying at this time,

1069
01:35:41,490 --> 01:35:44,530
we don't have the resources because of the amount

1070
01:35:44,530 --> 01:35:46,250
of flights or what you want to call them.

1071
01:35:46,550 --> 01:35:51,150
It's already agreed to and they're going to be installed.

1072
01:35:51,410 --> 01:35:56,490
So we're over our budget if we continue to do more, right?

1073
01:35:57,410 --> 01:35:59,430
Okay, that would be Mayor Smith.

1074
01:35:59,890 --> 01:36:00,670
Thank you, through you, Mayor.

1075
01:36:01,330 --> 01:36:03,130
Well, thank you for that report.

1076
01:36:03,590 --> 01:36:08,950
I did get a call on the way to the meeting tonight, someone's seen this in our agenda.

1077
01:36:09,270 --> 01:36:13,510
And they're assuming that this is going to get a done deal.

1078
01:36:14,430 --> 01:36:16,570
However, I'm glad to see that it's just a report.

1079
01:36:17,890 --> 01:36:23,590
My question is, is the same question they asked me, is will the residents in the surrounding area,

1080
01:36:23,750 --> 01:36:26,810
will they have a say in whether or not a street light goes up?

1081
01:36:26,810 --> 01:36:41,710
because apparently as much as it sounds like a good idea to have streetlights, there's some people that don't want them, especially those that have it in their front yard and are going to expect a bright light shining in their window.

1082
01:36:43,030 --> 01:36:54,170
So I guess my question is, if we decide to bring this up again in the later date, will we be contacting the surrounding neighbors that will be affected by the streetlight?

1083
01:36:55,250 --> 01:37:02,350
So, typically those, once we receive those requests from residents, we will, before the installation,

1084
01:37:02,950 --> 01:37:07,230
we will be contacting those residents and we will be contacting some other places, the

1085
01:37:07,230 --> 01:37:12,930
home owners association, to select the places where we want to place those light poles.

1086
01:37:14,150 --> 01:37:20,670
So it's all the discussion between us and the residents before proceeding with that physical

1087
01:37:20,670 --> 01:37:21,270
installation.

1088
01:37:23,030 --> 01:37:32,510
Okay, sounds fair, thank you, we just don't see any sense in putting up the light and spending money and time in a place where people don't want one unless it's for safety reasons.

1089
01:37:32,910 --> 01:37:34,550
But thanks, that's the thing.

1090
01:37:35,150 --> 01:37:43,030
We only put, we have a criteria where we put our street lights and most of it's because of the safety reasons or concerns that we have,

1091
01:37:43,030 --> 01:37:45,050
If people happen, they make their complaint.

1092
01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:54,150
Did we not already look at the area and

1093
01:37:56,380 --> 01:37:59,220
there will be a report coming forward one day?

1094
01:37:59,720 --> 01:38:01,040
I think that's how it happened.

1095
01:38:02,260 --> 01:38:08,540
Through you, Mr. Mayor, with respect to anticipate that the deputy mayor got a telephone call

1096
01:38:08,540 --> 01:38:09,380
about all-dialand.

1097
01:38:09,380 --> 01:38:20,430
And so from that perspective, there have been a number of challenges, shall we say, with respect to that particular area.

1098
01:38:21,050 --> 01:38:31,650
And as a result, before anything happens, there will be a comprehensive review done because some of the streetlights that already exist are privately owned.

1099
01:38:31,650 --> 01:38:41,790
So there is no way that those privately owned that we have any jurisdiction or any right to make changes or amendments on other people's property.

1100
01:38:42,370 --> 01:38:51,210
So we will be doing a comprehensive review and meeting with the neighbors to have a conversation in advance of any work being done in that location.

1101
01:38:52,510 --> 01:38:53,350
Thank you.

1102
01:39:02,060 --> 01:39:03,220
It's all in favour of the motion.

1103
01:39:04,040 --> 01:39:04,420
It's carried.

1104
01:39:05,900 --> 01:39:07,080
Next one with the by-laws.

1105
01:39:07,620 --> 01:39:09,720
By-law number 2222, 52.

1106
01:39:10,460 --> 01:39:12,320
A point, compliance, audit, committee.

1107
01:39:14,040 --> 01:39:14,720
We have a motion.

1108
01:39:15,340 --> 01:39:16,820
If I be Mr. Mayor, you have.

