[1:32] Hello folks. I'd like to call this uh

[1:34] meeting to order and we'll start with uh

[1:38] uh land acknowledgement. Uh councelor

[1:40] Revo.

[1:41] >> Thank you through you. The lands we know

[1:43] » Thank you through you. The lands we know

[1:43] today as the township of center

[1:44] Wellington have been home to indigenous

[1:46] people since time memorial. We

[1:48] acknowledge that we're on the treaty

[1:49] lands and the traditional territory of

[1:51] the Anesnabi and the Hodnachoni. With

[1:54] increasing encroachment by

[1:55] non-indigenous settlers in the township

[1:57] of center Wellington, the Anesnabi and

[1:59] the Hodneson couldn't continue their

[2:01] traditional lifestyles and settled in

[2:02] their villages along the Credit River

[2:04] and the Grand River valleys. These

[2:06] indigenous nations uphold their treaty

[2:08] rights within our jurisdiction. Today,

[2:10] the township of Center Wellington

[2:12] remains home to indigenous peoples from

[2:14] all across Turtle Island. We're grateful

[2:16] to have the opportunity to share and to

[2:18] respect Mother Earth and we're committed

[2:20] to building constructive and cooperative

[2:22] relation.

[2:25] » Uh thank you councelor Evoy. I'm going

[2:28] to move down to item three addendums and

[2:30] corrections to the agenda and I'll look

[2:32] to Tyler here to speak to that.

[2:35] >> Excellent. So through the mayor we do

[2:36] » Excellent. So through the mayor we do

[2:36] have one addition for myself would be to

[2:39] item 10.1. It's a delegation uh for item

[2:43] 12.4 for Randy Bane Fergus Allegian. Um

[2:47] so if I could get it'd be we would need

[2:49] to take a motion for that. Um the

[2:51] council of the township of Senator

[2:52] Wellington amends the agenda to include

[2:54] 10.1 delegation item 124 Randy Vain

[2:57] Fergus Allore Legion.

[3:03] I see councelor Evo and a secondary

[3:05] councelor McDonald. Uh any further

[3:07] comments or questions? Uh seeing none,

[3:10] all those in favor of that. Thank you

[3:12] very much. That's so moved.

[3:15] >> Council Wil.

[3:16] » Council Wil.

[3:16] >> Councelor Wilton.

[3:18] » Councelor Wilton.

[3:18] >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. I would also

[3:19] » Thank you, Mayor Waters. I would also

[3:19] like to add a notice of motion to I

[3:22] believe it's 14.1. And to do that, I

[3:24] understand I'd need to request to uh

[3:26] wave procedural bylaw to uh account for

[3:29] not giving notice on the agenda.

[3:32] Thank you.

[3:36] » Uh I look for support on that. Uh yes,

[3:39] sorry. Would you like to care to speak

[3:40] to that, Tyler?

[3:43] Perfect. So through the mayor, just uh

[3:45] from a procedural standpoint, in order

[3:46] to wave the most provisions within our

[3:48] procedural bylaw, we need to take a vote

[3:51] on that, which would need two/3 vote. So

[3:54] um I do have a motion if you'd like me

[3:55] to read it out and then we can see where

[3:57] it goes from there. Excellent. So uh the

[3:59] motion will read that the council of the

[4:00] township of San Wellington waves a no

[4:02] provisions for the no motion, councelor

[4:04] Wilton. Uh and I believe it's on data

[4:06] centers. Correct.

[4:10] » Okay. So again, I look to council for

[4:12] support on this. Councelor Adams

[4:14] seconder. Uh well, I guess you councelor

[4:17] Kratic. Um any further comments or

[4:20] questions? Seeing none, all those in

[4:21] favor? And that's so moved.

[4:24] >> Okay.

[4:29] » Perfect. Now with that with that going

[4:31] ahead uh and being um put onto the

[4:35] agenda again, we need to just make the

[4:36] amendment to the agenda. So uh the

[4:38] council of the township of center

[4:39] Wellington amends the agenda and include

[4:41] item 14.1 the notice of motion council

[4:44] well data centers and then the item

[4:46] would be listed and then be brought

[4:48] forward on the the next agenda. So the

[4:50] August 24th meeting just so everybody's

[4:51] aware.

[4:52] >> Okay. Yes.

[4:55] » Yeah. I need a mover on that. Uh

[4:58] councelor Wilton

[4:59] >> and seconder on that councelor

[5:01] » and seconder on that councelor

[5:01] Jefferson. Any further comments or

[5:03] questions? Seeing none. All those in

[5:04] favor that so moved. Okay. So, are we

[5:09] finished now in that little uh circle of

[5:11] funds?

[5:11] >> We are.

[5:12] » We are.

[5:12] >> Okay. So, now um uh let's go down to

[5:15] » Okay. So, now um uh let's go down to

[5:15] disclosure of pecuniary interests.

[5:18] Okay. Seeing none. And uh now we'll

[5:21] moved into uh close session or I'll read

[5:24] this that the council township of center

[5:26] Wellington convene into close session in

[5:28] accordance with section 2392 AE and F of

[5:32] the municipal act uh 2001 as amended to

[5:35] consider a the security of a property of

[5:38] a municipal or local board. Uh E

[5:41] litigation or potential litigation

[5:43] including matters before administrative

[5:45] tribunals affecting the municipality or

[5:47] local board. F advice that is subject to

[5:51] solicitor client uh privilege including

[5:52] communications necessary for that

[5:54] purpose. Recommendation that the council

[5:57] of township of center Wellington convene

[5:58] in close session in accordance with

[6:00] section 2392A

[6:02] and F of the mun act 2001 as amended to

[6:06] consider a the security of property of

[6:08] the municipality or local board. E,

[6:11] litigation or potential litigation

[6:12] including matters before administrative

[6:14] tribunos affecting the municipal

[6:16] municipality or local board and F uh

[6:19] advice that is subject to solicister

[6:21] client privilege including

[6:22] communications necessary for that

[6:24] purpose. Do I have a mover for that?

[6:26] Council Kratic second on that.

[6:29] Council McDonald, any further comments

[6:31] or questions? Seeing none, all those in

[6:33] favor and we are going to move into

[6:36] close and we uh we expect to be back

[6:39] here around 4

[1:48:27] Okay. Uh we're going to read convene in

[1:48:29] back into open session and matters

[1:48:32] arising from close session. Uh I'm going

[1:48:34] to read the following paid parking

[1:48:37] discussion on paid parking as well as

[1:48:39] potential solutions. Any questions

[1:48:42] concerning this uh please forward it to

[1:48:44] our clerk's office. So uh our clerk may

[1:48:48] become very popular that way. So um uh

[1:48:52] public meetings to consider zoning

[1:48:55] amendments.

[1:48:56] Uh none a presentation and announcements

[1:49:00] uh delegations and

[1:49:03] >> and at this point in time

[1:49:05] » and at this point in time

[1:49:05] >> Randy

[1:49:05] » Randy

[1:49:05] >> Yep. I would like to ask uh Randy Bain

[1:49:08] » Yep. I would like to ask uh Randy Bain

[1:49:08] and to come up to uh uh to speak to

[1:49:11] council and uh welcome Randy. do

[1:49:14] apologize for our uh [gasps]

[1:49:16] I appreciate you bearing uh uh time with

[1:49:19] us.

[1:49:20] >> Okay.

[1:49:21] » Okay.

[1:49:21] >> Okay. Thank you.

[1:49:23] » Okay. Thank you.

[1:49:23] me back if I didn't.

[1:49:25] >> The um I just actually wanted to say

[1:49:28] » The um I just actually wanted to say

[1:49:28] this is probably the last council

[1:49:29] meeting that I guess I'm going to be at.

[1:49:30] I don't know if you guys have any more,

[1:49:32] but um I wanted to say thank you all

[1:49:35] because I remember when I was on council

[1:49:36] in another town 3 months after I was on

[1:49:39] a gentleman walked up to me from the

[1:49:41] public and just said thank you for your

[1:49:42] service. I used to hear that a lot with

[1:49:44] my when I was with customs, but when it

[1:49:47] means a lot more than this because I

[1:49:48] know that you guys, you know, you go

[1:49:50] through a lot and everybody seems to

[1:49:52] think that counselors are powerful and

[1:49:54] get paid tons of money except maybe the

[1:49:56] mayor, but that's about it. But all that

[1:49:58] Sorry, Sean, that slipped or Mr. Mayor,

[1:50:00] sorry, that slipped. But no, I I just

[1:50:02] wanted to say thank you all. You you've

[1:50:04] all done a great job and I wish you all

[1:50:05] the very best and thank you for

[1:50:07] everything and uh thank you for your

[1:50:09] consideration of matters that have been

[1:50:11] brought forward. I really appreciate it.

[1:50:12] That's all.

[1:50:16] » Sure.

[1:50:19] >> Delegation item.

