[0:00] Morning
[0:06] council staff and those joining us on
YouTube. Sorry for the slight delay.
[0:10] We're still waiting for one of our
members to get on. Having technical
[0:14] difficulties, but anyhow, we're going to
start the meeting. Uh just before we get
[0:18] going, uh just want to recognize uh that
council and staff are wearing their
[0:24] Terry Fox shirts and uh for the Terry
Fox Foundation. Just a reminder, the
[0:30] Terry Fox run will be held this
September 20th out in Perkinsville.
[0:36] Uh you can walk, run, bike, rollerblade,
whatever you'd like to do uh along the
[0:43] Palm Beach Road. So any support for
cancer research will be greatly
[0:48] appreciated as usual. So calling the me
meeting to order. The approval of the
[0:54] agenda that the committee of the whole
agenda for September 9th, 2026 be
[1:00] approved. Have it moved by councelor
Lashel, seconded by councelor Talbot.
[1:06] All those in favor
and that is carried. Uh disclosures of
[1:12] interest. Any member have a disclosure
of interest?
[1:16] Not seeing any. If
uh members do come across that, they can
[1:22] uh file it with the clerk. We have no
presentations or delegations. That'll
[1:26] take us to protective and development
services. Uh not seeing councelor
[1:33] Raymond back on yet. So, councelor
Lashel, I'll let you uh chair this
[1:38] portion of the meeting.
>> Yes, deputy mayor. First item is 5.1
[1:44] PDS 202632
manager planning and development service
[1:48] read temporary use bylaw extension
205704 road I have a recommend
[1:54] recommendation moved by councelor Larma
seconded by councelor Telbot that item
[1:59] PDS 202632
dated September 9th 2026 regarding
[2:05] temporary use bylaw extension file
number 2026-ZBA-2
[2:10] for 20 5704 Road be received and that
the application 2026 said BA O2 for
[2:18] 20704
road be approved to permit a business
[2:23] which consists only of a vehicle
equipment storage for a tree removal
[2:26] business. firewood splitting, storage of
logs and wood chips for a maximum period
[2:31] of 18 months and that the owners of
20570 road amend the existing
[2:37] development agreement with the township
obtain and that the appropriate bylaw be
[2:41] brought forward for council
consideration at a future meeting.
[2:47] Anything further to add?
>> Uh thank you councel. Nothing further to
[2:51] add. I would answer any questions on the
report.
[2:54] Any questions for members of council?
[2:59] Seeing none, all those in favor?
And that is carried.
[3:08] 5.2 PDS 202631
planning technician remunicipal heritage
[3:15] registration update. Update of a
recommendation moved by deputy mayor
[3:20] Norris seconded by Mayor Walker.
Recommendation that I in PDF 2026 031
[3:26] dated September 9, 2026 regarding
admissible heritage registration be
[3:30] received.
Any further to add to this?
[3:35] » Thank you, Councelor L. Chappelle.
Nothing further to add but happy to
[3:39] answer any questions.
>> Any questions for members of council?
[3:45] Deputy mayor.
>> Thanks. Just a quick comment uh just in
[3:50] the uh entrance way of uh the office uh
we have a uh a bulletin board up there
[3:57] with all our previous single room school
houses and it's uh quite fascinating to
[4:02] actually see the numbers that were
actually in Tay. So I just throwing that
[4:06] plug out there. Thank you.
Just say any other further questions of
[4:11] councel before I ask one
and maybe I read this wrong but just
[4:16] made through to Miss Beamer when I read
it. Do I assume that the council of the
[4:22] day can appoint can administer the
heritage label to any residents in Tate
[4:28] Township? Is that what I'm reading that
the council has that ability?
[4:34] » Uh to councelor Lashel. Um, not
necessarily the
[4:41] uh heritage prop to designate a
property, it must meet criteria set out
[4:47] in the uh heritage act in order to go
forth with the designation.
[4:55] » Okay. Just my curiosity was I just
thought I read that council had that
[4:59] ability and and if I was the homeowner
didn't want that designation there are a
[5:03] lot of problems and pitfalls but long
there's some mechanisms in place that
[5:07] does allow us to have the ability to
just take some ofund and some years old
[5:11] and you know make it heritage thing
especially with the requirement
[5:15] restrictions that follow with it. Okay.
Thank you. Any further questions?
[5:21] Seeing none I call those a vote. All
those in favor and that is carried.