1109
01:39:17,040 --> 01:39:17,220
I miss one.

1110
01:39:17,480 --> 01:39:17,960
Yes, you did.

1111
01:39:18,460 --> 01:39:19,600
Oh, I'm sorry, yes, I did.

1112
01:39:20,380 --> 01:39:22,500
I put the line underneath Charles Street Paving.

1113
01:39:23,100 --> 01:39:24,240
They didn't even talk about it yet.

1114
01:39:24,900 --> 01:39:26,560
So, Muhammad, we have to do the motion.

1115
01:39:26,780 --> 01:39:27,640
Could you speak to that, please?

1116
01:39:27,860 --> 01:39:28,020
Go ahead.

1117
01:39:28,020 --> 01:39:33,740
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor McKisic, that Council approve the paving of

1118
01:39:33,740 --> 01:39:39,160
Charles Street from headline road to the new development, Dejolimo Drive, with considerations

1119
01:39:39,160 --> 01:39:47,040
for completion of work in future budgets. Estimated cost is $19,840 plus HST.

1120
01:39:47,700 --> 01:39:48,580
Okay, thank you.

1121
01:39:50,340 --> 01:39:55,420
Through you Mr. Mayor, staff have been working with the developers most recently since 2018,

1122
01:39:55,420 --> 01:39:57,800
for the Stonegate subdivision.

1123
01:39:58,480 --> 01:40:00,280
Construction schedule for the works

1124
01:40:00,280 --> 01:40:02,320
wasn't clear at the time we prepared

1125
01:40:02,320 --> 01:40:04,440
that 2022 capital budget preparation.

1126
01:40:06,090 --> 01:40:07,980
The developer hasn't indicated its intention

1127
01:40:07,980 --> 01:40:11,100
to pay first lift of asphalt in the upcoming weeks.

1128
01:40:11,860 --> 01:40:13,160
A staff is proposing to,

1129
01:40:14,480 --> 01:40:17,300
proposing Charles III to be paid with the first lift

1130
01:40:17,300 --> 01:40:19,340
to the new development to provide connectivity.

1131
01:40:20,220 --> 01:40:23,500
The intention is for the final lift of asphalt

1132
01:40:23,500 --> 01:40:28,520
to be installed as the development fills in. And staff are proposing to include the completion

1133
01:40:28,520 --> 01:40:37,020
of Charles Street upgrades in the future budget year with an approximate cost of $26,160

1134
01:40:37,020 --> 01:40:45,620
or if Council approves to pave the whole Charles Street from headline road to the end, sorry,

1135
01:40:45,620 --> 01:40:53,820
approximately total cost is $40,000, $46,000 plus $6,000, and this edition since it's not captured

1136
01:40:53,820 --> 01:41:00,740
by the 22 budget. However, there are some surplus from the transportation budget based on some

1137
01:41:00,740 --> 01:41:05,080
cost savings in other current projects that was budgeted in the same year.

1138
01:41:06,120 --> 01:41:07,600
All right. Thank you.

1139
01:41:07,600 --> 01:41:09,500
Any comments?

1140
01:41:11,950 --> 01:41:12,570
All in favor?

1141
01:41:13,330 --> 01:41:14,710
That motion is carried.

1142
01:41:18,920 --> 01:41:23,160
Next, we have the under bylaws. We have page 113, bylaw number

1143
01:41:23,160 --> 01:41:31,060
2022, 53. Sorry, no, 22, 52, a point compliance audit committee.

1144
01:41:34,120 --> 01:41:40,540
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Woods, that bylaw number 2022, 52, being a bylaw

1145
01:41:40,540 --> 01:41:49,560
to adopt terms of reference and a point, compliance audit committee members be read and passed in open council signed and sealed this 13th day of July 2022.

1146
01:41:52,030 --> 01:41:54,750
I'll let you keep going on this one.

1147
01:41:55,830 --> 01:41:56,930
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1148
01:41:58,190 --> 01:42:04,170
So under the Municipal Elections Act, it's mandatory that municipalities establish a compliance audit committee.

1149
01:42:04,170 --> 01:42:21,570
This committee would address any concerns related to a candidate or a registered third party who may have contravened provisions of the Municipal Elections Act relating to campaign finance and to consider reports from the clerk.

