Okay, welcome everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order and we'll start
with the land acknowledgement. >> Thank you through you, Mayor Waters. The
lands we know today as the township of center Wellington have been home to
indigenous people since time memorial. We acknowledge that we're on the treaty
lands and the traditional territory of the Anesnabi and the Hodnosoni. With
increasing encroachment by non-indigenous settlers in the township
of center Wellington, the Anesnabi and the Hodnoni could not continue in their
traditional lifestyles and settled instead into the villages along the
Credit River and on the Grand River Valley. These indigenous nations uphold
their treaty rights within our jurisdiction. Today, our township of
center Wellington remains home to indigenous peoples from across Turtle
Island. We're grateful to have the opportunity to share and to respect
Mother Earth and are committed to building constructive and cooperative
relationships with the indigenous nations.
» Uh thank you, Councelor Evo. Uh addendums and corrections to the agenda.
» Thank you. So through the mayor, we do have one addition today. It is item
10.1, which is a delegation on item 12.8, 8 telecommunications concurrence
uh request 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel and it'll be from Jessica McCullik uh
Shared Tower Inc. Sorry.
» Uh that the Council of Township of Central Wellington amends the agenda to
include item 10.1 delegations on item 12.8 8 telecommunication concurrence
request uh 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel Jessa Jessica Mccolik Share Tower Inc.
Do I have a mover for that? Councelor Wilton second on that councelor
McDonald. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor? That is so moved. Okay, we'll move down to item number four,
disclosure of bikini interest under the municipal conflict of interest act.
Councor Wilton. >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. I would
disclose that I have uh to declare precinary forgot my words here.
Precinary conflict on two of the three items that will be discussed and closed.
And the reason is because staff at MHBC provided planning advice in the past for
both these items. >> Uh thank you for that. And uh move down
to item uh number five, close session. Uh 5.1. in accordance with section 239
of the municipal act uh close session. A uh the security of the property of the
municipality or local board uh corporate or and legislative services parking. E
litigation or potential litigation including matters before administrative
tribunals affecting the municipality or local board, corporate or legislative
services, parking planning OLT and planning OOLT. F uh advice that is
subject to solister client uh privilege including communications necessary for
that purpose. Corporate and leg legislative services, parking, planning,
OOLT, and planning OOLT. Recommendation that the Council of Township of Center
Wellington convene in close session in accord accordance with section 2392A
EF of the municipal act 2001 as amended to consider a the security of the
property of the municipality or local board corporate and legislative services
parking. E litigation or potential litigation including matters before
administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board, corporate
and legislative services, parking uh planning OLT and planning OOLT F advice
that is subject to solicitor client privilege including corporate necess uh
necessary for that purpose corporate and legislative services parking planning
and OLT and planning OLT. Okay.
Do we have a Yep, a mover on that? Councelor Evo, second her on that.
Councelor Adams, any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor? That is so moved. We are going to go into close session for approximately
an hour, but I think it's going to be longer than an hour. It's sort of
probably maybe closer to 6:30. Uh but um if uh if you want to go for a coffee or
have some lunch or dinner or whatever uh we will be back in a probably about an
hour and a half. Okay. So let's move into closed
Hello folks. Uh we're reconvening back into open session. Uh apologize for the
we we were doing a lot of work downstairs. So I appreciate uh you being
patient with us. So uh matters arising from uh from close session. I'm going to
read this. Uh council would like to provide a brief update regarding parking
in central Wellington. Work is underway to manage the current parking situation.
We expect to provide uh more information in short order. We appreciate the
community's patience while we work through uh work to resolve the this
situation.
Okay. Uh public meetings to reconsider zoning amendments.
Uh go down past that. Go down to uh item number nine, presentation and
announcements. At this time, uh, we'd like to, uh, acknowledge, um, uh,
athlete, uh, recognition, Center Wellington Riverhawks, uh, U15th Girl
Lacrosse Provincial Champions. So, oh, okay, that's even better.
So, uh, very excited about that. So, I'm going to I'm going to bring this up
here. So, I'll just, um, please join us in congratulating the U15th Center
Wellington Riverhawks.
Uh, I'll just finish continue to read this. A team of 19 talented female
athletes, including a core group who have played together for the past four
years. After finishing the season ranked among the top five of 25 teams, the
Riverhawks com competed in the U15B division at the Ontario Lacrosse
Festival in Whitby from August 14th or sorry, August 4th to the 6th, 2026. They
battled through the tournament, defeating Six Nations, Toronto Beaches,
and Kitchener before facing Orangeville in the final. With a hard-fought win
over Orangeville, the Riverhawks were crowned Ontario U 15B Division
Champions. This is an outstanding achievement and a wonderful reflection
of their teamwork, commitment, and dedication.
So, uh,
uh, is there anyone
» on on your, uh, on your big, uh, tournament and, uh, would you someone
like to speak to that? Come on up here, please.
» Yeah.
Uh, just want to say so my name is Brian Jim and I'm the head coach of the U15
girls B team. Uh, I just want to thank the township and the mayor himself for
inviting us here tonight to showcase uh the success of Center Wellington
Lacrosse. Uh, the girls behind me here, most of them have been together for four
plus years and are responsible for bringing lacrosse back. uh to the female
like the female participation, not only locally, but provincewide. When
we started this program four years ago, there was only four centers in the
province that offered female lacrosse. And this year, I'm proud to say that
we're up to 25 centers that have female lacrosse back in Ontario.
Um these two girls here, they also competed
in box cross for team Ontario the past summer and came home from Halifax with
gold as well. So
um I'd just like to introduce my captain Khloe Hall, my assistant Fiona Stevens,
my other assistant McKenzie Merritt, and my daughter Belle Je.
So I just want to say thank you. Thank you.
Well, on behalf of council, staff, and the community, we're very proud of your
achievement. Uh it is great to see uh our young athletes go out there and uh
and beat the world. Uh it is I know at times it seemed like uh we're
a small community, but we're extremely mighty and resourceful. So again, uh on
behalf of council, staff, and the community, really appreciate and thank
you for all your efforts. I will leave you with uh this um just an
acknowledgement of that and in short order you'll have a a little envelope
which has some money in it. So that is that is to come shortly
» again. Thank you very much. And we'd like to take a picture as well.
» So we'll uh where do you want to do the picture? Okay. So we'll go over here if
we can bring the group and and
Uh we move down to item 9.2 and uh Groves Memorial Community Hospital and
Upper Grand Family Health Team uh system update and Angela Stanley and I'm not
sure who else is uh here. Yes. Oh, hi. Hi, folks. uh love
uh to hear all the good things that are happening at the uh at the hospital and
welcome.