[5:26] Moved on. Item 5.3 PDS 2026 033 manager
of building service CBO read monthly
[5:34] activity report. I have a recommendation
moved by councelor Bumstead seconded by
[5:41] councelor Raymond. That item PDS 2026
033 dated September 9, 2026 regarding
[5:48] the monthly active report building
service division June through to August
[5:52] 2026 be received. Anything further to
add, Jason?
[5:56] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. CBO Craig is on
vacation this week, so you have me and
[6:00] instead I'm here to answer any questions
or get them for you at a future date.
[6:05] » Any questions for members of council?
[6:10] » Say none. I'll call those to vote. All
those in favor of the report and that is
[6:14] carried.
Moving on to item 5.4 PDS 202629
[6:21] manager missible law enforcement
services monthly active report for June
[6:26] uh through August 2026.
I have a recommendation that is moved by
[6:31] councelor Telbot, second by councelor
Armond
[6:35] that the item PDS 26 regarding a
multi-active report malforcement service
[6:41] be received. Any more further to add to
it? Johnson
[6:45] » chair. Nothing further to add but happy
to answer any questions.
[6:49] » Any questions for members of council?
>> Councelor Raymond.
[6:55] » Thank you uh through the chair. Uh first
of all, I noticed that uh in the summary
[7:00] there's uh what are we down to? I think
was one um STR
[7:07] uh charge.
I'm getting uh one person has been
[7:11] asking me quite often about the status
of the STRs in our uh township and I
[7:18] tried or I'm going to be explaining to
him that the way we're doing it is the
[7:22] way we've always done it and that was
just to enforce um all our bylaws. So I
[7:30] think this speaks to the fact that I
don't think STRs are a problem here.
[7:34] Correct me if I'm wrong. It seems like
the average complaints that we're
[7:38] getting are more just residential based
as opposed to SDR based. I read it that
[7:43] way. Am I correct?
>> Thank you, Chair.
[7:47] » Um, yes, I would agree that's correct.
Um, last year we had 11 complaints
[7:52] related to short-term rental properties
and this year we're sitting at one. Um,
[7:57] so we're not seeing a lot of concerns
with those properties.
[8:02] » I think that Thank you, follow up
through the chair. I think that's uh
[8:05] very indicative when you realize the
kids are going back to school and
[8:08] technically there's not really a lot of
summer left. Anyway, thank you for the
[8:12] report. Uh that's it. Thank you, chair.
>> Any further comments? Seeing none, all
[8:19] those in favor
that is carried. Move on item 5.5 PDS
[8:25] 202630 general manager of protective and
development service for our chief CMC
[8:30] rem monthly activity report June/ August
2026 I have a recommendation that's
[8:36] moved by deputy mayor Norris seconded by
councelor Raymond that item PDS 2026 030
[8:42] dated September 9 2026 regarding the
monthly every report general matter
[8:47] protector and development service by
chief CMC June/ August 2026 being
[8:51] received
Mr. Amr, anything further that?
[8:55] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, nothing
further than that.
[8:58] » Any questions for Mr. Amr?
Seeing none. All those in favor
[9:04] and carried. And back to you, Deputy
Mayor.
[9:07] » Thanks, Councelor Lash Pal. Well done.
Uh, we do have councelor Raymond joining
[9:12] us. Good to get your technical issues
out of the way. Okay, we'll go to
[9:17] operational services and I'll turn it to
councelor Larramoff.
[9:22] Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Okay. I have
item 6.1 OS 20226020
[9:29] general manager of operational services,
manager of engineering services,
[9:34] re-extended use of the Teshore Trail by
Georgian Bay Snow Riders Club, GBSR.
[9:41] I have a recommendation moved by
councelor Bumstead and seconded by
[9:44] councelor Lash Pel that reads that item
OS 202620
[9:51] dated September 9th 2026
regarding the extended use of the
[9:55] Tayshore Trail by the Georgian Bay Snow
sorry snow riders club GBSR be received
[10:03] at the and that council endorse the
continued use of a designated portion of
[10:08] the Teshore Trail by the GBSR. are for
snowmobile access during the winter
[10:13] season and that staff be directed to
negotiate and finalize a new 4-year
[10:20] agreement with the GBSR for the use of
the existing trail system throughout K
[10:25] Township, including the Tayshore Trail
between Triple Bay Road and Duffy Drive
[10:30] and return the agreement to council for
final approval. Mr. Bariel, do you have
[10:35] anything to add to the this report?