1150
01:42:22,870 --> 01:42:33,990
Working with the clerks in SDNG, we have gone out and done joint advertising and have received applications.

1151
01:42:33,990 --> 01:42:42,230
and this by-law is bringing brought forward to appoint the members of the Compliance Audit Committee for the upcoming term.

1152
01:42:44,160 --> 01:42:50,980
Thank you, thanks. Questions or any discussion? All in favor? The motion is carried.

1153
01:42:54,760 --> 01:43:01,980
All right, next we have page 121, the by-law number 2022, 53 adopt workplace violence and harassment policy.

1154
01:43:06,580 --> 01:43:12,260
Moved by Councillor McKisic, seconded by Councillor Gando, that by-law number 2022-53

1155
01:43:12,680 --> 01:43:19,000
being a by-law to repeal by-law number 2018-81 and to adopt an updated workplace violence

1156
01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:23,900
and harassment policy, be read and passed in open counsel, signed and sealed this 13th

1157
01:43:23,900 --> 01:43:25,180
day of July 2022.

1158
01:43:27,560 --> 01:43:32,000
Through you, Mr. Mayor, so as council is aware, we have been working really hard to get

1159
01:43:32,000 --> 01:43:38,080
all of our human resources policies up to date and sorted out.

1160
01:43:38,960 --> 01:43:48,160
This particular policy was originally instituted in 2018, however, we do have mandatory requirements

1161
01:43:48,160 --> 01:43:49,800
for review of this policy.

1162
01:43:50,480 --> 01:43:58,320
And as a result, there are a couple of minor changes, sections in relation to the Occupational

1163
01:43:58,320 --> 01:44:02,560
health and safety act and insurance around the committee.

1164
01:44:03,240 --> 01:44:10,540
So the township has currently established a new committee and that committee is in the

1165
01:44:10,540 --> 01:44:15,460
process of getting their training finalized as well as taking on the work.

1166
01:44:16,200 --> 01:44:21,140
So they have actually reviewed this policy, made recommendations for a couple of changes.

1167
01:44:21,900 --> 01:44:27,540
In addition to that, we did receive a telephone call from Councillor Gandh today and we have made

1168
01:44:27,540 --> 01:44:32,620
those minor adjustments that were requested with respect to clarity in some of the wording.

1169
01:44:33,340 --> 01:44:40,720
And we are recommending that Council approve this updated version.

1170
01:44:41,340 --> 01:44:46,420
And there are training requirements as part of the policy.

1171
01:44:47,060 --> 01:44:53,660
And in the past several months, we have instituted a respect in the workplace program.

1172
01:44:53,960 --> 01:44:56,820
And that's being provided through Fort Log Consulting.

1173
01:45:00,020 --> 01:45:04,860
Discussion? All in favor? Motion is carried.

1174
01:45:07,240 --> 01:45:12,400
Thanks, Debbie. Okay, next we have the, on page 134,

1175
01:45:12,980 --> 01:45:17,140
bylaw number 2022-54, regulate traffic in Celstermont.

1176
01:45:19,980 --> 01:45:20,220
Motion.

1177
01:45:22,800 --> 01:45:23,780
Moved by Councillor

1178
01:45:23,780 --> 01:45:30,480
Woods, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith, that bylaw number 2022-52 being a bylaw to regulate traffic

1179
01:45:30,480 --> 01:45:35,920
at the intersection of Jim Bancroft Boulevard and Warner Drive and the intersection of White

1180
01:45:35,920 --> 01:45:40,680
Tale Avenue and Fikes Road, be read and passed in Open Council, signed and sealed this

1181
01:45:40,680 --> 01:45:42,640
13th day of July 2022.

1182
01:45:43,400 --> 01:45:44,380
Okay, thank you.

1183
01:45:45,160 --> 01:45:45,560
Well, hello.

1184
01:45:46,560 --> 01:45:51,880
As a result of a recent addition of Jim Bancroft Boulevard in the East Industrial Bar and

1185
01:45:51,880 --> 01:45:57,360
White Tale Avenue in Langsu, traffic control is warranted at the intersection of Jim Bancroft

1186
01:45:57,360 --> 01:46:02,120
Bollywood at to our not drive and do I tell Evan you at fixed or fixed or

1187
01:46:02,980 --> 01:46:03,620
Anything

1188
01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:07,820
Any comments all in favor?