» Thank you. That's a hard act to follow. >> Um I our presentation is in your
package. I don't know. There we go. So, thank you for having us. Uh
traditionally I've come before council for a hospital update, but we thought
we'd do something slightly different to date and bring uh primary care along
with us. One of the great things about working in this community is that you
work closely with our primary care partners. And I've often said without
primary care, the hospital would not succeed. So we really want to solidify
the relationship that we have uh now and into the future just to promote
healthcare within the within the system uh that we serve. So next slide. Oh, me.
That's me. I forgot my sorry about that.
Um, so this slide's familiar to you. Our population growth statistics, uh, the
patients that we serve. I won't spend a lot of time on it. Hasn't fundamentally
shifted much from last year. Um, what has shifted though is the the growth
within our community and and the services that we're providing. Our
emergency department has not changed in volume much year-over-year. Uh, what has
changed though is the acuity of the patients that we're serving. So we're
seeing about an extra 500 admissions every year from the hospital uh
emergency department which is resulting in more laboratory tests, diagnostic
imaging tests, etc. And while the population or the the visits haven't
grown significantly, we're seeing more seniors and more uh patients with mental
health and addictions um issues presenting to the emerge.
Uh some of the accomplishments that we've had over the year is really an
enhancement of our patient partner council. So we've shifted our focus at
the hospital um to really focus on bringing patients into co-design systems
and programs with us which is different than what we've done in the past. So
we've rebranded and reinvigorated that council and they're extremely active
with us at this point in time which is beneficial as we develop programs going
forward. The next item I wanted to share with you
and there two items that are in here that are important um and I wanted to
bring forward because they're staffled initiatives. Um our dietitians, we have
fantastic dietitians have introduced a malnutrition program for seniors which
45% of our patient population is a senior population and they're at risk
for malnutrition in the hospital. So based on their leadership have developed
this implementation of a screening tool which allows us to identify uh patients
at risk for malnutrition. They get seen by a dietitian early and they get
treated early. So that's beneficial.
Uh we are participating in um new home care initiative through the province. A
number of hospitals are doing hospital at uh hospital to home. Um it's a new
initiative where we actually facilitate the discharge into home care versus
using uh Ontario Health at home. Um it's another stream. It allows us a bit more
to control of who we can streamline into it. It's been extremely successful. Very
small volumes. we only had 32. Uh but next year or the year that we're in
currently, we're up to 45 patients that we will be able to serve in this
capacity.
Uh we've moved into a different governance structure within the
alliance. Um historically we still have two separate corporations, two separate
boards, but we've moved into a common board structure where they're
cross-appointed to both boards. Um why have we done that? It's been in the
works for a number of years. Um but really to align with best practice from
a governance perspective, it's hospital uh the hospitals are selecting uh
directors based on skill and independence versus appointments. Um
that's not to say that we haven't uh truly appreciated our municipal
representatives and the skill that they bring. It's just a different mode of of
operating under a governance um direction that complies with
financials. You'll see that we presented a small surplus this year. It's
artificial. Uh it's just a timing issue for one-time funding. We still are
projecting a a deficit for the fiscal year that we're currently in. Um but
this is just based on one-time funding.
The second initiative I wanted to just chat quickly about is what we call
rooted in care. So at the Groves Hospital, at the back of the hospital,
there's a garden. We're planting vegetables in that garden and we're
serving those vegetables to our patients and through our cafe and that's led by
our staff. It's actually quite therapeutic. Staff go out and we gardens
and pick vegetables. Our patients go out and we gardens and picks vegetables. Um
it's a lovely thing to do, but it's also helpful for the environment and is
really giving back to the earth. Uh one of the things I is important to
share with this uh group is really about our recruitment efforts. We've actually
the number of staff we've hired this year or last fiscal is less than
previous year. That's a good news story for us. It means that we're retaining
staff. They're not changing over as quickly. The number of nurses that we
recruited last year were 28. The year before was 72. So that's excellent news.
Physician recruitment activities. Hillary, jump up in here with me. So we
recruit as a system. You will know that. We've said that before. We recruit for
primary care. We recruit for specialists. We recruit for hospital
care. Um and so with Hillary's support through primary care, there's been a lot
of activity that's happening. The hospital provides the recruiter. The
community supports recruitment activities and housing. Um and we're
going to continue to do that year over year until we have a stable workforce
from a physician perspective. Lots of activity happening. Primarily we're
going to um recruitment fairs in Canada and the US to recruit back to our
community which has been successful. These are the number of professional
staff that we recruited last year. Hillary was instrumental in recruiting
the geriatrician to our community which is fantastic for the aging population
that we're serving. Um and really looking at uh family practice and
supporting family practice primarily through locoms and for uh your
information that's doctors who come in and out of practices for short periods
of time. Lots of activity happening and we're quite excited about that.
Some of the other activities that we're doing together is really truth and
reconciliation. So we serve the same patients, we serve the same community.
We're going to do the work collectively together. We have hired a consultant,
her name is Katrina Graham. She's from HeartWorks, a local indigenous helper
who is helping us navigate through this, looking at our smudging policies, our
our land acknowledgement, all of our hiring practices, etc. And we're really
doing it collectively with primary care again because we want to make sure that
we're serving the same population and in the ways that we should be doing that.
So, lots of activity happening with our truth and reconciliation journey.
Okay, thank you. So, hi everyone. I'm Hillilary Blacket. I'm the executive
director at the Upper Graham Family Family Health Team. And I think this was
just a great opportunity to show the collaborative work that we are doing
locally with our hospital. This doesn't happen everywhere. Um we're fortunate to
have Angela um who is really um really values primary care in the
integratedness um for patients and community members. So, I do hope to come
back. I only have a couple slides um but I'd like to do a more wholesome
presentation in the future to tell you more about the family health team. Um
but I'm just going to provide a short overview and then an exciting
announcement um about a new service that's coming to our community. So the
upper family health team um we are the allied team. So uh we've have nurses,
kinesiologists, um mental health therapists, social
workers, um a number of al allied health team
that work collaboratively with the 32 physicians in center Wellington and
Arthur to support patients and provide comprehensive primary care. Um our main
location is in Trailside Medical and then satellite in Arthur. uh and we
provide partnership we provide strong services in partnership with many other
uh services throughout the region whether it's psychiatric care through
other partners and bigger centers um in G or um collaboratively locally with our
local hospital. Um my exciting announcement today as we
talk a little bit about primary care recruitment and probably something you
hear a lot about um in the wards with the people um you're supporting is
attachment to a primary care provider. I can't find a doctor. Um we've been
working for a number of years to try and secure funding to to start the first
nurse practitioner primary care clinic in our community. Uh and I'm pleased to
share that will be opening this fall. And if I
Oh, I went back. I went too far. How do I go back? Oh, I think I'm I'm stop. Um,
so we have we are going to start um a uh nurse practitioner clinic that will run
out of what is now the after hours clinic in Walmart. Um, so it will run
during daytime hours. We're really fortunate here locally that we have
essentially a turnkey solution that we can step into. The local doctors run the
after hours clinic, so they were really welcoming to have us in that space. Um,
we'll be connecting 1,600 patients, um, 800 each of the nurse practitioners
working there. Um, we will be prioritizing patients that are currently
on the healthcare connect list. So, if you have residents, um, that are
contacting you asking, how do I get a primary care provider? Uh, doctor or
nurse practitioner, it is through Healthcare Connect. That's where we'll
be taking patients from. We're also working with our hospital um as they're
seeing more newborns um at the hospital that don't have uh primary care. So they
might have moved here from Milton or Scar Bro and they're having a baby and
they don't have that necessary kind of follow-up that they need following
birth. And so we'll be prioritizing that population as well as uh complex
patients that are inatients at the hospital so that they're discharged with
a primary care provider. So, this is really exciting for our community. Um,
and it will be launching this fall and I was just really excited to come and
share that with you today. So, thank you.