Uh, I'm happy to answer any questions
[10:39] that come up.
>> Okay. Um, council, any questions?
[10:44] Councelor Lashel.
>> Yeah, sir. The chair, I really have
[10:49] mixed feelings about this. I understand
what the intent is, but I have a few
[10:53] questions that the chair will allow me
to ask, but originally going back a few
[10:57] years, we granted these individuals the
right to access on the trail that would
[11:01] consist of a pave section right down
which is very easy to walk on. And I'm
[11:06] curious and wonder if there is any merit
to their concern about legitimate
[11:11] walking. I know that the trail is kept
at about a foot and I argue my last
[11:16] council meeting was that they have
excess to walk on this not a problem. I
[11:20] don't know about you, but I walked down
the sidewalks to take they do a lot of
[11:23] walking. When it's accumulation and it
gets soft, it that's difficult to walk
[11:27] on. And I noticed in the report that you
said there was some people that were in
[11:31] favor and about five that were against.
But do we recognize that the uh you know
[11:36] the u submission that they circulated
you know was about 100 some people on it
[11:41] that objected to this. So I'm just
curious are we really you know taking
[11:46] some that was really really good to only
acceptable to a few. I know snowmobiles
[11:51] have the ability to go anywhere they
want. They drive down the roads that
[11:55] this is such a short distance. I I have
a hard time believe it's a major
[11:58] thoroughare and I'm always curious how
many action machines use it. So, I do
[12:03] have difficulty and I have sympathy for
the old individual for trying to walk
[12:06] and this is this was the attend
originally. So, I don't know if I'm I'm
[12:11] I'm in favor of it, but I I'm sitting on
the fence on this, but I I rather see it
[12:15] left the way it is, but I'll take the
whims of council and see where we go
[12:19] with it. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Any further questions or
[12:24] comments?
Everybody for some reason.
[12:30] » Council said.
>> Yep. Council Bumstead, go ahead.
[12:34] » Uh, thank you through the chair. Um, I'd
be curious to know of the five
[12:39] complaints what the nature of those
complaints were and of the 160 positive
[12:47] uh uh comments. Were the people all from
Tay that had positive comments or were
[12:55] they from outside of Tay?
[13:03] Um, we can get you a a list of the five
complaints that we received. As for the
[13:09] location, we don't ask for the location
when they either called in or sent in an
[13:15] email.
[13:20] » Oh, okay. Thank you.
[13:25] » I don't see any. Oh, sorry, Deputy Mayor
Norris. Thanks, Council Laram. It's just
[13:30] a quick comment. I support the uh
recommendation from staff. One uh quick
[13:34] one that just kind of bounced off me. Um
was there any incidents reported to uh
[13:41] you know from the OP or the Georgia Bay
snow riders or even our uh TA fire
[13:46] department that had to respond to any
incident out on the trail?
[13:51] » I don't want to speak for Chief Chief
Himer, but Tay Fire didn't respond to
[13:55] anything. Um we have no record or
uh OP did not contact us regarding any
[14:03] incidents on the trail. Um and the snow
riders um they rely on the OP so they
[14:11] really don't have any uh record of
anything happening on the trail that we
[14:16] need to know about.
[14:20] and a followup comment, councelor
Larmont.
[14:25] » Um,
>> so that's great. Um, I guess my only
[14:29] other uh comment and that is I know
originally back when we turned around
[14:34] and even started opening the trail and I
think Mr. Robinson was instrumental in
[14:39] doing this and I think it was a great
idea at the time because nothing else
[14:43] had been brought forth. I think moving
forward uh being a multi-use uh trail as
[14:49] the report
uh mentions
[14:53] and us having you know 40 kilometers
roughly of sidewalks um I think we can
[15:00] uh extend this uh agreement with the
Georgian Bay Snow Riders and u there
[15:06] will be times when uh walking may be
difficult on the trail yet our sidewalk
[15:12] should be in fair shape so That's my
position. Thank you,
[15:19] » Councelor Telbot.
[15:24] » Thank you through the chair. I wasn't
sure if you were able to see that. Um
[15:28] just um a question GM burial with um you
know any damage done to the trail on the
[15:34] paving or you know after the snow
moves on? No,
[15:40] » we have not done any repairs to the
trail. I walk it and ride it on my bike
[15:45] and I have noticed any damage to the
trail.