1189
01:46:08,720 --> 01:46:16,170
Motion's carried. Thank you. Next. We have a bylaw on page 136 number 20

1190
01:46:17,170 --> 01:46:20,510
22 55 to adopt a mobile device policy

1191
01:46:21,590 --> 01:46:28,810
Moved by Councillor Gando seconded by Councillor McKisic that bylaw number 222 55 being a bylaw

1192
01:46:28,810 --> 01:46:35,630
to repeal by law number 2019-40 and to adopt an updated mobile device policy, be read and passed

1193
01:46:35,630 --> 01:46:39,410
in open counsel, signed and sealed this 13th day of July 2022.

1194
01:46:41,740 --> 01:46:45,160
Keep going. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1195
01:46:47,580 --> 01:46:54,700
So this report has been brought forward. Council originally adopted a mobile device policy back

1196
01:46:54,700 --> 01:47:03,380
in April 2019, through this service delivery review that was conducted in 2020, the mobile

1197
01:47:03,380 --> 01:47:07,500
device policy was identified as problematic.

1198
01:47:08,180 --> 01:47:14,920
So the main difference in this policy, as opposed to the last policy, is the recommendation

1199
01:47:14,920 --> 01:47:20,480
and this one is to remove the bring your own device or the BYOD component from the policy

1200
01:47:21,400 --> 01:47:22,340
at this point.

1201
01:47:22,340 --> 01:47:29,240
It is important to note that any existing BYOD participants will be permitted to continue

1202
01:47:29,240 --> 01:47:39,100
under the current policy and as the corporate devices or as they fail or staff changes occur at that point we would issue new devices.

1203
01:47:39,740 --> 01:47:42,680
Other than that the policy remains largely unchanged.

1204
01:47:45,320 --> 01:47:47,120
Questions, colonists, all in favour?

1205
01:47:48,600 --> 01:47:49,220
Carried.

1206
01:47:54,270 --> 01:48:01,010
147, by-law number 2222, 56, advance voting and reduce hours of retirement homes.

1207
01:48:01,950 --> 01:48:08,450
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Woods, that by-law 2222, 56 being

1208
01:48:08,450 --> 01:48:14,690
a by-law to repeal by-law number 222, 30, and to establish advance voting and reduce hours

1209
01:48:14,690 --> 01:48:20,390
of voting in a retirement home for the 2022 municipal elections, be read and passed in open

1210
01:48:20,390 --> 01:48:23,850
council, signed and sealed this 13th day of July 2022.

1211
01:48:27,720 --> 01:48:30,980
Okay, I think it's pretty smell self explanatory, right?

1212
01:48:32,020 --> 01:48:33,280
I believe so, Mr. Mayor.

1213
01:48:33,420 --> 01:48:35,100
Yeah, all in favor of the motion?

1214
01:48:36,020 --> 01:48:36,280
Carry.

1215
01:48:37,820 --> 01:48:39,340
I want you off easy on that one.

1216
01:48:39,340 --> 01:48:40,460
The

1217
01:48:42,920 --> 01:48:48,260
last by-law, number 2227, Council of the Social Monster Mont Development Charges.

1218
01:48:50,640 --> 01:48:55,720
Moved by Councillor Gando, seconded by Councillor McKisic, that Council approve the development

1219
01:48:55,720 --> 01:49:02,080
charges background study dated May 2, 2022, and further that Council approve the capital

1220
01:49:02,080 --> 01:49:07,260
projects listing set out in chapter 5 of the development charges background study dated

1221
01:49:07,260 --> 01:49:12,460
May 2, 2022, subject to annual review during the capital budget process.

1222
01:49:12,700 --> 01:49:19,120
And further, that by-law number 2022, 57, being a by-law to impose development charges for

1223
01:49:19,120 --> 01:49:25,260
the Township Assault Stormont, effective September 15th, 2022, be read and passed in open council,

1224
01:49:25,520 --> 01:49:28,200
signed and sealed this 13th day of July 2022.

1225
01:49:29,960 --> 01:49:30,840
Okay, thanks.

1226
01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:35,320
Good evening, Council, Mr. Mayor.

1227
01:49:36,500 --> 01:49:37,260
So we're finally here.