» Happy to take any questions. >> Thank you. Thank you very for very much
for that exciting news and overview. So, I will council McDonald
» through Mayor Waters. Well, what a good news story. Thank you so much. Um, when
I first came on council, I can't speak for the rest of council, but it was the
initiative of council to strike a committee and help provide housing for
doctors. If it's a nurse practitioner, it doesn't matter to me, but thank you
for doing this, finding solutions. It really is a heartfelt good news story,
and I certainly hope it makes the news tomorrow.
» Thank you. answer to you, Mayor Waters. Well, I
think the biggest lesson here this evening uh for me is thank you for
bringing this to all of our attention. Although this is not something council
is not in charge of finding doctors for our community, it's great that we are
able to support you so that you can find the doctors for this community. And to
hear that we're adding more options with what you have created is exactly why we
did what we've or why we continue to do by sending funds to you so that you can
bring more doctors in. So, thank you for bringing that to everybody's attention
and good work.
» Councelor Adams, >> thank you. I think um probably a little
bit hidden in there was the fact of the change in the board governance and so
there's three counselors that this term have been sat on the board and I
definitely understand the transition to the type but I will say um there was so
much information learned and sitting in those board meetings and and I'm going
to miss some of that. So keep doing what you're doing in terms of getting the
awareness out here and other ways in the community because there's a lot of good
work being done there. And I would say I went through the emerge with my youngest
last night. I was in and out in under an hour.
» Like honestly every single staff person from triage to doctor everything. They
were just 10 plus. Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you for that. And I truly
appreciate municipal representation. It's just a shift in how we're doing
things. However, if we can continue to support the learning of counselors in
terms of how hospitals are funded, how they interact, happy to do that in any
way. Um, we're currently meeting regularly with uh Dan and the mayor and
we'll continue to do that, but again, you know, if there's an opportunity, I'm
happy to sit and chat with anyone or I can set up and lecture you about how we
get funded. That may not be so fun. Um, but happy to share whatever we can just
so you have that knowledge that you can take out to the community. Absolutely
happy to do that. Any other questions? Uh again, thank you for
coming out with your presentation, all the good news. Uh very nice to see you
again tonight. Uh and appreciate you sort of holding out there and uh and and
providing us this information for tonight. So, and with that, I'll read
the recommendation that the council receive the presentation from Groves
Memorial Community Hospital for information. Do I have a mover for that?
Councelor Adams. Second on that, councelor uh Wilton. All those in favor
that is so moved. Thank you. >> Thank you for your support.
» So now we're going to move down to item 9.3 Monster March uh uh parade and
township road closures presentation from sensational
uh uh group um super person uh Barbley.
Turn this on so you can hear me. Uh, thank you very much, Mayor and Council,
for seeing me. You have a heavy agenda and you've had a busy afternoon already,
so I don't want to take up a lot of time, but I want to throw my pitch out
there from sensational Laura. So, the Monster March is something that we are
asking to be considered a legacy community event. Um this comes in with
regards to the potential for fees being charged uh specifically in this case for
um road closure uh necessities. So we've been operating a march for 16 years now.
It was started in 2010 by Julie Denny and we took over in 2015. And uh there
is a lot to be said about it. It's a simple community focused event. People
put on costumes. Gather, walk through downtown and have a fabulous time. And
there's thousands of smiles and there's no admission charged, no cost to
participate. It's the kind of community event that sort of fits right in with
the rest of Monster March. And the fact that it's one of those quirky things
that is part of of what we do in Center Wellington and um it's built by
volunteers. Everything we do is volunteer-based and that includes uh
everything about the march um parade route management, particip
volunteer recruitment, setup, cleanup, barricade placement and removal, safety
coordination and promotion. So, it's a nonprofit driven event for the people
and for the public, for our visitors and community. So, we know how the
barricades work right now. the township will drop them on the Friday uh
afternoon at the various road closer designated spots. Our team of
volunteers, which includes uh Lions Clubs and other people that help out
with the barricades, we have four Lions Clubs helping this year, which is
incredible. Um they set them up and then they take them down and put them to the
side of the road at the end of the event and then they are collected on the
Monday usually by public works. And believe me, we know the need for budget
conservation at the township level, but we're hoping that they will understand
some of what we need in terms of help and support and and the fact that we are
a small nonprofit with a tiny budget for this event. And um we're hoping that
what we bring to the community is broader than uh than that. and we would
love to have consideration to be recognized to fit in the same category
as the Santa Claus parades and the Dominion Day parade. Um so,
uh we know that there's a cost there to the municipality. We understand exactly
what the need is and why they have to cover off expenses where they can where
and we totally get it. If you're a profit-making event with road closures
and you're charging booth fees, etc., of course, you should be paying for that
service. We're hoping because of what we bring to the community, the fact that we
um animate the downtown with this event, people stop, they shop, they go in the
the restaurants along with just plain enjoying the parade, the visitors and
the community that come are all critical parts of what we do as a community. So,
we're seeking that support. I do have copies of this if people would like to
have something to read tonight before they go to sleep and I can share all of
our salient arguments with you that way. But I don't want to hold up things any
longer. We've all been waiting a long time and you have a big agenda to get
through. So I'm hoping that there'll be some support for our request and I'm
happy to share this. Um I don't know Tyson if you or Rachel if I can pass
this along but um I won't have a whole whole lot more to say but I'll take
questions. >> Uh thank you Barb. Uh comments
questions. Council McDonald. >> Do you Mayor Waters? Um Barb, do you
have the amount of of what we could possibly support
or what would help the best? >> Well, we don't know exactly. We know
that to be a dep for the road closure of 500. Um uh however if what the actual
charge will be leftover residual from that if we will get a reimbursement
oh sorry right now with the cost that we've had just to
invest in storage for the monsters and everything else our bank accounts are
pretty pretty low. So, um, we are very fortunate and I want to acknowledge that
we have had the good fortune year-over-year of receiving funds
through the community investment fund and some of that money um, we dedicate
to our two notfor-profit community events, the Monster March and Pumpkin
Day. So, we have some funds allocated for that to run the march costs about
$4,500. So, we do seek sponsorship from other people and we've been very lucky
in that regard. But even with those sponsorships last year, we ran a bit of
a deficit for the march. So, we have some anxiety this year that an
additional overhead cost will be a bit of a problem for us with the
march. And um we c we operate on volunteers and a wing and a prayer and
we do a very professional job but there is little money left for us in the bank.