[15:48] » Okay. Wonderful.
Thank you,
[15:52] » Mayor Walker.
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Just uh question
[15:57] to Brian. U this one section that we got
the complaints about. Um is there not
[16:04] another section down towards Wabashene
that the snow riders don't use that we
[16:09] keep clear?
[16:14] Yep, there is.
>> Yeah. So, this section ends at Duffy
[16:17] Drive, um, Mayor Walker, and then
obviously from Duffy or sorry, we keep
[16:23] clear um from Pine Street to Cold Water
Road
[16:30] » in Yeah. So, the the snow riders end at
Duffy. There's nothing from Duffy to
[16:37] um
to to to to
[16:41] Pine Street and then from Pine Street to
Cold Water Road, we do uh maintenance
[16:45] like we would on a sidewalk for walking.
>> Okay. So, in in addition to the
[16:50] sidewalks, there is another option for
those people that's not too far away.
[16:56] » Yeah.
>> Okay. Thank Thank you, Madam Chair.
[17:02] I don't see any further comments, so
I'll call for the vote. All those in
[17:07] favor.
[17:13] Okay, motion carried.
Okay. Item 6.2 OS.
[17:19] » Madam Chair, uh, Councelor Lash
Chappelle didn't vote. Are you in favor
[17:23] or opposed, Councelor Lashel?
>> Thank you, Mr. Walker. I didn't vote. We
[17:28] call record a vote, but I oppose. Thank
you.
[17:31] » No, we didn't call a recorded vote, but
we always vote on every matter. I just
[17:35] wondered uh maybe if your hand got stuck
under your desk or something. Thank you.
[17:40] » No, in your worship, this is the first
time anybody else has requested. I guess
[17:44] this is just unique for me. Thank you.
>> Perhaps it's the first time nobody has
[17:49] decided not to vote in the hopes that
they wouldn't be identified as to which
[17:53] way they were going on the matter.
>> Thank you, I thought I made it clear
[17:57] that we wouldn't support it. Thank you.
[18:02] » Okay. Um item 6.2 OS 2026
025 general manager general manager of
[18:11] operational services manager of
engineering services rewabin standpipe
[18:17] relining project. I have a
recommendation moved by councelor
[18:20] Raymond and seconded by councelor Talbot
that reads that item OS 2026
[18:27] 025 dated September 9th 2026 regarding
the Washine standpipe
[18:33] relying project be received Mr. Burial,
do you have anything to add to your
[18:38] report?
>> Just the the reason for the report is
[18:41] it's going to end up being a multi-year.
So the budget will get carried forward
[18:46] to 2027.
The idea is that we um in conjunction
[18:50] with Aqua obtain Aqua has one. We just
have to schedule it a temporary water uh
[18:58] storage source so that Washine still has
fire protection. So um we wanted to
[19:04] bring this to council. now get council's
endorsement. Then we'll move it forward
[19:08] and start scheduling the work.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um open the floor for
[19:14] any comments or questions from council.
Seeing none, I will call for the vote.
[19:20] All in favor?
[19:24] Motion carried. Okay. Item 6.3 OS
20226024.
[19:31] General Manager of Operational Services,
Manager of Engineering Services, read
[19:35] monthly activity report June to August
2026. I have a recommendation moved by
[19:41] Deputy Mayor Norris and seconded by
Councelor Bumstead that reads that OS
[19:46] 2026 024 dated September 9th, 2026
regarding the monthly activity report
[19:53] operational services June to August 2026
be received. Mr. Bario, do you have
[19:59] anything to add to this report?
>> No, I'm happy to answer any questions.
[20:03] The report's long enough.
>> Okay. Um, open the floor to any
[20:08] questions, councelor Lashel.
[20:13] » It's through to the chair to Mr. Bario.
Under the um
[20:19] waste water, I see that you stated
that's just ongoing. And I I guess for
[20:24] me is the status of when this will go to
tender. This is all critical decision
[20:30] making that we have to make the longer
we put this off. So, I'm curious where
[20:33] we're at and how soon we'll be able to
put this back out to tender because I
[20:37] said we are getting anxious people and
I'd like to see some kind of thing in
[20:43] place before this council dissolved. So,
update Sean where we're at as far as
[20:48] timing
>> for the city plan.
[20:51] » Yes, please.
>> Yeah. So, um WSP is doing the redesign.