[1:50:33] » One last thing. I want to thank both

[1:50:34] yourself, um, Councelor McDonald, and

[1:50:38] all the members of council for

[1:50:39] supporting this particular issue. It was

[1:50:42] very important to a lot of people. So,

[1:50:43] thank you very much. And the reason I

[1:50:45] mentioned the mayor and council McDonald

[1:50:47] specifically as well is because they

[1:50:49] actually met me for coffee and talked to

[1:50:50] me. So, you know, I figure if they can

[1:50:52] make enough time to talk to me, it's got

[1:50:54] to mention something. But I appreciate

[1:50:56] all the council support so much.

[1:50:59] >> Thank you, Randy. And uh we have a

[1:51:01] » Thank you, Randy. And uh we have a

[1:51:01] notice of motion. Any further comments

[1:51:03] or questions as it relates to uh anyways

[1:51:07] uh all those in favor? That this so

[1:51:09] move. Thank you very much folks.

[1:51:11] Appreciate it. So,

[1:51:14] okay. Now, we're going to go down to

[1:51:15] consent uh items. Uh item, sorry,

[1:51:18] >> no consent.

[1:51:19] » no consent.

[1:51:19] >> No consent. And then, uh consideration

[1:51:21] » No consent. And then, uh consideration

[1:51:22] of reports. Uh item 12.1 uh authority to

[1:51:25] execute growing Canada's community

[1:51:27] canopies, urban forestry plans, and

[1:51:30] studies grant agreement. And uh they're

[1:51:34] okay. I was going to say looking for

[1:51:36] Lucas, but I I see Adam. Oh, welcome.

[1:51:39] >> Yeah. Thank you very much, Mayor Waters.

[1:51:40] » Yeah. Thank you very much, Mayor Waters.

[1:51:40] So, through you, great news. Uh, we

[1:51:43] received notice that we were successful

[1:51:44] in our grant application for the

[1:51:46] Federation of Canadian Municipalities

[1:51:49] Growing Canada's Community Canopies

[1:51:51] grant program. Uh, so this is for a

[1:51:54] project where we'll be doing a detailed

[1:51:56] inventory of our urban tree um system

[1:51:58] and canopy and um adding that to our

[1:52:01] asset register, building this into our

[1:52:03] natural asset management program. It's

[1:52:05] expected to strengthen our um urban

[1:52:07] canopy and to allow us to better manage

[1:52:10] our urban canopy. Um the grand funding

[1:52:13] total was uh just north of $89,000

[1:52:17] and that's being supported by an inind

[1:52:19] staff contribution um to round out the

[1:52:22] project and uh the report before you is

[1:52:25] just seeking authority to execute the

[1:52:27] agreement so that we can get started.

[1:52:29] Thank you.

[1:52:31] >> Council comment questions. Councelor

[1:52:33] » Council comment questions. Councelor

[1:52:33] Wilton. Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just a

[1:52:35] quick comment to congratulate the team

[1:52:37] and I think that's great to do this

[1:52:39] project and the I know when I met with

[1:52:40] somebody from the Green Municipal Fund,

[1:52:42] they knew of Center Wellington and they

[1:52:44] were excited about the project. So, that

[1:52:45] was good to hear. So, I yeah, happy that

[1:52:48] this is uh announced today.

[1:52:50] Congratulations.

[1:52:51] >> Thank you.

[1:52:51] » Thank you.

[1:52:51] >> Any council a boy.

[1:52:53] » Any council a boy.

[1:52:53] >> Thank you, sir. Just a quick question.

[1:52:55] » Thank you, sir. Just a quick question.

[1:52:55] Obviously, I'll preamble with

[1:52:56] congratulations as well. Does our um

[1:52:59] commitment to planting a double or

[1:53:02] triple where we take one out, does that

[1:53:04] fall under the same $89,000 grant or is

[1:53:07] that outside of?

[1:53:09] >> Yeah. So, the the grant project, the

[1:53:11] » Yeah. So, the the grant project, the

[1:53:11] project we applied for with the grant

[1:53:13] does not include any new tree plantings.

[1:53:15] We have separate um budgets and programs

[1:53:18] that we use to grow urban canopy and

[1:53:21] plant new trees.

[1:53:24] Uh any further comments or questions?

[1:53:28] Uh thank you very much for your

[1:53:30] presentation. I'll read the

[1:53:31] recommendation that the council of

[1:53:32] township of central Wellington receives

[1:53:34] the authority to execute growing

[1:53:36] Canada's community canopies urban

[1:53:39] forestry plans and studies grant

[1:53:41] agreement report and that the council of

[1:53:43] the township of central Wellington

[1:53:45] authorized their chief financial officer

[1:53:47] and treasur to execute the grant

[1:53:48] agreement and any related documents uh

[1:53:51] with the federation of Canadian

[1:53:53] municipalities for growing Canada's uh

[1:53:55] community canopies urban forestry plans

[1:53:58] and studies funding program for center

[1:54:00] Wellington urban forestry resilience and

[1:54:03] natural asset management initiative. Do

[1:54:06] I have a mover for that? Councelor

[1:54:07] McDonald. Second on that, councelor

[1:54:09] Jefferson. Any further comments or

[1:54:11] questions? Seeing none, all those in

[1:54:13] favor? So move. Thank you very much for

[1:54:15] that. Item number 12.2, request for

[1:54:18] tender number 48-26,

[1:54:21] ashvaultting of various roads report.

[1:54:25] And I I see Adam there to speak to this.

[1:54:30] Yes, thank you, Mayor Waters. And

[1:54:31] through you, this report provides

[1:54:33] recommendations and seeks council

[1:54:34] approval for award of request for tender

[1:54:37] 48-26

[1:54:38] regarding the ashvaulting of various

[1:54:40] roads in the township. Recommendations

[1:54:42] are that council award request for

[1:54:44] tender 48-26 to Cox Construction Limited

[1:54:48] at a contract price of 2,768,878.98

[1:54:54] including contingency and excluding HST

[1:54:57] and that the council of the township of

[1:54:58] center Wellington approves a single

[1:55:00] source contract for roadbased

[1:55:01] stabilization bioresin to biodeies

[1:55:05] incorporated and that the funding for

[1:55:07] the applicable projects be revised is

[1:55:09] detailed in the report and further that

[1:55:11] the council of the township of center

[1:55:12] Wellington direct staff to negotiate

[1:55:14] expanded scope with a successful

[1:55:16] proponent for sections 2 and 13 within

[1:55:19] the existing approved budget envelope.

[1:55:22] The RFT was issued in accordance with

[1:55:24] the township's purchasing and

[1:55:25] procurement bylaw where the township to

[1:55:27] re receive three responses. award to

[1:55:30] this vendor would be based on the lowest

[1:55:32] cost compliant bid. And while the total

[1:55:34] project cost is estimated to be

[1:55:36] approximately $823,500

[1:55:39] under budget based on the tender

[1:55:41] results, staff are seeking council

[1:55:42] direction to expand scope of sections

[1:55:45] two uh Aramasa West Gapfra Town Line and

[1:55:48] sections 13 Brid Street and Tower Street

[1:55:51] subject to MTO approval within the

[1:55:54] approved budget envelope as detailed in

[1:55:56] the report. And with that, I'm happy to

[1:55:59] field any questions the council may

[1:56:00] have.

[1:56:01] >> Thank you, Adam. Comments or questions?

[1:56:02] » Thank you, Adam. Comments or questions?

[1:56:02] Councelor McDonald.

[1:56:04] >> Well, first a compliment. I was at the

[1:56:06] » Well, first a compliment. I was at the

[1:56:06] Good Roads conference when BDT was

[1:56:08] recognized for the award and

[1:56:10] congratulations to our staff member Adam

[1:56:12] Gilmore who was part of that initially

[1:56:15] and Colin's team

[1:56:18] um is definitely rewarding. Uh, my

[1:56:21] question is, um, what about the

[1:56:24] Jefferson Community Center in the Arena

[1:56:27] parking lot? Potentially, I'm not seeing

[1:56:30] it on the list.

[1:56:35] Yep, I can take that one. So, thank you,

[1:56:37] Council McDonald, for the question

[1:56:38] through the mayor. So, um, we have, um,

[1:56:40] we're building our our, uh, 2027 draft

[1:56:44] budget, and we are anticipating that we

[1:56:47] will have a request for a top up, um, in

[1:56:49] the budget, uh, in 2027 to complete the

[1:56:54] repaving and some improvements of the,

[1:56:56] uh, Jefferson Community Center parking

[1:56:58] lot.

[1:57:01] >> Uh, additional questions. Councelor

[1:57:03] » Uh, additional questions. Councelor

[1:57:03] Wilton.

[1:57:05] >> Thank you, Mayor Waters, and through

[1:57:06] » Thank you, Mayor Waters, and through

[1:57:06] you. Uh just a question about section

[1:57:08] 13, the Bridge Street and Tower Street.

[1:57:10] I thought that was always going to be a

[1:57:12] full kind of um not replacement but a

[1:57:15] grind it up and replace it kind of

[1:57:17] ashwalting thing. So I I was surprised

[1:57:19] to see this as an expanded scope because

[1:57:21] I thought those sections were going to

[1:57:22] be replaced ashvault to edge of ashalt

[1:57:26] to edge of ashalt.