So we're hoping that there will be some acknowledgement or understanding or at
least recognition of why we are asking for leg legacy rec recognition here
today. So happy to answer any other questions.
Council, any other comments, questions for Barb?
Oh, were you gonna say something? Councelor Wilton? Oh, question for me.
Yes. Okay. >> Or question for staff perhaps. So, uh it
probably be Adam just if there's clarity on the legacy events that do get um the
barricades for free versus the ones that don't. So, maybe just question whether
how that's decided upon which events are legacy events or which are not. So, Is
that okay to ask?
» Okay, I see nod so I can answer. Yes. Um, so through the mayor and hi.
» Um, so yeah, so we so we're in process of um we want to do a fee study in
community services looking at fees for events. Council might recall we um
presented on this um at the last meeting and so our hope is that you know we'll
we'll get through this fee study and one of the things that will be considered
through this fee study is subsidies for different types of event organizers and
one of which could be community events and uh looking at you know offering a
different fee structure depending on the nature of the event and the organizer.
So that's something that we'll be working through. Um it'll carry over
perhaps a bit into 2027. We'll be coming back to council at that time with some
options uh for subsidies and some staff recommendations. So I think until we get
through that study, we can't really comment too much on any type of
structure uh fee structure. I can say that currently we don't have a fee
structure. We don't have a list of um you know kind of uh priority. I can't
remember how you worded it, but we don't have that list. We we we charge based on
what's in our fees and charges by law.
» Okay. Any followup to that? >> Yep.
» Thank you, Adam. Uh just curious, maybe this question is for the clerk. Can we
just make a motion at this point?
» So, through the mayor, absolutely. If it's council's wish to go ahead and and
make any kind of direction, by all means, it's council's decision.
Just I'd just like to ask one clarifying question on that. So there's because of
the new policy that we had implemented, there's one additional charge that you
would be looking at this year that wasn't
there last year and that would be the barricade charge or help me out here or
closure. >> I I'm here pitching for the barricade
charge for the march. Yes, we are aware that if we were to require um support
from the township to transport the monsters from their storage facility to
downtown, there would be a charge for that, too. And we did get some
generalized information on that. It's way out of the scope of what we could
afford. So, we're just going to be arranging alternates for that service.
We didn't want to muddy the water tonight trying to pitch for both causes.
We felt the the case for the march was genuinely legit and on its own and we
just wanted to stand on that. >> Yeah. Perfect. Thank you,
» Councilor Welton. >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. Then I would
like to suggest a motion to wave the barricade fee for the monster march just
for this one year for 2026.
» Okay. Before we get that, I'll finish off all the questions here. Councelor
McDonald, >> I'd be more than happy to second the
motion. Um, just a quick question. Sorry. Um, so the
500 for barricades, um, I know with moving the monsters that
is a cost, too. And can you clarify, does our CW hydro trucks help with that
too or have they in the past? >> They they have in the past. We do have
um a tree service helping us this year. Um so we haven't had a quote back from
asking for CW hydro support although I suspect they would provide some but the
township has helped transport the monsters in the past and they do they
have indicated that they would have to charge this year for that. Um, I didn't
bring that to council tonight because that's
I feel like there's a big enough ask just asking for the legacy recognition
of the march and the other thing is a a different type of an argument. So, we'll
have to work on solving that. We would rather work with the township on on what
makes sense for support and help and how we can work with them.
» Uh, councelor Evo. >> Thank you through you, sir. Before I
come to councelor Wilton with a clarifying question, I want to say I am
acknowledging the struggles that sensational Laura is going through with
our awakening having to be moved and uh you know the march that you guys do. I
want to say uh just for the those that are listening who may not know, can you
remind us all where the the how you raise money for and what you do with
regards to bringing in food. You're not just there to look good and to have fun,
but you're also there to serve our food bank. and and I'd like for you before I
go to my thing for you to just take a minute to add to that please.
» Uh thanks for that. I should have mentioned that up front. Sensational
Laura's strongest focus is on creating events that are wonderful for the town
and some events we charge for. All of the money from those events, all
proceeds go to the food bank and the CW's program at the high school. And I'm
happy to say that to date it's been uh since 2025 over $200,000
donated to the food bank and CW's program. So yeah, we don't take lightly
when we come cap in hand asking for a bit of a leg up on something that um
being a nonprofit with our type of focus this one becomes really important.
» Thank you Barb you. If I could get to my clarification for my colleague. Are you
making a motion for this year or to turn it into her language a legacy uh not
Adam's language but for going forward always and forever to remove that cost?
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you, Councelor Eway. Uh I was going to
suggest just for this year and let the next conversation happen through when
the fees and studies that Adam mentioned happens. So that could be a more
wholesome discussion at that point. >> Great. Thanks.
» Yes. So I'm clear on the $500. Is that correct? Okay.
» Whatever. >> Yep. Yep.
» Okay. More. Okay. >> Yep. Um and then I just going to look
for uh Oh, sorry. Councelor Jefferson. Yep.
» Thanks. Um my question is clarification maybe to
Adam, maybe to Dan, but um with the $500 deposit for the road just before so that
we know what it applies to and like what it covers and then is it reimbursed back
if it's not utilized like just clarification around that?
» Yes. Thanks, Councelor Jefferson. So through the mayor. So it's so it's a
deposit $500 deposit and we're charging you know the the staff time required to
drop off those barricades I understand pick them up. So it's kind of a you know
the the charge ultimately depends on the staff time that was needed to um to you
know support the event.
» Thank you mayor. Um and so then say staff time is like couple hours
it back after. Thank you. >> That's correct.
» Okay. So I'm looking to council. Is that something we're all wishing uh here that
uh for for this year and then we'll look at it uh more wholesomely uh for uh next
term of council. Okay. >> Okay. Well, I think there's also you've
put one you've you've put it forward, have you not? And I thought you'd second
that. Yep. >> Can we just read?
» Okay. I always have a clerk. It keeps me on the straight and narrow here.