[20:57] We've modified it again a bit to utilize
some of the lands to the south because
[21:03] the site's getting pretty congested. So
that um is going to take another month
[21:09] or so. So the intention is to go for out
for tender in January um with a spring
[21:18] start. The other way is it would have
been a winter start. Most contractors
[21:23] would have pushed to spring anyways. So,
we're hoping that this by doing this
[21:29] we've um have the best layout as
possible for that site for the plant and
[21:35] the most economical uh tender.
>> Just to follow up to Mr. Bario.
[21:43] » Yeah, just you went the last part you
didn't mention on it the the the
[21:48] economic benefit. So, we we will see a
huge drop in the cost Sean. So, I think
[21:53] the delay is worth it at at the end.
become something that's viable for us
[21:57] from a finance part of it. So, so you
see that this could be a huge savings by
[22:01] this delay, but at the end of the day,
that's all about money. So,
[22:07] » go ahead, Mr. Baron.
>> Yeah, the other component is it sets it
[22:11] up sets the site up a lot better for
future expansions for the 10, 20, 30
[22:18] years um instead of keeping it all on a
congested site similar to some of our
[22:22] other facilities.
Yeah, I appreciate it. I think it's a
[22:26] good good good option, Nebraska. Thank
you.
[22:29] » Okay, thank you,
Deputy Mayor Norris.
[22:34] » Thanks, Council Arman. It's just a quick
comment. Uh, great report. It was
[22:38] extensive, but just a shout out to the
day camp and the uh
[22:44] and the uh soccer uh program. Um, it was
a great success.
[22:50] Trying to hide my phone here.
Um, sorry about that.
[22:56] Um, other than that, the only other one
was the uh memorial benches um out along
[23:03] the trail and the picnic tables that
Sarah has done on the GIS mapping. I
[23:08] think it's impressive. U so well done
Sarah and Brian Sean. Other than that,
[23:14] that's all I got. Other than uh all the
paving that is going on uh hopefully
[23:19] everybody's watching the uh website
identifying when uh you know the paving
[23:25] is occurring. So well done.
>> Thank you.
[23:30] » Any other comments or questions?
Seeing none, I will call for the vote.
[23:35] All those in favor?
>> Motion carried. Thank you, Deputy Mayor.
[23:40] Back to you.
[23:44] Nice councelor. Well done. Uh we'll go
to uh
[23:50] corporate services and uh councelor
Bumstead.
[23:54] » Thank you deputy mayor. We have item 7.1
CS-2026-065
[24:02] legislative coordinator read 2027
committee of the whole and council
[24:08] meeting schedule. I have a motion moved
by councelor Telbot, seconded by
[24:13] councelor Lashappelle that reads that
item CS-2026-065
[24:20] dated September 9th, 2026 regarding a
2027 committee of the whole and council
[24:26] meeting schedule be received and that
the proposed 2027 committee of the whole
[24:32] and council meeting schedule attached
hereto as schedule one be approved as
[24:37] presented.
Do you have anything further to add to
[24:41] your report, Lacy?
>> Uh, thank you to the chair. Nothing
[24:44] further to add, but happy to answer any
questions.
[24:47] » Thank you. Uh, any comments or questions
from council?
[24:53] Uh, seeing none, I will now call the
vote. All those in favor?
[24:58] And that motion is carried. Oh, carried.
Thank you.
[25:03] Item 7.2 2 CS-2026-067
[25:08] deputy mayor RE20 2026 or sorry deputy
treasurer read 20226
[25:15] Q2 tax applications I have a motion
moved by Mayor Walker seconded by
[25:21] councelor Raymond that reads that item
CS-2026-067
[25:27] dated September 9th 2026 regarding the
2026 Q2 tax application report be
[25:35] received and that the tax adjustments in
the amount of $2,39183
[25:42] be approved. Does the deputy treasurer
have anything further to add to her
[25:46] report?
>> Thank you for your chair. Nothing
[25:50] further to add, but happy to answer any
questions.
[25:53] » Thank you, Rebecca. Uh comments or
questions from council?
[25:59] Uh seeing none, I will now call the
vote. All those in favor
[26:04] and that motion is carried. Thank you.