[1:57:29] >> Uh yeah, thanks for the question and and

[1:57:31] » Uh yeah, thanks for the question and and

[1:57:31] through the mayor. Um yeah, the uh the

[1:57:33] scope as presented to the ministry um is

[1:57:37] basically what we call edge of pavement,

[1:57:39] edge of pavements um from uh Bellside

[1:57:43] and Tower right down the hill right to

[1:57:45] Bridge Street and then uh Bridge Street

[1:57:48] to St. David um or pretty close to the

[1:57:51] Queen Street entrance there. Um the uh

[1:57:55] the proposal as part of our application

[1:57:57] to MTO um was to basically there's a a

[1:58:00] section of pavement um kind of the

[1:58:03] northbound lane uh that's really

[1:58:06] deteriorating rapidly. Uh so we've

[1:58:09] proposed to to resurface that section

[1:58:11] only. Uh with the kind of you know

[1:58:15] additional funds that could potentially

[1:58:16] be available here. Uh we would do that

[1:58:19] section. So from kind of the south leg

[1:58:21] of Bellside um to the

[1:58:25] basically the uh the Zair's entrance

[1:58:27] there uh we would do the full width of

[1:58:30] that section instead of just the kind of

[1:58:32] that seam that's um deteriorating. So so

[1:58:35] that would be the additional work. We've

[1:58:37] had some preliminary conversations with

[1:58:38] MTO and uh uh they do seem supportive.

[1:58:41] So um subject to the outcome today we'll

[1:58:44] be following up with MTO.

[1:58:45] >> Yeah. Yep. Councelor Adams.

[1:58:49] » Yeah. Yep. Councelor Adams.

[1:58:49] Thank you through you. Um, yeah, it's

[1:58:51] great to see that expanded scope and

[1:58:53] within budget. That's great. I actually

[1:58:55] had a a resident reach out and ask about

[1:58:57] line painting. We have good weather. We

[1:58:59] see lots of line painting happening. We

[1:59:02] don't we're not outline painting roads

[1:59:04] that are planning to be uh constructed

[1:59:06] or ashvalted this year. Correct.

[1:59:10] >> Yeah. Uh through the mayor. Uh yeah,

[1:59:12] » Yeah. Uh through the mayor. Uh yeah,

[1:59:12] great great question. Uh so uh yes, we

[1:59:16] haven't done any line painting on on the

[1:59:18] segment of of Highway 6 bridge tower uh

[1:59:22] that's planned to be resurfaced. So uh

[1:59:25] yeah, definitely line painting will just

[1:59:26] happen once this year and that'll be

[1:59:28] after the resurfacing project.

[1:59:30] >> Yeah.

[1:59:32] » Yeah.

[1:59:32] >> Any further comments or questions or

[1:59:34] » Any further comments or questions or

[1:59:34] Okay, councelor Jefferson.

[1:59:36] >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. My question is

[1:59:38] » Thank you, Mayor Waters. My question is

[1:59:38] just in regards to the Fergus Curling

[1:59:40] Club parking lot and has the time frame

[1:59:42] of that been kind of discussed with the

[1:59:45] contractor so that it's not interrupting

[1:59:47] any events and things that are going on

[1:59:49] in the downtown core. Thank you

[1:59:53] >> through the mayor. Uh so yeah, timing

[1:59:55] » through the mayor. Uh so yeah, timing

[1:59:55] exact timings to be determined. So um uh

[1:59:59] the way things progress is after

[2:00:01] contract award we have a

[2:00:02] pre-construction meeting with the

[2:00:04] contractor and at that meeting they set

[2:00:07] out their schedule and uh for our review

[2:00:10] um and uh we do understand that that

[2:00:13] they they do want to move quickly on the

[2:00:16] projects which is good news and uh we'll

[2:00:18] definitely be mindful of any conflicts

[2:00:20] with the curling club. I know they've

[2:00:22] got uh looks like some construction

[2:00:24] happening um on the exterior, maybe even

[2:00:26] the interior of the building as well.

[2:00:28] So, um it is something that we should be

[2:00:30] mindful of as we're uh reviewing that uh

[2:00:33] that schedule. So, appreciate that.

[2:00:36] >> Uh councelor McDonald,

[2:00:38] » Uh councelor McDonald,

[2:00:38] >> just a thank you, Mayor Waters. Just a

[2:00:41] » just a thank you, Mayor Waters. Just a

[2:00:41] quick question about um are we painting

[2:00:43] lines like at the stop signs now on our

[2:00:47] internal streets?

[2:00:50] I feel like I saw one at Walser and

[2:00:52] Keating and I'm Is that Yeah.

[2:00:55] >> Uh yeah. Uh through the mayor. So uh

[2:00:57] » Uh yeah. Uh through the mayor. So uh

[2:00:57] yeah, we're actively um it's like an

[2:01:00] annual maintenance thing uh doing the

[2:01:02] stop blocks or stop bars at uh at

[2:01:05] intersections. We um uh certainly we

[2:01:08] don't do every intersection uh for stop

[2:01:11] blocks, but uh anytime where uh there's

[2:01:14] a local street kind of running into a

[2:01:16] collector road, um that's that's what

[2:01:19] we've identified for for stop blocks. Um

[2:01:22] typically if it's two local streets kind

[2:01:24] of connecting, um yeah, we don't

[2:01:26] typically or if it's a four-way stop,

[2:01:28] we're definitely doing stop blocks at

[2:01:29] those. But uh it's usually intersection

[2:01:31] with a collector. Yep. Yep.

[2:01:34] Uh, a followup

[2:01:36] >> followup. And, um, are we going to be

[2:01:39] » followup. And, um, are we going to be

[2:01:39] just on painting and roads and, uh, are

[2:01:43] we going to be painting more accessible

[2:01:45] spots in our downtown cores eventually

[2:01:49] with the nice weather or Yeah.

[2:01:53] >> Yeah. Uh, through Yeah. through the

[2:01:55] » Yeah. Uh, through Yeah. through the

[2:01:55] mayor. No, thanks for the question. Uh,

[2:01:57] so yeah, so there we do have plans for

[2:02:00] um additional accessible parking spaces.

[2:02:03] uh Smith Street. So, we have the

[2:02:05] reconstruction of Smith Street that's uh

[2:02:08] going to be starting later this month.

[2:02:10] Um there are two accessible parking

[2:02:12] spaces in front of uh St. John's Church.

[2:02:16] Um so, those uh are kind of in the

[2:02:18] works. They're being specifically

[2:02:20] designed uh with accessibility in mind

[2:02:23] and uh so yeah, we're excited to get get

[2:02:25] that uh implemented this year.

[2:02:27] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[2:02:29] » Yeah. Yeah.

[2:02:29] >> Councelor Evo,

[2:02:30] » Councelor Evo,

[2:02:30] >> thank you through you, sir. um not to go

[2:02:33] » thank you through you, sir. um not to go

[2:02:33] dive too deep into your schedule. I've

[2:02:35] heard from a couple of people who have

[2:02:36] an opportunity to read the report and

[2:02:39] I'm wondering is there an opportunity

[2:02:41] for expansion? Obviously, we're not

[2:02:43] covering everywhere here. And what are

[2:02:44] we looking at when the public can see

[2:02:46] when certain roads might be being

[2:02:48] addressed as we go forward, especially

[2:02:50] roads that have been taken a bit of a

[2:02:51] beating with construction?

[2:02:56] » Um yeah. Yeah. Uh no, thanks for the

[2:02:58] question, Council Reo through the mayor.

[2:03:00] Uh yeah. So um yeah, the priority of

[2:03:04] roads uh kind of falls through the asset

[2:03:06] management plan. Uh so we we uh we take

[2:03:09] that risk based approach where we're

[2:03:12] looking at um you know uh consequence of

[2:03:15] failure times probability of failure,

[2:03:17] right? So so that's what informs us in

[2:03:20] terms of of priority of um kind of

[2:03:23] applying dollars to capital

[2:03:25] improvements. Um so so yeah so we have

[2:03:29] our road needs study that helps with

[2:03:32] that uh and and then our priorities

[2:03:34] within the asset management plan. So

[2:03:36] that's what informs kind of the timing

[2:03:37] and the sequence uh of capital projects

[2:03:40] for roads uh when it comes to rehab and

[2:03:42] replacement

[2:03:46] » and through the mayor just to expand on

[2:03:47] that in terms of if there are residents

[2:03:49] interested in looking at where things

[2:03:51] are forecasted to land in terms of

[2:03:52] future capital projects I would suggest

[2:03:54] they look no further than our published

[2:03:57] budget book which available online uh

[2:03:59] that does have our 10-year forecast

[2:04:01] available there for review. Um the

[2:04:04] caveat to that is obviously that is

[2:04:06] reviewed annually and things are subject

[2:04:07] to change as kind of those priority

[2:04:09] sequences change through asset

[2:04:10] management planning and that risk

[2:04:12] assessment.