» Thank you. So, through the mayor, um, if I can just read it out for clarification
for everybody's benefit, uh, that the motion would read that council receives
the presentation from the sensational group and that council exempting the
exempts the monster march from road closure fees for 2026. So,
it's been moved and seconded. Just want to make sure we're all on the same page.
» So, is there any further comments or questions?
Oh, yes. Go ahead, Council Jefferson. >> Thank you, Mayor. I think this is
something good that we should be supporting this year just because of the
impact with the construction at the green space. I think that's a huge
location for your main opening event and I think we really need to take that into
consideration as well. So, just to do that for this year, I totally support.
Thank you. >> Okay. Any further comments or questions
from council? All in favor? That is so moved.
» Thank you.
» Thanks, Barb.
» Move down. Sorry. We're going to move down to item 9.4,
data centers and future development in central Wellington. Presentation by
Courtney Pamela.
Uh, welcome Courtney.
» Uh, I don't really know what you guys are capable of and not capable of, like
what's your your jurisdiction, but um, I was wondering if you could lobby for the
pause and maybe indefinite um, ban of building of data centers in Center
Wellington. Um, so, uh, I'm just kind of curious of
is that within your capability, you think, cuz I know Missaga and Oakville
put a one-year ban, uh, for at least like kind of research regarding its
impact on the town. Yeah. Okay. Um, so yeah, uh, I know I've read our official
plan and we're focused on growth yet also, um, kind of like the maintenance
of the current characteristics that makes the county what it is.
So, um I'd just like to ask like uh to what end are we trying to bring people
up? Um that would uh be accomplished by adding a data center. Um and to which
level exactly are we trying to bring people up? Um
so regarding the growth for Center Wellington, um I I started researching
this because uh I noticed that there was smoke in the air those uh few days that
we were having like it was the severity was 10. I'm not sure of what scale or
anything, but it was just severe uh smoke in the air. um according to like
our weather warnings on our phones and stuff, but uh you could just tell a
notable difference from the wildfires. So I started researching wildfires and
um like obviously climate change is contributing to it greatly. Um and the
data centers the uh thousands of servers in just one data center will have to be
uh replenished every 3 to 5 years. So they produce a great amount of CO2
emissions just in the manufacturing and shipping of all the materials. Um but
for the operation of the data center, I know many people are worried about the
you know liters of water um the hydro uh like the electric demand of them that
could possibly produce um like a kind of like citywide like blackout or something
that people are worried about. Um but yeah, my my issue is just more so the uh
rapid um either rapid um CO2 emissions or rapid change to culture or rapid
change to I guess uh like land use. So that's kind of the overarching um
concern is just rapid change that we can't keep up with and plan along with.
um not so much I think that like human survival will be accomplished with a 1
to2°ree um climate increase. It's just whether or not we want to live in a
desert or we want to live among forests. Um so anyway, uh humans are responsible
for about half of all wildfires. Um so like cigarette butts, um lighting
campfires, uh lightning is responsible for approximately the other half. Yet
lightning is 81% of the area burned. Um it's due to lightning uh because it uh
is in more remote areas and uh if active lightning storms are happening, they uh
don't really want to send firefighters out because it's high risk. So um yeah,
81% of land is burned by uh responsible for uh lightning is responsible for it.
And um basically
both lightning and humancaused fires require a dry forest environment to
propagate. Um long-term national trends in both
area burned and number of large fires uh over 200 hectic he hectares um have
increased since 1959 but uh from my data it's like beyond 1959 like 1900s I was
seeing back um so diggra degra degradation of wetlands and their
biodiversity worldwide has led to a greater occurrence of water wildfires.
um restoring wet lands would maintain the water table closer to the surface,
keeping water in the landscape and preventing extreme fires. Um it's uh the
wildfire is increasing in regions that we haven't historically seen as much
burning. So uh that includes the Arctic tundra and parts of Atlantic Canada. Uh
fire season is beginning and ending earlier and later. um emissions from
large wildfires are fueling hotter and drier conditions. So the CO2 emissions
of the wildfires are contributing to climate change as well. Um
so that will just reinforce a positive feedback loop. Uh climate uh climate
change is transforming Canada's fire regime because of uh drought,
precipitation patterns, vegetation being dried out, and wind patterns changing as
well. Um, extreme weather events are becoming more and more record-breaking.
Um, again, we set up our civilization based on weather patterns. So, to change
them is to change what our civilization um will
will be daytoday. So, we're going to be responding to disasters rather than
accomplishing e economic growth if that's the long-term goal.
Um so projections suggest that by the year 2100 um can Canada's fire season
may lengthen by more than a month in certain forest regions. So, you know,
think of your kids' kids. Um, the lacrosse girls kids, you know, their
grandkids, um, in Canada, wildfires have been measured using traditional meth
methods like GPS and sketch mapping. And those methods have, um, been estimated
to be approximately 40% um, inaccurate. So they uh estimated
that those systems would create u like a they would
so we have satellite imaging now and um the area burned is estimated to be
uh 40% inaccurate as in like if in 1900 we use GPS to track the area burned it
is likely 40% um like they assume that it was 40%
longer larger. So that means that um the trends that we see where now now the
area burned is much larger. It means that the like 1900s to 1950s what we
estimate is like the lower end of that trajectory is actually way lower. So
that means the change is way way more drastic by 40%. Um so any data that you
see of this upward trend you can assume that it's probably 40% worse. Um
so uh as for prescribed fires um they don't seem to have much impact on
trajectory as climate change does. In fact I don't see a pattern in trajectory
at all. Um so that like uh mitigating risk isn't uh a matter of burning the
dried land that is contributing to the propagation of fires. It's more so
preventing the dried land through um like wide leaf uh sorry broadleaf uh
like planting or by reducing CO2 emissions to try to uh bring down the
earth's temperature and not drastically change it from day to day um like these
severe weather events. So
um as for the data center uh there was a study a study that aimed
to assess the combined impact of human activities and natural events on carbon
in Canada's boreal forests. Um in Alberta it was over 25 28 years and 25%
of the study area disturbances. So the largest disturbance was caused by
wildfires and the energy sector. the energy sector being the biggest
contributor to carbon emissions. Um
so Senator Wellington like ideas beyond um just preventing
data centers would be like researching tourism's impact on carbon emissions
because we have uh you know hundreds of cars coming here every single week. Um,
we could investigate the material waste, fuel
emissions, and construction that goes along with tourism. Uh, we could lobby
for the ban of cigarette additives, specifically the ones that help them
remain lit. So that way, um, it's less likely that they're remained lit when
they're tossed and they are less likely to create some sort of fire event. Um,
and we could also lobby for the ban of disposable items such as to-go cups.