Item 7.3 CS-2026-071
[26:12] municipal clerk library CEO REI 122 and
124 Juno Road easemen agreements. I have
[26:21] a motion moved by councelor Talbot,
seconded by councelor Larma that reads
[26:26] that item CS-2026-071
[26:31] dated September 9th, 2026 regarding
easement agreements 122 and 124 Juno
[26:38] Road be received and that the mayor and
clerk be authorized and directed to
[26:43] enter into easement agreements attached
as schedules 1 and two to items CS-2026.
[26:50] 6-071
with the owners of 122 and 124 Juno Road
[26:57] respectively. Does the clerk have
anything further to add to this report?
[27:02] » Thank you, Chair Bumstead. Nothing
further to add, but I'm happy to answer
[27:04] any questions.
>> Thank you. Comments or questions from
[27:09] council?
[27:12] Seeing none, I will now call the vote.
All those in favor
[27:19] and that motion is carried. Thank you.
Item 7.4 CS-2026-066
[27:27] Deputy Treasurer Remonly Activity Report
June August 2026. I have a motion moved
[27:34] by councelor Raymond seconded by
councelor Lashappel that reads that item
[27:38] CS-2026-066
[27:42] dated September 9th 2026 regarding the
monthly activity report financial
[27:48] services June July and August 2026 be
received Rebecca do you have anything
[27:55] further to add to report
>> through you chair nothing to add but I'm
[28:00] happy to answer any questions
>> thank Thank you. Comments or questions
[28:04] from council at this time?
Seeing none, I will now call the vote.
[28:10] All those in favor?
And that motion is carried. Thank you.
[28:16] Item 7.5 CS-2026-070
[28:22] manager of communications and technology
services regarding monthly activity
[28:26] report June to August 2026. I have a
motion moved by councelor Raymond
[28:32] seconded by deputy mayor Norris that
reads that item CS-2026-070
[28:39] dated September 9th 2026 regarding the
monthly activity report communications
[28:45] and technology technology services June
July and August 2026 be received.
[28:53] Elizabeth do you have anything further
to add to your report? Nothing further
[28:57] at this time, but happy to answer any
questions.
[29:01] » Thank you. Questions or comments from
council?
[29:06] Councelor Raymond, go ahead, please.
>> Thank you through the chair. I just want
[29:11] to thank you for the quick response to
my question regarding the notifications
[29:17] going back on the website regarding our
road um situation, road situation. uh it
[29:23] was wellreceived and I just hope that uh
we have an ability to keep it all
[29:27] current even if it's uh mundane at times
it uh a lot of people need to see that
[29:33] rather than ask questions all over
social media so again thank you
[29:40] » thank you councelor Raymond any further
questions or comments
[29:45] seeing none I will now call the vote all
those in favor
[29:51] and that motion is carried Thank you.
Item 7.6 CS-2026-068
[29:59] municipal clerk library CEO remon
monthly activity report June to August
[30:04] 2026. I have a motion moved by councelor
Lash Chappelle seconded by councelor
[30:10] Talbot that reads that item CS-2026-06A
[30:15] dated September 9th 2026
regarding the monthly activity report
[30:20] legislative services June July and
August 2026 be received. Does the clerk
[30:27] have anything further to add to her
report at this time?
[30:33] » Thank you councelor Bumstead. Nothing
further to add, but happy to answer any
[30:36] questions.
>> Thank you, Caitlyn. Uh, comments or
[30:40] questions from council?
Seeing none, I will now call the vote.
[30:45] All those in favor?
And that motion is carried. Thank you.
[30:51] Item 7.7, CS-2026-069,
[30:56] Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy
Clerk, Remonthly Activity Report, June
[31:02] to August 2026. I have a motion moved by
Mayor Walker, seconded by councelor Lama
[31:08] that reads that item CS-2026-069
[31:13] dated September 9th, 2026 regarding the
monthly activity report CAO deputy clerk
[31:20] June, July and August 2026 be received.
Does the CAO have anything further to
[31:27] add to the her report?
>> Thank you, Chair Bumstead. Nothing
[31:31] further to add at this point, but here
for questions.
[31:34] Thank you, Andrea. Any comments from
council?
[31:38] Seeing none, I will now call the vote.
All those in favor?
[31:44] And that motion is carried. Thank you.
And I'll turn it back to you, Deputy
[31:49] Mayor Norris.
>> Thanks, Councelor Monstead. Well done,
[31:53] uh, staff and all their reporting. We'll
move to other business items for
[31:57] information. 9.1. We have some
correspondence.