1228
01:49:40,340 --> 01:49:48,800
The by-law has been prepared in its final format, which is in line with the background

1229
01:49:48,800 --> 01:49:56,340
study and the services that are included within the by-law and the schedule that has been

1230
01:49:56,340 --> 01:50:00,140
reviewed with the public, I've been reviewed with Council, I've been reviewed internally

1231
01:50:00,140 --> 01:50:08,820
with administration and staff, and we're in a position right now to pass

1232
01:50:11,220 --> 01:50:12,220
the by-law

1233
01:50:12,220 --> 01:50:12,820
this evening.

1234
01:50:16,700 --> 01:50:22,420
I'd just like to reiterate that, you know, if it is approved tonight, we

1235
01:50:22,420 --> 01:50:27,820
are requesting that the effective date be September 15th, so administration and staff

1236
01:50:27,820 --> 01:50:36,580
can set up proper financial accounting requirements and just interpretation of the by-law when

1237
01:50:36,580 --> 01:50:44,600
whenever we're evaluating development applications. The by-law is good for five years. After five

1238
01:50:44,600 --> 01:50:52,140
years an amendment to the background study would have to take place for subsequent amendments or

1239
01:50:52,140 --> 01:50:58,960
of council wishes to repeal it prior to the five years with an amendment to the background

1240
01:50:58,960 --> 01:51:01,760
study if we're going to add additional charges.

1241
01:51:04,960 --> 01:51:13,640
So the by-law is as presented this evening and self-stormant will be able to start recovering

1242
01:51:13,640 --> 01:51:17,040
capital costs associated with future anticipated group.

1243
01:51:19,950 --> 01:51:20,590
Okay, thank you.

1244
01:51:20,770 --> 01:51:21,690
Go ahead, councilor Vino.

1245
01:51:21,690 --> 01:51:32,050
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Through you, a question for Director Doyle. Have we received any further feedback that Council ought to be aware of since our June 8 meeting?

1246
01:51:32,850 --> 01:51:36,970
Through you, Mr. Mayor, we have not any other questions.

1247
01:51:38,690 --> 01:51:48,510
I just want to say that over the years, a lot of councils in different municipalities are very leery of introducing this type of charge.

1248
01:51:48,510 --> 01:51:55,950
But it's come to a point now and now development industrial and commercial and well not so much commercial but residential

1249
01:51:56,730 --> 01:52:02,370
That's a it's time that we all set the cost to the taxpayer for all these extra

1250
01:52:02,870 --> 01:52:08,970
Will be cost for services and everything else like that. So this is a I think something that's really needed here in this

1251
01:52:09,510 --> 01:52:16,690
Simulity we have no other choice. So it's gonna be a more money in our coffers and it's gonna be less to the taxpayer

1252
01:52:16,690 --> 01:52:18,010
And that's what I think was about.

1253
01:52:19,210 --> 01:52:23,530
So I'm happy that we didn't call on the vote yet,

1254
01:52:23,630 --> 01:52:25,630
but I'm happy to support this, too, for sure.

1255
01:52:27,170 --> 01:52:27,970
Is there any other comments?

1256
01:52:28,730 --> 01:52:29,470
Again, nothing?

1257
01:52:31,210 --> 01:52:31,490
All right.

1258
01:52:32,870 --> 01:52:35,710
All in favor, please carry it, thank you.

1259
01:52:37,370 --> 01:52:37,990
Thanks, Carl.

1260
01:52:39,390 --> 01:52:42,310
And just before there was little to none

1261
01:52:43,030 --> 01:52:45,450
in terms of the public opinion on this,

1262
01:52:45,450 --> 01:52:52,630
I didn't, we didn't hear very much with this at all, this introduction of development charges.

1263
01:52:53,490 --> 01:53:03,290
We did receive some commentary from stakeholders, which was positive, and we did receive some commentary from the public, which was positive again,

1264
01:53:05,960 --> 01:53:06,520
just for the record.

1265
01:53:07,580 --> 01:53:15,280
All right, we're going to move to committee announcements or updates, reports, anything anybody wants to bring up?

1266
01:53:15,280 --> 01:53:20,280
I think, okay, because of other meetings, future meetings coming up.

1267
01:53:24,570 --> 01:53:27,250
So we have, the next item is new business.

1268
01:53:28,530 --> 01:53:33,530
And we have Mr. or Deputy Mayor, Mr. Smith is going to see you make a comment on this.

1269
01:53:34,090 --> 01:53:35,350
Yeah, thank you, through you Mayor.