I've heard that that's within your ability, but um I know that's hard
to advocate for. >> Courtney, you and you have given you
lots of time here. So, obviously you're talking about uh data centers and you're
sort of gone on to other things which are all very important. I know they're
all connected, but if you could just wrap up, uh that would be helpful for
us. Thank you. >> Yeah. Um so energy import versus export,
we're uh we have like um net exports that actually gain money for the nation.
Um because we rely heavily on hydro and nuclear and uh I guess data centers they
have a a varying demand of energy and if we were to shift I guess like uh their
proposal is that you could have the data centers have their own energy um like
instead of relying on hydro that's public they could have their own private
energy but you would then haveed
very carefully so that they're not contributing secretly to any sort of
damage to the town. And then you would also be losing out if um
I guess if they were to not meet their energy demands themselves, then a
promised um sort of like financial gain wouldn't be met. and if they were to
continue to, you know, help us uh scale up our hydro and nuclear needs um by
promising to pay for any excess over what is normally the like city's use of
hydronuclear. Um yeah, they could they could help us
build up basically our energy needs, but if they don't, then we risk losing all
of the gains that we get from exporting energy when we have a surplus. We're
less likely to have a surplus with their demands.
Thank you, Courtney. >> Yeah, thank you. Sorry.
» And then what you could do, it' be helpful if uh you've put all those words
together and you have I I don't know if uh you're reading from a a statement. If
you could send that to us and then we would have your words and that would be
uh kept as part of the record if you do that for us.
» Yeah, sounds good. Thank you. Okay.
So, I'm going to read this uh that the council received the presentation from
Courtney uh Pamela regarding data centers and future development in Center
Wellington for information. Do I have a mover for that? Council Katic second on
that. Councelor Evoy. Any further comments or questions? Uh seeing none,
all those in favor? That's that's so moved. Thank you.
» Is that time? >> It is that witching hour time. I have to
read this. Uh that the council of township with center Wellington and
extends uh the council meeting for one for 1 hour. Do I have a mover for that?
Councelor Welton. Second councelor Adams. Any further comments or
questions? Uh all those in favor? So move.
Okay. >> Okay. So item number 9.5 2026 emergency
management report and presentation Wellington County. And we're gonna
welcome uh Linda Dixon, emergency manager uh for the county. Welcome,
Linda. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Waters and
members of council. I appreciate it. And uh I will be I will be brief. I look at
this as like a staff report. So um what's before you is uh our annual
report. We do it every year. It's just kind of a summary of how we have com the
township has completed all the requirements under the emergency
management and civil protection act for 2026.
And I'll just briefly highlight a few areas for you. Um everything that's
outlined are those things that are in legislation that the township is
required to do. So the program they you're required to have a program
committee. We they met on March 18th and you do have a copy of their minutes um
in your report. We reviewed the hazard identification and risk assessment and
as you can see in that there is a plan this year to undergo a major review of
the hazard identification and risk assessment for the township and then
that will be brought forward in 2027. Uh we reviewed the emergency management
plan. There's no changes proposed this year. Um I did submit a report just for
information back at the beginning of the year. the province bill 25 or bill yes
uh was passed given royal ascent in um December of 25 bill 25 and um that bill
most of it has come into force in effect but the uh parts that are um with
respect to municipalities they are still not in full force in effect. So at this
time we have put together a a draft amendment but we won't be proceeding
with that until such time as the the bill comes into full force in effect and
then that will be brought forward to the committee and then forward to council as
needed to to look at changes to the plan. The one thing that was
incorporated though is that the province is now instead of using emergency
response plans, they're using emergency management plans and we've changed that
throughout the the emergency emergency management plan. Training requirements
for the township were met on um June 16th. We also have a number of other
training opportunities for both uh members of the control group and staff
available and those are highlighted in the report. The township held their
emergency management exercise on June 16th. It was a combination emergency
management and IT exercise. Um staff on IT and emergency management along with a
consultant put that together. I think it was a very wellreceived and and a very
good exercise. Just a couple of notes from emergency management side. You'll
see that it kind of ties back to the hazard identification and risk
assessment review. Um there was a note about cyber attacks and then um more
training needs for staff were highlighted.
Public education is a part of our programs. We have attended two events so
far. The Lions home show in May 26th, 27th, 28th, the township's open house on
May 28th. And we also was at the time I wrote the report, it wasn't confirmed,
but we will be attending the uh Center Wellington new resident um event on
October 6th. And then there's also a number of other ways we we meet that
requirement laid out in the in the report. The final one is critical
infrastructure. We maintain that on our the
common operating picture and we're working with staff currently to update
that. And that is the conclusion of the requirements for 2026 and how they've
been met. So if there's any questions, I'd be happy to address them.
» Thank you, Linda. Comments, questions from council
» as usual. Very efficient and right to the point and I appreciate your report.
» Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, I'll read this. A
recommendation the council center uh center Wellington council receive
emergency management report EM 2026-01 dated August 28, 2026 regarding the
status of the uh township emergency management uh program for 2026 and that
the township of central Wellington council accepts the annual status report
of the township emergency management program for 20 2026. Do have a mover for
that. Councelor Evo, a secondary to that. Councelor McDonald. Any further
comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in favor? So move. Thank you
again.
» Yep. Uh item 9.6, nothing to report from the mayor's county council report. Uh
and now look to council uh if there's any updates from uh council in terms of
committees. Uh councelor Wilton. Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just a short update
on the Fergus BIA. Uh, since we last met, I think they've had their fiber
festival and the medieval festival, which were both very successful. Uh,
they bring a lot of people to the downtown core in Fergus, and uh,
everyone really enjoys them, and I'm always impressed by how many volunteers
uh, put their work in and how many people get involved. So, like to thank
the Fergus BIA for that. There's also been the ongoing weekly uh, Twilight at
Templan uh, which has been very successful this year. I've been to a
few. And thank you, Kim, Jeff, Councelor Jefferson, for all your work you put
into that and your volunteer team there as well. Um, but it's really livens up
downtown Fergus on Wednesday evenings, which is great. So, everything going
well with the Fergus BIA. >> Thank you. Any other councelor McDonald?
» Um, yes. On August 10th, uh the seniors committee had a at their regular board
meeting and uh and they discussed uh the funding that we received from the
province to the Victoria Senior Center. That was a nice announcement. Mayor
Waters and myself were there for that announcement. And a big shout out to uh
the administrator there at the Victoria Center, uh Katherine. She does an
outstanding job keeping everything organized. and uh she did receive
recognition from Minister Cho. Um uh outcome from the meeting is
membership is still up, the bus trips sell out and um I guess uh looking
forward to probably spending that money somewhere in the future. That's it.
» Any other council input in terms of committees? Yes, Councelor Adams.