[2:04:14] >> Councelor Jefferson.

[2:04:16] » Councelor Jefferson.

[2:04:16] >> Thank you again Mayor Waters. Um my

[2:04:19] » Thank you again Mayor Waters. Um my

[2:04:19] question is just in regards to the Six

[2:04:21] Line East. Um with the application of

[2:04:23] the BDT love the product. It's um really

[2:04:27] appreciate what it does. But would the

[2:04:29] application of the BDT significantly

[2:04:31] expand the construction time frame for

[2:04:33] like the lane closure or the road

[2:04:35] closures with that project? Like does it

[2:04:37] extend it out at all or is it just

[2:04:39] minimal kind of time frame? Thank you.

[2:04:43] >> Oh, thanks for the question uh councelor

[2:04:45] » Oh, thanks for the question uh councelor

[2:04:45] Jefferson and and through the mayor. Uh

[2:04:48] quick answer is no. So uh uh so yeah, it

[2:04:50] doesn't really extend uh the time frame

[2:04:52] for construction. Uh the BDT application

[2:04:55] is is really uh quick and efficient.

[2:04:58] It's basically um a process of uh the uh

[2:05:03] a pulverizer machine that's already

[2:05:04] there kind of pulverizing the existing

[2:05:06] ashvalt kind of uh grinds it up. Um a

[2:05:09] tanker truck kind of hooks up to the

[2:05:11] pulverizer and mixes the BDT into the

[2:05:13] aggregate and the the recycled ashvalt

[2:05:16] that's there. So, um, so it's a really

[2:05:19] quick, uh, process and, uh, you know,

[2:05:22] there's, as the report states, lots of

[2:05:24] benefits in terms of cost savings, life

[2:05:25] cycle cost savings and environmental

[2:05:27] benefits from the product as well. So,

[2:05:30] yeah.

[2:05:32] >> Okay. Any other further comments or

[2:05:34] » Okay. Any other further comments or

[2:05:34] questions from council? Okay. Thank you,

[2:05:36] Adam. I will read the recommendation

[2:05:38] that the council of township of central

[2:05:40] Wellington receives a request for tender

[2:05:43] number 48-26

[2:05:45] ashvaltting of various roads to 2026

[2:05:49] report and that the council of township

[2:05:50] of central Wellington awards request for

[2:05:53] tender 48-26

[2:05:55] regarding the ashvaltting of various

[2:05:57] roads 2026 to Cox Construction Limited

[2:06:01] at a contract price of 2,768,878

[2:06:06] uh 98 in including contingencies and

[2:06:10] excluding HST and that the council of

[2:06:12] township of center Wellington approves a

[2:06:14] single source contract for this fly

[2:06:16] application of roadbased stabilization

[2:06:19] bioresin to uh biodusion

[2:06:22] technologies incline

[2:06:25] east Wellington road 21 to uh side road

[2:06:29] 10 at a contract price of 250,000

[2:06:32] excluding HST and that the funding for

[2:06:36] applicable uh projects be revised as

[2:06:38] outlined in report FIN 2026-17

[2:06:42] dated 30th uh July 2026 and that council

[2:06:46] the township of center Wellington direct

[2:06:48] staff to negotiate expanded scope with

[2:06:51] successful bed for section 2 and 13

[2:06:54] within existing uh the existing approved

[2:06:57] budget envelope and the subject to uh

[2:07:00] ministerial approvals as detailed in

[2:07:03] report FIN 2026. 6-17. Do I have a mover

[2:07:07] for that? Councelor Wilton. Second on

[2:07:09] that. Councelor Evoy. Any further

[2:07:11] comments or questions? Seeing none, all

[2:07:13] those in favor? That is so move. Thank

[2:07:15] you. We'll move down to item 12.3, RFP

[2:07:19] 2826,

[2:07:21] community service fee study. And I still

[2:07:23] see Adam in place.

[2:07:27] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor Waters. And again

[2:07:28] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor Waters. And again

[2:07:28] through you. This report provides

[2:07:30] recommendations and seeks council

[2:07:32] authorization for staff to negotiate and

[2:07:34] award request for proposal 28-26

[2:07:37] regarding the community services fee

[2:07:39] study to Watson and Associates Economist

[2:07:41] Limited to a project upset limit of

[2:07:44] $75,000 inclusive of all applicable

[2:07:47] taxes and that the council authorize the

[2:07:50] managing director of community services

[2:07:51] to execute a contract with Watson and

[2:07:53] Associates if negotiations are

[2:07:55] successful. Staff are also requesting

[2:07:58] that the funding for this project be

[2:07:59] revised as detailed in the report. Uh so

[2:08:02] just a little bit of detail, an

[2:08:04] invitational RFP was issued to three

[2:08:06] vendors. However, only one submission

[2:08:08] was received. The response was scored by

[2:08:11] the selection committee who recommends

[2:08:12] negotiating and if successful executing

[2:08:14] a contract with the responding proponent

[2:08:16] to an upset limit of $75,000.

[2:08:20] The recommended upset project upset

[2:08:22] limit uh exceeds the approved budget

[2:08:24] allocation of $40,000 in its current

[2:08:26] state and if endorsed by council is

[2:08:28] recommended that the shortfall of

[2:08:29] $35,350

[2:08:31] be funded from the general capital

[2:08:33] reserve. And with that, I'm happy to

[2:08:34] take any questions the council may have.

[2:08:37] >> Thank you, Adam. Comments, questions? Uh

[2:08:39] » Thank you, Adam. Comments, questions? Uh

[2:08:39] councelor Adams.

[2:08:42] >> Thank you. Um just a couple just a

[2:08:46] » Thank you. Um just a couple just a

[2:08:46] question. Um

[2:08:49] it looks we're not quite double but

[2:08:51] we're almost double of like what are we

[2:08:53] had budgeted for this in terms of only

[2:08:55] receiving that response like did we have

[2:08:57] others like do could we see that others

[2:08:59] kind of um what's the word for it like

[2:09:02] had uh like downloaded or showed any

[2:09:06] expression of interest or anything up

[2:09:07] until the point of maybe not submitting.

[2:09:10] Um was it related do we think like is

[2:09:13] there other competitors out there? Um,

[2:09:16] is it the timing of me when we put out

[2:09:18] the RFP? Like if if we like if we were

[2:09:22] to like send this back and put it post

[2:09:25] it for a longer time, do we think we

[2:09:28] could have a chance of seeing others?

[2:09:34] » Yeah, thank you for the question, uh,

[2:09:35] councelor Hams. Um, I can't really

[2:09:36] comment on any of the conversations with

[2:09:39] the the non-responding proponents as

[2:09:41] we'd only received the one. Um, and it

[2:09:43] would be speculating to say if the the

[2:09:45] scenarios were changed in terms of

[2:09:46] timing, duration, other things of that

[2:09:48] nature, if we'd have a different result.

[2:09:50] Um, what I can say is that the

[2:09:52] invitational proponents were

[2:09:54] investigated uh in advance of to

[2:09:56] determine whether or not this would fit

[2:09:57] within their their skill sets. Um, and

[2:10:00] it was deemed that that was hence the

[2:10:02] the rationale for kind of the the

[2:10:04] invitational to the three proponents.

[2:10:06] Um, but with only having the one

[2:10:08] submission, uh, we're kind of at the

[2:10:09] liberty of what's in front of us

[2:10:11] presently. Councelor

[2:10:14] Welton.

[2:10:15] Uh

[2:10:16] >> just to follow up on councelor Adam's

[2:10:17] » just to follow up on councelor Adam's

[2:10:17] question then. Uh is there a reason it

[2:10:20] wouldn't have gone out to just an open

[2:10:21] bids and tenders like RFP process and

[2:10:24] maybe there's people out there we aren't

[2:10:26] aware of? Thank you.

[2:10:30] >> Uh again I think it was just based on a

[2:10:33] » Uh again I think it was just based on a

[2:10:33] uh kind of an environmental scan in

[2:10:35] terms of who some of the players within

[2:10:37] this space are. uh hence the the

[2:10:40] rationale for the invitational RFP. Um I

[2:10:43] don't think be anything beyond that that

[2:10:45] was specifically precluding anyone else

[2:10:47] from uh perhaps bidding other than the

[2:10:50] fact that it was invitational only. So

[2:10:52] we wouldn't I couldn't say definitively

[2:10:54] whether or not if it went out to an open

[2:10:55] invitation if we would have any

[2:10:57] different results.

[2:11:00] » Uh councelor Eway

[2:11:02] >> thank you through you. Actually, that's

[2:11:03] » thank you through you. Actually, that's

[2:11:03] exactly what was my question. Both my

[2:11:05] colleagues just asked and I'd like to

[2:11:06] actually take it to the next level and

[2:11:08] ask how we go about expanding that

[2:11:12] search. I feel like we're being held to

[2:11:15] this one, especially that it's so much

[2:11:16] more expensive because it's the only one

[2:11:18] we have. What are we looking at timing

[2:11:20] wise? If we actually did, so I get that

[2:11:22] we didn't, how can we uh expand that

[2:11:25] search so that we can have more than one

[2:11:27] offer to look at?