1270
01:53:36,210 --> 01:53:41,290
It's kind of a good news story, I'm hoping everyone will agree.

1271
01:53:41,910 --> 01:53:48,710
I was contacted recently by one of our residents and he's very proud to inform me that

1272
01:53:48,710 --> 01:53:51,430
but his mother is turning 100 years old this week.

1273
01:53:52,430 --> 01:54:00,150
And I was wondering if we had a policy in place to recognize their age and

1274
01:54:01,090 --> 01:54:02,850
the residency in our township.

1275
01:54:03,370 --> 01:54:06,390
It's been done before, but it hasn't been done for a while, like a lot of other things.

1276
01:54:06,630 --> 01:54:15,610
So I was hoping and so is this person that we can invite this century lady to our meeting in August.

1277
01:54:16,170 --> 01:54:23,530
and wore her with the certificate and acknowledged her 100 years on this planet.

1278
01:54:24,010 --> 01:54:29,750
I think it would be a good, feel good story for a lot of stuff that we've gone through in the last couple years.

1279
01:54:30,150 --> 01:54:38,290
And I believe it's something that we could probably do more often if people let us know about their relatives.

1280
01:54:39,070 --> 01:54:41,090
I'm hoping to get support from Council on this.

1281
01:54:43,480 --> 01:54:50,700
I'm seeing a lot of nods, I was mentioning to David, or to, I'm depending on Smith, a few

1282
01:54:50,700 --> 01:54:55,200
times I was asked to go to the nursing home and bring a certificate and sit down and talk

1283
01:54:55,200 --> 01:54:58,320
to them, you know, the whoever's, and more than once sometimes.

1284
01:54:59,120 --> 01:55:04,360
And it was really nice, and I'll tell you, you learn a lot by listening to somebody that's

1285
01:55:04,360 --> 01:55:06,140
reached a hundred years old, believe me.

1286
01:55:06,360 --> 01:55:09,540
And you asked them questions, you learn a lot by listening to my grandfather, he was 93.

1287
01:55:09,540 --> 01:55:15,560
three, and he, you know, we're making 24 cents an hour working up and getting

1288
01:55:15,560 --> 01:55:20,140
out in the logs. A lot of people, you know, thinks that you hear, you don't

1289
01:55:20,140 --> 01:55:25,460
normally hear from your parents even. So it's a, yeah, I'd be really happy to

1290
01:55:25,460 --> 01:55:26,760
support that bringing her here.

1291
01:55:26,920 --> 01:55:32,780
It might add to, I'm also very happy to say that this lady is able to come

1292
01:55:32,780 --> 01:55:38,960
here and receive the award. I see her at many of the dinners that the church has

1293
01:55:38,960 --> 01:55:46,960
put on and she is pretty active for 100 years old, I hope I'm like that when I'm 70.

1294
01:55:48,860 --> 01:55:49,920
I hope you are too.

1295
01:55:50,240 --> 01:55:56,700
Anyway, if this is something we can do, I think we have a letter or a certificate to just have to have the name.

1296
01:55:56,700 --> 01:56:04,020
I can get the name of the lady, the individual, and invite them to our next meeting or we can have staff and reach out.

1297
01:56:04,080 --> 01:56:05,060
I can get through the information.

1298
01:56:08,600 --> 01:56:09,060
Okay, Debbie.

1299
01:56:09,900 --> 01:56:11,400
Sorry, Mr. Mayor, through you.

1300
01:56:12,020 --> 01:56:16,020
I think it would be appropriate for a formal invitation

1301
01:56:16,020 --> 01:56:19,420
to go out that we could actually produce

1302
01:56:20,100 --> 01:56:21,700
to make it a little more special

1303
01:56:21,700 --> 01:56:24,920
if the lady is physically capable of attending here,

1304
01:56:25,280 --> 01:56:28,380
as opposed to being a little more informed

1305
01:56:28,380 --> 01:56:30,940
as typically many people are at that age.

1306
01:56:31,420 --> 01:56:34,620
So we could do a formal invitation from the mayor

1307
01:56:34,620 --> 01:56:42,840
And then have the certificate and what not that we produce available here for a formal presentation.

1308
01:56:43,900 --> 01:56:46,920
For next month, I think it's the 17th of August.