[32:01] Charles Glacier
uh urgent need for government reform and
[32:07] cost efficiency across tiny T Midland
Penitentang. Uh councelor Raymond pulled
[32:12] this. So councelor Raymond,
>> thank you uh through the chair. I I you
[32:18] know I just asked to have this so
everybody could take a gander for those
[32:22] of you that were not with us last term.
We used to have all of these
[32:26] collaboration happening between uh the
four municipalities. In fact, uh, memory
[32:31] serves me right, the mayors used to have
regular meetings as well. Uh, and then
[32:36] bit by bit, uh, some of the other
municipalities started pulling away. So,
[32:40] um, I I find it ironic that TE has put
in there since it more or less fell
[32:45] apart and we really had, I don't think,
anything to do with it falling apart.
[32:49] Having said that, uh, any opportunity
for us to get back to those kind of
[32:55] arrangements, uh, I think would be
welcome. but not only the municipalities
[32:59] but the all the residents as well
because there was some good work that
[33:02] came out of that. Anyway, I just wanted
to push that out there. Thank you.
[33:08] » Thank you, Councelor Raymond. Uh I'm
seeing that no other comments. Oh,
[33:13] Councelor Walker
or sorry, Mayor Walker.
[33:18] » Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh just a
comment further to um Councelor
[33:22] Raymond's comments. Yeah, we we the
previous term we used to get together
[33:26] every uh every month or so. Uh the
problem with the current uh group is
[33:33] three of the four mayors work full-time
as well. So their availability is not uh
[33:40] what was there previously with four
retired people. Um, we do still um we we
[33:47] do still communicate with each other on
a fairly regular basis through uh
[33:52] through um texts and emails.
But I think this uh gentleman is more
[33:59] referring to an amalgamation than
anything else.
[34:03] And I'm afraid uh what's prompted him,
if you notice the actions he wants is uh
[34:11] a full pause on multi-million dollar
expansion projects.
[34:16] And then he notes such as the tiny
township administrative building.
[34:22] So I think that's the precipice for his
uh his um desire to write because as far
[34:29] as I know the gentleman has never
contacted me or any member of staff to
[34:36] review our financials.
So I'm not sure uh where he gets off on
[34:42] the um uh inefficiencies etc. It seems
to me that there's one item that uh
[34:49] prompted this and he's throwing the
other three municipalities in there as
[34:53] well.
Thank Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks,
[34:57] Mayor Walker. Councelor Lash Pal, did I
see your card? No.
[35:04] Other than that, just to go along with
what Mayor Walker says, you know,
[35:08] amalgamation and this one part that's
been ongoing since 1994, and that was
[35:13] back when the uh pro when we did
amalgamate and the province did announce
[35:17] even back then that uh municipalities
didn't go far enough. So, what happens
[35:22] in the future? Who knows? Um but yeah, I
think uh it's noted. I do know other
[35:30] uh members of council, not with our
municipality are making comments to do
[35:36] with that. So we'll leave it at that as
information. So not seeing anyone else.
[35:44] Uh we have uh no delegation followup.
General discussion committee staff
[35:50] questions and answer period. I'll open
it to the floor or staff.
[35:59] Not seeing any. So that brings us to
close session. We do have one item for
[36:04] close session. So, a resolution that the
committee of the whole retired to a
[36:09] close session
at 9:39
[36:13] a.m. under authority of the municipal
act section 2392B
[36:18] personal matters about an identif
identifiable individual including
[36:24] municipal or local board employees and
section 239 2D labor relations or
[36:31] employee negotiations.
Have it moved by Mayor Walker, seconded
[36:36] by councelor
goes and
[36:41] just oh councelor rain sorry.
>> Thank you through the chair. I just
[36:46] wanted to I have declared an interest in
this item so I will not be
[36:50] participating. I'm wondering if I could
be if I could just be put into the
[36:54] waiting room until this session is over
or if I have to leave the meeting.
[37:00] » No, the clerk has just nodded her head.
So we will do that.
[37:04] » All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[37:05] » Whatever the wait whatever the waiting
room is.
[37:08] [laughter]
>> And there will be there will be warm
[37:11] coffee and sweets in the waiting room.
>> Oh,
[37:15] » perfect. Thank you. Thank you for taking
care of me.
[37:19] » Okay. Again, it's Mayor Walker and
Councelor Llama are moving that. All
[37:25] those in favor?
And that is carried.
[37:30] So, as we flip to our uh or I'll give
Katie a second.