[2:11:34] Yeah, through the mayor. Um, we're

[2:11:36] certainly not obligated, understanding

[2:11:37] that we are over budget to award. Uh,

[2:11:40] however, with just having that one

[2:11:42] proponent respond, uh, we thought within

[2:11:45] the the confines of the negotiation room

[2:11:48] we have within the RFP document that we

[2:11:51] would put the request forward to council

[2:11:52] and it is of course council's decision

[2:11:54] to determine whether or not which way we

[2:11:55] we proceed on that basis.

[2:11:58] >> Yes, sir.

[2:11:59] » Yes, sir.

[2:11:59] >> McDonald.

[2:12:01] » McDonald.

[2:12:01] you, Mayor Waters. Um, without knowing

[2:12:03] all the details because it hasn't gone

[2:12:05] out yet, um,

[2:12:08] I I would like to see in the summary

[2:12:11] when you are talking to them, whoever is

[2:12:14] chosen, um, to keep in mind our

[2:12:18] charitable organizations. And I've

[2:12:20] noticed in other municipalities that

[2:12:24] their fees are being waved um because

[2:12:28] they are volunteer associations for

[2:12:30] instance things like fundraising for

[2:12:32] hospice or things like that um that

[2:12:35] could have a real impact in our

[2:12:36] community if they're if they don't have

[2:12:38] the hardship of the fees. So I I would

[2:12:41] like the vendor to explore that as well.

[2:12:44] Um I don't know if I can ask that.

[2:12:52] Yeah. Um, yeah. So, just to respond to

[2:12:54] that, uh, councelor McDonald and through

[2:12:56] the mayor. So, we actually did work into

[2:12:58] the scope, um, of this assignment, um,

[2:13:00] an assessment of what we're referring to

[2:13:03] as equity deserving groups in the

[2:13:05] community and whether we should be

[2:13:08] offering uh, any type of subsidies to

[2:13:10] equity deserving groups. um whether

[2:13:13] that's uh fees for events um fees for

[2:13:16] programs but uh that is part of the

[2:13:19] scope of the assignment.

[2:13:23] » Any other Yes, councelor Adams.

[2:13:26] >> Thank you to you. I actually do

[2:13:28] » Thank you to you. I actually do

[2:13:28] appreciate that expanded scope. I know

[2:13:30] it's things that we have brought up and

[2:13:32] talked about when we kind of talk about

[2:13:35] um the fees and such of our recreational

[2:13:38] facilities. [gasps] Do we feel like that

[2:13:41] that's largely why we're seeing that is

[2:13:44] just because of that expanded scope?

[2:13:48] » Uh, thank you for the question and

[2:13:49] through the mayor. Um, we when we

[2:13:52] originally set the budget for this

[2:13:53] project, it was more of a parks and

[2:13:55] recreation fee study looking at use of

[2:13:58] our recreation facilities and parks, but

[2:14:00] to expand it to community services adds

[2:14:02] a significant scope to to the project.

[2:14:05] Um, and just for um council's um

[2:14:09] information, um our procurement uh rules

[2:14:12] allow us to do invitational procurement

[2:14:16] up to $100,000.

[2:14:18] Um, and in our procurement documents, we

[2:14:21] always have a a a piece in there that

[2:14:23] allows us to negotiate with with the

[2:14:26] most qualified bidder. So, that's what

[2:14:28] we're bringing forward to to council for

[2:14:30] consideration today. Um the other option

[2:14:34] which does delay the process would be to

[2:14:36] just open it up to an open request for

[2:14:39] proposal and uh see who else comes to to

[2:14:42] the to the table. But my assumption is

[2:14:46] that we would still need additional

[2:14:47] funding over and above the budget of

[2:14:49] $40,000 given the expanded scope.

[2:14:52] >> Thank you.

[2:14:55] » Thank you.

[2:14:55] >> Okay. Um any other comments or

[2:14:57] » Okay. Um any other comments or

[2:14:57] questions? Uh yes, Councelor Welton.

[2:15:01] Does it really I guess thank you Mayor

[2:15:03] Waters and through you. I'm curious

[2:15:04] about what you've just said there and

[2:15:06] kind of where we're at. 40,000 to 75,000

[2:15:09] is almost doubling. Um is there any way

[2:15:13] we could put more of a cap on it? So

[2:15:15] it's more like 50,000 like another

[2:15:18] 10,000 over or is that not possible at

[2:15:21] this stage? I'm just concerned that

[2:15:22] we're spending a lot of money on a

[2:15:25] consultant again. So yeah, thanks.

[2:15:28] >> Uh through through the mayor, um without

[2:15:31] » Uh through through the mayor, um without

[2:15:31] going into too much detail, I think the

[2:15:33] concern is that we've asked for some

[2:15:36] fairly significant engagement through

[2:15:38] this process. There's a lot of groups

[2:15:40] that would be impacted by changes to

[2:15:43] fees and we need those those those

[2:15:46] groups to provide input through this

[2:15:47] process and that is that enhanced

[2:15:51] engagement was really added to the

[2:15:54] additional scope of work that we added

[2:15:55] into into the the work in in addition to

[2:15:58] expanding from parks and recreation to

[2:16:00] community services. So I would I would

[2:16:02] be hesitant to go down as far as

[2:16:04] $50,000. um staff feel that setting a

[2:16:08] cap of 75,000 is appropriate given given

[2:16:12] the scope of work.

[2:16:21] » Sorry, maybe I missed it, but I didn't

[2:16:23] see engagement in the summary. So, is

[2:16:25] that included in the report that we're

[2:16:27] had before us today? Thank you.

[2:16:30] >> Yeah, so we didn't highlight it in the

[2:16:32] » Yeah, so we didn't highlight it in the

[2:16:32] report, but it is part of the scope of

[2:16:33] work that went out. So, we had um I

[2:16:36] believe we had um one-on-one

[2:16:38] um meetings with all members of council.

[2:16:42] We also had I think four meetings with

[2:16:44] um equity deserving groups in the

[2:16:46] community and community um uh

[2:16:50] organizations um to solicit feedback.

[2:16:59] » All right. Thank you. in light of that

[2:17:00] then would you be able to expand a

[2:17:02] little bit more on that equity deserving

[2:17:03] groups and the pieces you're talking

[2:17:05] about there I know we have a lot of

[2:17:07] events and activities across our

[2:17:09] township so I appreciate just knowing a

[2:17:10] little bit more what your thinking is

[2:17:11] there thank you

[2:17:14] >> yeah so thanks councelor Wilton so

[2:17:15] » yeah so thanks councelor Wilton so

[2:17:15] through the mayor so you know we're

[2:17:17] still defining who like what who those

[2:17:19] groups will be that we'll speak to but I

[2:17:21] think what we've identified is like you

[2:17:23] know there have been some delegations to

[2:17:24] council about events right and some of

[2:17:26] our major event organizers that are

[2:17:29] community organizations, not forprofits,

[2:17:31] for example. So, I think we would want

[2:17:33] to be speaking to, you know, one or more

[2:17:36] of those not for-profit community

[2:17:38] organizers of events. Um, given that

[2:17:40] we've received a lot of feedback related

[2:17:42] to events and fees and um and and you

[2:17:45] know, uh maybe um you know uh deviating

[2:17:48] from from the fees that are outlined in

[2:17:50] our fees and charges bylaw. So, that

[2:17:52] would be one of the major groups we we

[2:17:54] would be considering speaking to.

[2:17:59] uh through the mayor and just add to

[2:18:00] Adam's comment from a high level

[2:18:02] perspective when this fee study comes

[2:18:04] back to council for approval. Council

[2:18:07] will have to start making decisions on

[2:18:09] the degree in which fees are going to be

[2:18:10] subsidized for different groups and I

[2:18:14] think the the fee calculation itself in

[2:18:16] terms of council understanding what the

[2:18:18] full cost of providing a service is is

[2:18:20] important but also the input from

[2:18:22] various groups and and what they are

[2:18:25] expecting from from this process. So

[2:18:26] it's it's understanding full cost and

[2:18:29] and making decisions around fee

[2:18:30] subsidization.

[2:18:33] >> Councor Evo,

[2:18:34] » Councor Evo,

[2:18:34] >> thank you through you, sir. Uh

[2:18:36] » thank you through you, sir. Uh

[2:18:36] respectfully, I keep hearing one or two

[2:18:37] groups. We'll talk to the one group,

[2:18:39] we'll talk to our group, we'll talk to

[2:18:40] one or two groups. I would be remiss if

[2:18:42] we didn't find a way to talk to all of

[2:18:43] them because someone who's going to get

[2:18:45] left out is going to wonder why they're

[2:18:46] left out and they're all equally

[2:18:47] important in I know this council's

[2:18:50] opinion. Um so I think it's important

[2:18:52] that we make sure that we look at all

[2:18:54] the groups that are hosting. I know it

[2:18:55] might take a little bit more time, but I

[2:18:57] would be very remiss if we left some of

[2:18:58] them out in those conversations.