» Thank you. Maybe just again what we've heard earlier, but just for a record for
the for the minutes. Um so, uh we no longer will have appointees on the
Groves board. Um we currently had three elected
um positions counselor Wilton, councelor Jefferson,
and myself. And um yeah, with the appeal of the Groves Act and their their
passing at the AGM um those appointments are no longer there. So no further
updates will be coming from that from that. Thank you in this in this way.
» Thank you, Councelor Adams, Councelor Jefferson.
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just in regards to the Allora BIA, we had the regular
meeting last week. A lot of things were covered. They're planning for their late
night shopping and their monster month working with Barb and Sensational Laura.
Um, and then they also struck a committee for doing their budget for
2027. So, we're looking for anybody that has events or anything that they're
wanting to delegate to the BIA for funding. If they could do that now, that
would be great. Thanks. >> Any other input from council as it
relates to committees or activities? Okay. Thank you very much. Uh, I'll move
down or hold on, I'll just temporarate one. This is the condition of a
delegation. >> Oh, here we go. Uh, delegation on item
12.8, telecommunication concurrence requests, uh, 6983 Wellington Road, 7
Nickel, Jessica Mccullik, uh, the shared tower and is, uh, online. Okay. Hi, how
are you? >> I'm good. I didn't know if I had missed
this this evening, so I'm here. Um, good evening, Mr. Mayor and members of
council. My name is Jessica McCulla, and I'm here this evening on behalf of Share
Tower to speak to our proposal for a telecommunications antenna development
at 6983 Wellington Road 7 in Center Wellington, and respectfully requests
that council provide us with a letter of concurrence. So, I'm usually the one
behind the scenes often listening in and supporting our exceptional municipal
team while they're up here doing the heavy lifting. So, I ask that you please
bear with me this evening as I flex my public speaking muscle and do my best to
represent the team. Shared Tower is a carrierneutral
telecommunications infrastructure development company. We build and own
communication infrastructure across Canada. We work with Canada's major
telecommunication carriers to develop and provide the infrastructure they need
to expand and improve wireless coverage in communities across the country. So,
we are not a carrier ourselves. Focusing in on our application this
evening, we are proposing a satellite telecommunications antenna installation
that will help provide high-speed internet access to users in more rural
communities where traditional high-speed internet may not be readily available.
Unlike traditional internet, which comes through a cable or fiber line, satellite
internet connects customers to the internet through satellites in space.
The ground station or satellite communication antenna installation is
essentially the connection between those satellites and the internet that's here
on Earth. It receives information from the satellite and connects it to the
broader internet. This evening, Share Tower is proposing a 60 m by 30 me
compound that will contain communication antennas that are approximately 2.7 m in
height for a satellite communications network provider. This type of service
is growing and helps augment existing telecommunications technologies by
filling coverage gaps particularly in underserviced and rural areas. It also
provides users with an additional connectivity option beyond the
traditional large carriers that we all know. Telecommunications infrastructure
is a little bit different from many of the applications you may typically see
come through the municipality. It operate it operates sorry within its own
little unique world and is a federally regulated industry regulated by
innovation science and economic development Canada which we know as I is
which was formerly known as industry Canada
tower has completed our land use consultation with the township of center
Wellington and following staff's review for a proposal they have determined that
there are no outstanding land use or planning items
while some municipan Munipalities have developed their own local consultation
process for telecommunication infrastructure. In the absence of such
protocols, the default ISAD process was followed here. Center Wellington does
not have their own established telecommunications protocol. Under the
default ISAD process, public notice is required to be mailed directly to nearby
property owners within the prescribed notification radius. In this case,
because the antennas measure approximately 2.7 m in height, the
notification radius did not extend beyond the subject property and
therefore no public notification was required.
ISAD also only requires newspaper notification for antenna systems that
are 30 m in height or greater. They do not require notices to be posted online
or on any municipal websites. Therefore, we have completed all of the applicable
land use authority consultation requirements and this has also confirmed
this was also confirmed by municipal staff in their staff report. This
evening, Shared Tower is seeking a letter of concurrence for the proposed
telecommunications antenna system at 6983 Wellington Road 7 Township of
Center Wellington. The letter of concurrence simply recognizes that we
have completed the required land use consultation process under the
applicable ISAD protocol. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council for the opportunity to
speak to you about the proposal this evening. I'm happy to answer any
questions that may come up. >> Uh thank you, Jessica. Uh comments,
questions? Uh Councelor McDonald to you, Mayor Waters. Um thank you,
Jessica, for coming and explaining your position with the tower. Um, I believe
it's a couple years ago we approved two towers
» uh under regulation from the federal government. Well, I appreciate that you
didn't do you didn't consult with neighbors because of the height. I
always believe and in working, you know, with
developers, they always reach out to me and we'll say, um,
you know, how can I reach out to the community? Have your own public meeting.
You don't have to just wait for the act to tell you. You can have your own. And
I really would have appreciated. Um, so this is the negative of this tower. I
would have appreciated you reaching out to the neighbors. Um, and I'm not really
seeing whose property this belongs to and they're clearly on board with it and
they want to use their property for this. Um, so I appreciate that because
that is a resident uh where I serve. Um, but I do wish you you had reached out to
the neighboring communities because this is going to go up and I know I'll get an
email. >> Thank you for your comments.
» Uh, any other >> council? Okay, I'm going to again thank
you Jessica. I'm going to read the resolution that the uh that the council
of township of center Wellington receives delegation on item 12.8 8
telecommunication uh concurrence request uh 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel uh
Jessica Mccullik Shared Tower Inc. for information. Do I have a mover for that?
Councelor Wilton second on that. Um Councelor Katock, any further comments
or questions? Uh seeing none, all those in favor? That's so moved. Okay. So now
we'll move down to >> consent items.
» Yep. >> I'm sorry, Mr. Mr. Mayor.
» Yes. >> As I'm typically not the one speaking,
does that mean that we did get concurrent?
» Yes. >> Not on the not on the um we're not quite
done yet. So >> Okay. Okay. Sorry.
» Thank you. >> Consent.
» Okay. Consent uh uh Okay. Consent agenda items are considered routine in nature
and unvoted on collectively. However, any member of council may request one or
more items be removed from consent agenda item for sep separate action. So,
um I'll read the um uh where's the okay?
» Okay. uh that the minutes of regular council meeting held on July 13, 2026
and the minutes of special council meeting held on July 30th, 2026 be
approved and circulated and that the minutes of Heritage Center Wellington
advisory committee meeting held on July 7th, 2020 26 be received for information
and that council of town oh sorry >> and operating results. Yes.
uh capital project status 2026 quarterly procurement report and toll booth uh
Bellwood Lions uh and land acquisition update uh 350
St. Andrew Street West Fergus. >> Does anybody want any pulled?
» Yep. >> We're good.