1309
01:56:48,040 --> 01:56:52,740
And would you like me to give the information so that you can formally invite them?

1310
01:56:53,160 --> 01:56:53,660
Yes, please.

1311
01:56:54,040 --> 01:56:54,900
I will do that this week.

1312
01:56:55,380 --> 01:56:55,760
Thank you.

1313
01:56:57,540 --> 01:57:04,180
Yesterday I was passing, somebody was 99 on a tractor cutting the grass with a flailer.

1314
01:57:04,180 --> 01:57:10,520
I couldn't believe it, it took us head off big way, 99 years old, it's amazing.

1315
01:57:13,730 --> 01:57:19,750
I hope he's here next year to visit council, okay Dave.

1316
01:57:21,250 --> 01:57:23,470
Now we're going to move into a close session.

1317
01:57:24,250 --> 01:57:28,610
We have a motion in the recent way, we're moving into close, would you read it please?

1318
01:57:29,670 --> 01:57:32,650
Boothed by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor Gato.

1319
01:57:32,650 --> 01:57:59,270
that Council has provided in section 239-2 of the Municipal Act 2001 move into a closed meeting at 6.57 p.m. to address a matter pertaining to litigation or potential litigation and advice that a subject to solicitor client privilege, specifically Ontario land tribunal files, and a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality, specifically potential sale of land.

1320
01:58:05,610 --> 01:58:07,390
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1321
01:58:07,590 --> 01:58:12,650
All the directors with the exception of the Director of Planning and Building are excused.

1322
01:58:20,970 --> 01:58:22,190
I'm sorry, Cindy, you too.

1323
01:58:23,830 --> 01:58:24,230
I

1324
01:58:28,200 --> 01:58:29,220
think we're good, Mr. Mayor.

1325
01:58:29,500 --> 01:58:30,380
Okay, thank you very much.

1326
01:58:31,120 --> 01:58:33,340
We're going to reconvene into an open session.

1327
01:58:33,740 --> 01:58:35,260
We have a motion for that, please.

1328
01:58:36,220 --> 01:58:40,900
Moved by Councillor McKisak, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith, that Council rise from the

1329
01:58:40,900 --> 01:58:43,660
close meeting at 7.22 p.m. and report.

1330
01:58:44,960 --> 01:58:45,940
All in favor of the motion?

1331
01:58:46,360 --> 01:58:46,720
Carried.

1332
01:58:47,540 --> 01:58:51,020
We have another motion for the report.

1333
01:58:51,540 --> 01:58:51,660
Yes.

1334
01:58:52,300 --> 01:58:55,160
Moved by Councillor Gando, seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith,

1335
01:58:55,600 --> 01:58:58,300
that the recommendations contained in the confidential reports

1336
01:58:58,300 --> 01:59:02,140
concerning the Ontario land tribunal files and potential sale

1337
01:59:02,140 --> 01:59:03,200
of land be adopted.

1338
01:59:04,200 --> 01:59:05,200
All in favor of the motion?

1339
01:59:06,300 --> 01:59:06,580
Carried.

1340
01:59:06,580 --> 01:59:12,020
Next, we have a confirmation of by-law, by-law number 2022-58.

1341
01:59:13,340 --> 01:59:19,180
Moved by Deputy Mayor Smith, seconded by Councillor Gainesau, that by-law number 2022-58

1342
01:59:19,180 --> 01:59:24,500
to adopt, confirm, and ratify matters dealt with by resolution, be read and passed in open

1343
01:59:24,500 --> 01:59:28,300
counsel signed and sealed this 13th day of July 2022.

1344
01:59:29,160 --> 01:59:30,040
All in favor?

1345
01:59:30,800 --> 01:59:31,080
Carried?

1346
01:59:31,580 --> 01:59:32,920
Last motion for adjournment.

1347
01:59:35,510 --> 01:59:39,510
Moved by Councillor Woods, seconded by Councillor McKisic, that Councillor

1348
01:59:39,510 --> 01:59:43,330
adjourn this meeting at 7.23 p.m. and return to the call of the chair.

1349
01:59:43,790 --> 01:59:44,530
All in favor.

1350
01:59:45,610 --> 01:59:46,550
Motion is carried. Thank you.

1351
01:59:46,990 --> 01:59:47,410
Thanks, everyone.

1352
01:59:52,470 --> 01:59:53,050
Long meeting.