[2:19:02] >> Councelor Adams,

[2:19:04] » Councelor Adams,

[2:19:04] >> thank you. I think just a quick

[2:19:05] » thank you. I think just a quick

[2:19:05] clarification. Um, the assessment of the

[2:19:08] potential fee subsidies, not just for

[2:19:11] events. It would be for like all the

[2:19:14] fees, right? Like including like our

[2:19:16] recreational fees for individuals or

[2:19:18] families and such.

[2:19:20] >> Uh, through the mayor. That's correct.

[2:19:21] » Uh, through the mayor. That's correct.

[2:19:21] >> Thank you.

[2:19:24] Did I see your hand? Councelor Alton.

[2:19:29] » Thank you, Mayor Waters. Uh, I guess in

[2:19:31] terms of the assessment of the cost, I

[2:19:34] understand that that's

[2:19:36] also be an analysis of the benefits, for

[2:19:38] example, does an event or

[2:19:42] yeah, an event, I guess, bring economic

[2:19:44] benefits to the community or social

[2:19:46] benefits or something like that? I'm not

[2:19:48] sure if that's beyond the scope or if

[2:19:50] that's included. Thank you

[2:19:53] >> through the mayor. Um both through this

[2:19:56] » through the mayor. Um both through this

[2:19:56] study and through the future event

[2:19:58] policy that staff are developing that

[2:20:00] that will be a a significant

[2:20:02] consideration for for council. Um you

[2:20:05] need to understand that to to make a

[2:20:07] decision. So so that'll be that'll be

[2:20:09] part of the discussion.

[2:20:12] >> Uh councelor Evo.

[2:20:13] » Uh councelor Evo.

[2:20:13] >> Thank you to you one more time. Uh I'm

[2:20:16] » Thank you to you one more time. Uh I'm

[2:20:16] assuming that we will have uh ms miss uh

[2:20:20] [laughter] Kristen your last name you

[2:20:21] knew nasty name I don't know how to

[2:20:22] pronounce it I apologize uh to make sure

[2:20:24] that Kristen is on this team to create

[2:20:27] kind of questions and survey we're going

[2:20:29] to create to ask the people given her

[2:20:31] robust experience in this space

[2:20:37] » uh through the mayor yes appropriate

[2:20:39] staff will be brought onto the committee

[2:20:40] both from a community services

[2:20:42] perspective and a communications and

[2:20:43] engagement perspective. Any

[2:20:47] further comments or questions as it

[2:20:49] relates to this? So, I'll read the uh

[2:20:51] recommendation that the Council of

[2:20:53] Township of Central Wellington receives

[2:20:55] the RFP 28-26 community service fee

[2:20:59] study report and that the Council of

[2:21:00] Township of Central Wellington

[2:21:02] authorized staff to negotiate and award

[2:21:04] RFP 28-26 community service fee study to

[2:21:08] Watson and Associates Economics uh

[2:21:11] economist limited to project upset limit

[2:21:14] of 75,000 inclusive of nonrebate taxes

[2:21:18] and that the council authorized a

[2:21:20] managing director of community services

[2:21:22] to execute a contract with Watson and

[2:21:25] associate if negotiations are successful

[2:21:28] and that the funding uh for this project

[2:21:30] be revised as outlined in report then

[2:21:33] 2026-8

[2:21:34] dated July 30th 2026. Do I have a mover

[2:21:38] for that? Councelor Evo secondary

[2:21:40] councelor McDonald any further comments

[2:21:43] or questions? Seeing none all those in

[2:21:45] favor that is so moved. Thank you. Item

[2:21:48] number 12.4 four non-standard uh

[2:21:52] decorative crosswalk honoring veterans

[2:21:54] report from Mr. Colin Baker.

[2:22:00] It's

[2:22:00] >> uh thank you Mayor Waters and members of

[2:22:02] » uh thank you Mayor Waters and members of

[2:22:02] council. So uh pleased to be here this

[2:22:05] afternoon to uh present this report and

[2:22:09] uh really uh the purpose of the report

[2:22:10] is to provide council with the

[2:22:12] background information uh regulatory

[2:22:15] Ontario traffic manual uh context uh a

[2:22:18] bit of analysis

[2:22:20] um and staff recommendation regarding

[2:22:22] the implementation of a non-standard

[2:22:24] decorative crosswalk to honor veterans

[2:22:26] within the township of center

[2:22:28] Wellington. Uh so the crosswalks as

[2:22:30] proposed uh would provide a visible uh

[2:22:33] and meaning meaningful form of public

[2:22:35] recogni recognition for veterans while

[2:22:38] also u considering uh vehicle and

[2:22:41] pedestrian safety uh accessibility uh

[2:22:44] maintenance considerations durability uh

[2:22:47] financial impact and the township's

[2:22:49] responsibility as the uh uh local road

[2:22:52] authority. So um do want to thank uh uh

[2:22:56] Randy Graham and Don Cubbage uh for

[2:22:59] their time and uh for meeting and uh

[2:23:02] appreciate uh Randy Bain's uh

[2:23:03] involvement as well. We've had uh uh

[2:23:06] some good discussions with them and uh

[2:23:09] uh feel we've selected uh locations

[2:23:13] community and also will will uh stand

[2:23:16] for the test of time as well. So, um,

[2:23:19] and just for for council's, uh,

[2:23:21] information, uh, we do have the the

[2:23:24] design as a as attachment A. So, uh,

[2:23:26] they're pretty typical in in most

[2:23:28] communities where it's, uh, still the

[2:23:30] standard kind of what we call the ladder

[2:23:32] crosswalk. Um, but in between the white,

[2:23:35] um, bars of the ladder, there's the red,

[2:23:38] uh, it'll be colored red and, uh, the

[2:23:40] silhouette of the vest and also um, uh,

[2:23:43] some text as well in that. Uh I believe

[2:23:45] it's less less we forget um in that uh

[2:23:48] in that text. Um locationwise um there's

[2:23:52] no difference from the uh uh the

[2:23:54] proposed locations um in Allora. So just

[2:23:57] being just out front here um at the

[2:24:00] adjacent to the Senate. So basically the

[2:24:02] uh the access uh and egress to the uh

[2:24:05] little parking area in front and um a

[2:24:09] bit of a little bit of a change to the

[2:24:11] Fergus locations. Uh the initial

[2:24:12] conversations were about uh um Tower

[2:24:15] Street. So kind of uh the north leg of

[2:24:18] tower um between the tennis courts and

[2:24:21] the senate. Uh just kind of doing a

[2:24:23] little bit of of discussions with uh uh

[2:24:26] the vendors that that do this sort of

[2:24:28] thing. Um and kind of the conversation

[2:24:31] was that you know with the volume of

[2:24:34] traffic at that intersection that the

[2:24:36] crosswalk may not um we may not last as

[2:24:39] long as we would like. Uh so so the

[2:24:42] thinking and this was uh uh uh you know

[2:24:45] discussed with the legion uh the Fergus

[2:24:47] Legion was moving that to um what we

[2:24:50] call Norman Craig square. So the

[2:24:52] entrances to the square there it kind of

[2:24:54] at the sides of the Senate and uh and

[2:24:57] doing a similar design at the uh the

[2:25:00] entrances to both entrances to Norman

[2:25:02] Craig Square. So um so yeah so from

[2:25:04] staff's perspective we're we're

[2:25:06] supportive of uh both locations and uh

[2:25:09] with the low traffic volumes there we

[2:25:11] feel that uh uh we don't have to go to

[2:25:14] uh the thermal plastic which is a much

[2:25:16] more uh expensive and um uh a little

[2:25:19] more complicative of an installation. We

[2:25:21] can use uh just a kind of a regular um

[2:25:25] sidewalk or regular crosswalk marking uh

[2:25:28] paint uh for them. So uh so yeah so

[2:25:31] staff are supportive of

[2:25:34] locations and uh and going with that uh

[2:25:36] that method. So uh so yeah really the

[2:25:38] recommendation before council is uh to

[2:25:41] direct staff to proceed uh with with

[2:25:43] implementation. Uh we do have a budget

[2:25:46] estimate um included as well of $40,000.

[2:25:49] That's a probably bit on the high side.

[2:25:51] I think that's more based on going with

[2:25:53] the uh the durable uh thinking, you

[2:25:56] know, a higher traffic. But if we can

[2:25:57] use the paint, um yeah, we're fairly

[2:26:00] confident that it'll be a lower cost if

[2:26:02] we're going with just our regular

[2:26:04] painting process. But uh this is a

[2:26:06] budgetary estimate. We do want to have

[2:26:08] um a warranty on this as well, just so

[2:26:11] that uh if there's any touch-ups that

[2:26:13] are required in the spring. Um you know,

[2:26:16] the vendor that put it in initially will

[2:26:18] be out early in the spring doing any

[2:26:20] sort of paint touch-ups that may be

[2:26:22] required. So, um I think that's it. With

[2:26:25] that, I'll be be happy to answer any

[2:26:26] questions council may have. Thank you.

[2:26:28] >> Thank you. Colon, uh councelor McDonald.

[2:26:32] » Thank you. Colon, uh councelor McDonald.

[2:26:32] >> To you, Mayor Waters. Thank you so much

[2:26:34] » To you, Mayor Waters. Thank you so much

[2:26:34] to your team. I was so impressed to see

[2:26:36] two. We had asked for one, but two in

[2:26:39] each town. Beautiful. Um, you know,

[2:26:43] eventually maybe we could do a small one

[2:26:45] out in Bellwood, but I I I think you did

[2:26:49] a beautiful job and I really appreciate

[2:26:51] you meeting with the legions and

[2:26:53] organizing that. And thank you so much,

[2:26:58] >> Counc

[2:27:00] » Counc

[2:27:00] Thank you. Uh, thank you. Also, I echo

[2:27:02] uh council McDonald's comments. It's

[2:27:04] great to see you here. Uh Randy and Don,

[2:27:06] thanks for spending time on this. Uh we

[2:27:09] had spoken about uh from a financial

[2:27:11] lens uh we had spoken about the Legions

[2:27:14] owning a certain degree of

[2:27:16] responsibility financially with regards

[2:27:18] to upkeep. I'm wondering what that is,

[2:27:20] how much of a hardship that is on them,

[2:27:22] and where the budget landed with that

[2:27:23] piece.

[2:27:24] >> Yeah. No, great great question. Uh no,

[2:27:27] » Yeah. No, great great question. Uh no,

[2:27:27] thanks for the question and uh through

[2:27:29] through the mayor. So uh yeah, so both

[2:27:32] legions expressed an interest to to

[2:27:34] support. Uh I think just the way uh

[2:27:37] their governance is structured, they

[2:27:38] can't provide a firm commitment,

[2:27:40] long-term commitment. Uh but what um but

[2:27:43] they're both encouraging is for the

[2:27:45] township to uh um just to you know

[2:27:49] request a contribution each year to the

[2:27:51] maintenance of these. So um kind of you

[2:27:55] know so I think that's that's still a

[2:27:56] possibility and that's on the table. So,

[2:27:59] uh certainly, yeah. Yeah, we we would be

[2:28:01] open to doing that. I think we it's like

[2:28:04] $500 or something was kind of the amount

[2:28:06] suggested. Um I think per per legion.

[2:28:08] So, uh so we would certainly uh you know

[2:28:11] uh take that opportunity for sure.

[2:28:15] >> Any uh further comments or questions?

[2:28:17] » Any uh further comments or questions?

[2:28:17] Councelor Walton.

[2:28:18] >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. And through

[2:28:19] » Thank you, Mayor Waters. And through

[2:28:19] you, I'm just curious if that $40,000 is

[2:28:23] high like like it's there's wiggle room

[2:28:25] within that. Is there was there any

[2:28:27] discussion of putting a crosswalk out in

[2:28:29] Bellwood by the Senate there or is there

[2:28:31] not really an appropriate place for a

[2:28:33] crosswalk there? Thanks.

[2:28:38] » So, uh yeah, through the mayor. Um yeah,

[2:28:41] so that uh that didn't come up in the

[2:28:43] conversations with the with the legions.

[2:28:45] Um and uh you know I I do in the report

[2:28:49] kind of outline some criteria where um

[2:28:53] you know staff feel would be appropriate

[2:28:55] to to locate them and uh just given you

[2:28:58] know like part of it is the low traffic

[2:29:00] volumes. So we can get some long

[2:29:02] longevity like we feel with the

[2:29:04] locations as proposed we should get kind

[2:29:07] of five to seven years out of these

[2:29:09] without having to replace them at kind

[2:29:12] of a similar cost of the original

[2:29:14] installation. So, um, and the other one

[2:29:17] was to was making sure they're at, um,

[2:29:20] controlled crossings as well. So, um,

[2:29:23] looking at places where, and what

[2:29:25] basically that means is is there's a

[2:29:27] stop sign or, um, a street light kind of

[2:29:30] already there that it's not like a

[2:29:32] uncontrolled, which might be like a

[2:29:34] midblock crossing of some sort. So uh so

[2:29:37] just based on that criteria you know

[2:29:41] um that's why these locations very are

[2:29:43] very suitable for um uh the initial

[2:29:46] installation for sure.

[2:29:47] >> Yeah.

[2:29:49] » Yeah.

[2:29:49] >> Any further comments or questions from

[2:29:51] » Any further comments or questions from

[2:29:51] from council? Okay. Thank you Colin. Uh

[2:29:55] on on behalf of uh council, I'm very

[2:29:58] proud to read this recommendation that

[2:30:00] the council of township of center

[2:30:02] Wellington receives the non-standard

[2:30:04] decorative crosswalk honoring veterans

[2:30:07] report and that the council of township

[2:30:09] of center Wellington direct staff to

[2:30:11] implement non-standard decorative

[2:30:14] crosswalks at the Allora and Fergus

[2:30:16] Senate Taffs as described in report

[2:30:18] number IS-2026-21

[2:30:22] and that the estimated cost of 40,000 in

[2:30:24] excluding HST for the initial

[2:30:27] installation of veterans crosswalk be

[2:30:30] funded from the general capital reserve.

[2:30:32] Do I have a mover for that? Councelor

[2:30:34] Welton. Secretary on that. Councelor

[2:30:36] Evo. Any further comments or questions?

[2:30:39] Seeing none, all those in favor? That's

[2:30:42] unanimously approved. Thank you. Um, so

[2:30:46] I'll go down to item 12.5, delegation of

[2:30:49] authority regarding DC deferral

[2:30:51] agreements. And uh I see Brett uh uh

[2:30:55] coming to the election. Uh welcome

[2:30:57] Brett.

[2:30:58] >> Thank you Mayor Waters. Um to you. Uh

[2:31:00] » Thank you Mayor Waters. Um to you. Uh

[2:31:00] this report is seeking uh council to

[2:31:04] delegate authority to execute

[2:31:05] development charge deferral agreements

[2:31:08] to the CEO um during the restricted acts

[2:31:12] period um when we're in a municipal

[2:31:15] election which takes effect soon. And so

[2:31:18] that would cover the period from July

[2:31:20] 30th, this meeting, until October 1st.

[2:31:23] Um, as council is aware, in March of uh

[2:31:29] 26, we adopted a new development charge

[2:31:33] bylaw that includes a development charge

[2:31:36] deferral bylaw that specifically

[2:31:39] describes the um criteria under which

[2:31:43] the CAO could be delegated the

[2:31:46] authority. So, but council also having

[2:31:49] heard from the development community

[2:31:51] about the magnitude of the increase in

[2:31:53] the charges, um we provided for the

[2:31:57] bylaw not to take effect until October

[2:32:00] 1st. So, what we're asking for is for

[2:32:04] that time frame to come into effect on

[2:32:08] July 30th so that the CAO can execute

[2:32:12] those agreements during this restricted

[2:32:14] act period. and then October 1st, the

[2:32:17] CEO would have the authority already to

[2:32:20] execute them. So, we're bringing it

[2:32:22] forward early. Um, we are the

[2:32:27] recommendation is conditional upon those

[2:32:29] criteria still being met.

[2:32:33] >> Thank you, Brett. Uh, comments or

[2:32:34] » Thank you, Brett. Uh, comments or

[2:32:34] questions from council?

[2:32:37] Thank you for that very thorough update.

[2:32:40] And I'll read the recommendation that

[2:32:41] the council of township of central

[2:32:43] Wellington receives the delegation of

[2:32:45] authority regarding DC deferral

[2:32:47] agreements report and that the council

[2:32:49] of township of central Wellington

[2:32:51] delegates the authority of to the chief

[2:32:53] administrative officer to execute

[2:32:55] development charge deferral agreements

[2:32:57] provided such agreements are consistent

[2:32:59] with

[2:33:01] policy contained within bylaw 2026-23

[2:33:06] for the period between July 30th 2026 6

[2:33:10] and October 1st, 2026. Do I have a mover

[2:33:14] on that? Councelor Katic. Second on

[2:33:16] that, Councelor Adams. Any further

[2:33:18] comments or questions? Seeing none, all

[2:33:20] those in favor? That's so moved. Item

[2:33:24] number uh 12.6 lease of office space uh

[2:33:28] 8460 Wellington Road 19, Belwood. And uh

[2:33:33] Dan Wilson, our CEO, is approaching the

[2:33:35] lectern to speak to this.

[2:33:38] Thank you, Mayor Waters. Uh, this report

[2:33:39] is in relation to the lease of um 8460

[2:33:44] Wington Road 19 um to Canada Post um

[2:33:48] also known as our West Carafa office. Um

[2:33:52] as you know, in June of 2023, council

[2:33:54] approved a lease agreement with the

[2:33:56] existing postmaster. Um that postmaster

[2:34:00] is retiring and is terminating her lease

[2:34:03] with us effective October 1st of this

[2:34:05] year. Uh we have started um

[2:34:08] communicating with Canada Post about

[2:34:10] their future plans for Bellwood. U have

[2:34:14] not had a response yet, but um given

[2:34:17] that we're approaching the election um

[2:34:19] with the restrictive periods potentially

[2:34:21] in place, we just wanted delegated

[2:34:23] authority to enter into a similar lease

[2:34:26] agreement for this property in

[2:34:28] substantially the same form as the

[2:34:29] current agreement. Um just in case we

[2:34:32] needed to enter into something prior to

[2:34:34] October 1st.

[2:34:36] Okay, thank you uh CEO Wilson on that

[2:34:40] report. Councelor Wilton,

[2:34:42] >> thank you Mayor Waters. Um appreciate

[2:34:44] » thank you Mayor Waters. Um appreciate

[2:34:44] the report. Just am concern about the uh

[2:34:47] lack of Canada Post uh spot out in

[2:34:50] Bellwoods. So I'm just curious as you go

[2:34:52] through the um negotiations if there's

[2:34:54] anything that can help a new occupant

[2:34:57] take over that Canada Post job. Like

[2:34:58] snow clearing I think was the

[2:35:00] responsibility of the uh Canada Post

[2:35:02] person instead of the township. But

[2:35:04] maybe there's things we can do to help

[2:35:05] make that a little bit easier for a

[2:35:08] rural post office. I'm not sure what's

[2:35:10] possible, but I'm just saying as you if

[2:35:13] a negotiation happens, then that would

[2:35:14] be great just to make sure we help as

[2:35:16] much as we can to service Bellwood in

[2:35:18] that in that regard. Thank you.

[2:35:21] >> Uh through the mayor, yes. Um once we

[2:35:23] » Uh through the mayor, yes. Um once we

[2:35:23] find out what their plans are for

[2:35:25] Bellwood, we'll we'll have negotiations

[2:35:27] or discussions with them, including what

[2:35:29] their long-term vision is for for mail

[2:35:32] in in Belwood. So, so we're looking

[2:35:34] forward to the conversation.

[2:35:37] » Any other comments or questions? Um, and

[2:35:41] again, I'd like to thank obviously staff

[2:35:43] and going back to uh obviously the

[2:35:46] situation that happened in Bellwood in

[2:35:48] terms of the the fire and uh and and

[2:35:52] staff and council's response to helping

[2:35:55] out the the community there because uh

[2:35:57] uh we demonstrated that as a community

[2:35:59] we came all together to figure out that

[2:36:01] and and we know that that space is a

[2:36:03] very important space for the community.

[2:36:05] So again, I'd like to again thank

[2:36:08] council and staff for their uh uh their

[2:36:11] sort of really in felt heartfelt uh uh

[2:36:18] sort of a role in that uh that program

[2:36:20] because that was important and it's

[2:36:22] obviously as we know it's an important

[2:36:24] part of the the community. So again,

[2:36:26] thank you for that. So, I'll read the uh

[2:36:28] I'll read the recommendation that the

[2:36:30] council of township township of center

[2:36:32] Wellington receives the lease of office

[2:36:34] space 8460

[2:36:37] Wellington Road 19 Bellwood report and

[2:36:39] that the council of township of center

[2:36:41] Wellington delegates authority to the

[2:36:43] chief administrative officer to enter

[2:36:45] into an agreement related to the lease

[2:36:47] of the portion of 8600

[2:36:50] Wellington Road 19 Belwit for the

[2:36:53] operation of a post office in Belwood

[2:36:55] area subject to review by the township

[2:36:58] solicitor. Do I have a mover for that?

[2:37:00] Councelor Adams. Uh seconder on that,

[2:37:02] Councelor McDonald. Any further comments

[2:37:04] or questions? Seeing none, all those in

[2:37:06] favor? That is so moved. Okay. Now we uh

[2:37:10] move down to bylaws.

[2:37:13] Okay. And then notice of motion.

[2:37:16] Councelor Wilton.

[2:37:18] >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just read this

[2:37:20] » Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just read this

[2:37:20] into the agenda for today. uh given the

[2:37:23] rapid growth of AIdriven systems, cloud

[2:37:25] computing and digital infrastructure has

[2:37:26] accelerated the development of new and

[2:37:28] large-scale data centers to meet

[2:37:30] industry defined needs and the fact that

[2:37:32] the province of Ontario has not yet

[2:37:33] established a provincial regulatory

[2:37:35] framework for AI for the AI data center

[2:37:37] industry. There is cause to exercise

[2:37:39] caution regarding the introduction of

[2:37:41] data centers within the township of

[2:37:42] center Wellington.

[2:37:44] A therefore the council of the township

[2:37:46] of center Wellington direct staff to

[2:37:47] undertake a review and study costing no

[2:37:49] more than $49,999

[2:37:52] of staff time only of the township's

[2:37:54] land use planning policies in relation

[2:37:56] to artificial intelligence AI data

[2:37:58] centers pursuant to section 38 of the

[2:38:00] planning act applicable to all zones

[2:38:02] where the use is permitted in the

[2:38:03] township of center Wellington including

[2:38:05] but not limited to its official plans

[2:38:07] and zoning bylaw and any required

[2:38:09] changes to the township's land use

[2:38:11] planning policies mapping and regulatory

[2:38:13] framework with consider consideration of

[2:38:15] but not limited to the following. One,

[2:38:17] existing official plan policies and

[2:38:19] zoning bylaw permissions and

[2:38:21] regulations. Two, energy use and the

[2:38:23] impacts to power grids. Three, water use

[2:38:25] and the impacts to long-term drinking

[2:38:27] water quality and quantity. And four,

[2:38:29] noise and light pollution impacts.

[2:38:32] B, that staff be directed to report back

[2:38:34] to council on the items listed above in

[2:38:37] A in Q3 of 2027.

[2:38:40] and C that staff be directed to prepare

[2:38:42] for council's consideration at the

[2:38:44] council meeting on September 28th, 2026

[2:38:46] an interim control bylaw under section

[2:38:48] 38 of the planning act proh prohibiting

[2:38:51] the use of AI data centers within the

[2:38:53] study area described in a above. Thank

[2:38:55] you.

[2:39:01] » Okay. Um Okay. Uh we sorry

[2:39:05] >> just to be listed.

[2:39:06] » just to be listed.

[2:39:06] >> Yeah. Yep. Okay. So, um, uh, in terms

[2:39:11] » Yeah. Yep. Okay. So, um, uh, in terms

[2:39:11] of, uh, comments or questions as it

[2:39:13] relates to that, probably nothing we can

[2:39:16] do at this point.

[2:39:18] [snorts]

[2:39:19] So, through the mayor, um, as pre

[2:39:21] previously stated, this will be listed

[2:39:22] on the August 24th agenda, um, for

[2:39:26] discussion and potential debate.

[2:39:28] Presumably, we'll have a mover and we'd

[2:39:30] be looking for a second at that point

[2:39:31] before uh, it gets put on the floor.

[2:39:34] So that if you have any further uh uh

[2:39:37] contemplations on that you can at that

[2:39:39] time bring it forward. Okay. So at this

[2:39:41] time we're looking forward to moving

[2:39:43] that to uh to next meeting.

[2:39:46] >> Okay. Do we have a mover on that?

[2:39:47] » Okay. Do we have a mover on that?

[2:39:48] >> No, we do.

[2:39:48] » No, we do.

[2:39:48] >> Okay. Sorry.

[2:39:49] » Okay. Sorry.

[2:39:49] >> Yet.

[2:39:50] » Yet.

[2:39:50] >> Okay. [gasps and sighs]

[2:39:52] » Okay. [gasps and sighs]

[2:39:52] Um

[2:39:55] motions uh where notice have been given.

[2:39:57] Confirmatory bylaw. Bylaw to confirm the

[2:40:00] actions of council. Recommendation that

[2:40:02] the council bylaw 2026-61

[2:40:05] to be confirmed the proceedings of

[2:40:07] council at its meeting held July 30th

[2:40:09] 2026 be introduced a first, second and

[2:40:12] third time and pass and open council. Do

[2:40:14] I have a mover for that? Councelor

[2:40:16] Wilton second on that. Councelor

[2:40:17] McDonald, any further comments or

[2:40:19] questions? Seeing none, all those in

[2:40:22] favor? That is so moved. And then uh

[2:40:25] adjournment. Do I have a mover for that?

[2:40:27] Councelor Kra. All right. Okay. Who's

[2:40:30] the seconder on that? Councelor Adams.

[2:40:32] Any further comments or questions as it

[2:40:34] relates to adjournment? Uh, all those in

[2:40:36] favor? So moved and thank you very much

[2:40:39] and have a very good night for everyone.

Special Council - 30 Jul 2026

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