» Any pled questions, comments? Nope. Okay. And that the Council of Township
of Center Wellington approves consent agenda items 11.1 through 11.6. six. Uh,
do have a mover on that, Councelor Wilton. A second her on that. Councelor
McDonald. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor? That is so moved. Okay. So, we'll move down to item uh 12.1 Firemaster uh
plan update and a report from Jason Ben, our fire chief. Oh, it came through the
door. Holy cow.
» I was waiting for the music. Careful, what you asked for.
» Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of council, staff, and public. I'm pleased
to present the updated Center Wellington Fire Rescue Fire Master Plan, which
provides a strategic mo road map for the next 10 years. This plan is about
ensuring that our fire service continues to evolve with the community and that we
prepare for the risks and challenges ahead.
Senator Wellington, as you are well aware, is going to grow and exceed
58,000 individuals by 201. That growth will replace increasing or
will place increasing pressures, excuse me, on the emergency response staffing,
facilities, prevention services, and infrastructure. And at the same time, we
are seeing changing demographics, increasing development intensities, and
evolving expectations around emergency response.
This plan confirms that Center Wellington is providing an effective and
professional and valued service to our community. We have a strong leadership
commitment to firefighters, positive organizational culture that we are
working on each and every day and a strong relationship with council and
township administration. The plan is not about changing
everything we do. It's about identifying where we need to be to strengthen our
capacities to maintain the level of service in the future.
Some of the key priorities are strengthening the fire prevention and
community risk reduction, supporting firefighter recruitment,
retention and development, enhancing leadership and succession planning,
improving technology and records management,
continuing to monitor emergency response and performances,
planning for our future station and infrastructure requirements as well.
One or one of the more significant recommendations is a phase transition
towards enhanced daytime staffing, ultimately adding approximately six
full-time firefighters over a 10-year planning period.
This is intended to support reliable daytime emergency response while
continuing to recognize the important role of our paid on call firefighters
play in Center Wellington. The plan also identifies the need for a
new fire station in the northeast Fergus corner, future training opportunities
and long-term considerations of relocating the existing fire station as
developments development continues to the south. These are long-term planning
considerations and we need to be evaluated
through future capital planning and budget processes.
financial approach at at present is importantly the council is not being
asked to approve all these investments tonight. The master plan provides a
strategic direction individual recommendations
while return through the appropriate annual budget and capital planning
processes for council's consideration. Uh ultimately the master fire master
plan is about being proactive rather than reactive. It gives council and the
township a clear evidence-based roadmap to manage growth,
address emerging risks, ensure CWFR remains capable of providing
a high level of service to our community of what they expect each and every day.
We are bringing forward the plan tonight today at council's for in information
and comments with staff planning to return in September seeking council's
endorsement. Thank you to council, township
administration, Tom Mulv, our firefighters, and anyone else who's
contributed in developing this plan, and especially Bayer Integrated Solutions
Incorporated. At this time, I would like to ask Tim
Beckett, a consultant from Bayer Integrated Solutions to attend the
podium and present the master plan to you.
Okay. Perfect. >> Well, good evening, Mr. Mayor, members
of council. Um, good to see you in person. Uh, I think I had an opportunity
to talk to each and every one of you. Um,
this is an opportunity for us to present the uh the master plan. And as the chief
said, it's about uh protecting a growing community through a fire service that
remains safe, reliable, and sustainable.
Uh with me on the line is Isaac Commodante and Dave Speed. Uh both were
integral parts of uh putting this plan together.
So what is a master fire plan? Um it's a long range decision framework. It
connects today's risks and service capabilities with projected growth,
changing demand, legislation, fiscal responsibility,
and it's not about fixed spending schedule as the chief talked about. It's
really a roadmap that allows future discussions to be made using fact-based
evidence. Our process uh we examine the full
service. We looked at uh governance, staffing, prevention, public education,
your training right through uh through your facilities, apparatus, and
emergency management. We assessed how the services are currently being
delivered, what capacity or potential gaps may exist, and how station
apparatus deployment could evolve. The test applied throughout the plan was
straightforward. Is the service effective against local
risk? efficient in its use of resources, compliant with legislative intent, and
resilient enough to adapt to the changing Center Wellington growth.
The plan itself is grounded in the community risk assessment, one that it's
proincially legislated. It looks at nine different mandatory
profiles um that you can see on the map there and
or sorry on the screen and really it's about um the important findings uh of
that CRA integrating into uh where your services
are most needed. Along with the CRA, we did community and
fire station uh tours. We did targeted interviews with a number of key staff
and with each and every one of the council members here. We did an online
survey with uh firefighters and we did an industrial peer comparative analysis.
The center the central principle is risk informed service delivery. As we talked
about, the CRA is that piece that looks at um where you should guide your goals,
your service level, work plans and capital decisions.
As as growth and risk change, this needs to be continued to be evaluated and you
need to change as well. The central planning principle is
informed uh is is risk informed service delivery. you know, it guides um
everything through the three lines of defense.
It looks at the whole aspect of um education first, prevention second, and
emergency response when everything else fails.
The objective therefore is not growth for its uh on its own. It's a balance
that directs resources to demonstrated a risk, maintains operational readiness,
supports firefighter safety, and maintains a fiscally sustainable
long-term plan. It's about how do you balance public safety with your fiscal
responsibility as council. We looked at uh seven different program
areas that define throughout here. We established uh 33 observations through
38 key recommendations. Um we looked at suggested time frames.
They reflect urgency, organizational capacity, growth dependency, and future
budget decisions. Again, council retains control over implementation through
annual priorities and approvals and through the budget process.
Um you've got the uh you've got the uh piece of the plan uh that was provided
to you. Just quickly, you know, when we look at administration, the immediate uh
priority uh is clearly governance, looking at setting uh established
benchmarks for the fire service to uh align to.
When we look at um public education and uh inspections, prevention and
inspections, it's it's about a you know looking at a more um risk community risk
reduction through strong programming, being systematic through a targeted uh
public education program and a proactive uh code enforcement. So you're getting
out there proactively into buildings for inspection purposes. Um,
we also suggest that you look at an additional firerevention/public
education officer uh as you continue to grow and put these programs through its
pace. From an emergency response aspect, it's
really about monitoring service demand. It uh it looks at uh you know
operational readiness and define service boundaries. The priorities include mult
um you know looking at how you deal with multi-residentidential demands that
you're going to see with the growth coming, a review of your tiered medical
response, making sure you're going to the right calls uh on a on an annual
basis. Um you've got partners uh that you're completing with the uh battery
energy storage. Uh you've got that program in place. Carry on with that. Uh
good work there. And then it's really about digitizing uh all all your pieces
so that you have a good data management program.
the emergency comm community uh sorry training uh training and professional
development. One of the key pieces there is uh looking at in u making sure that
you're meeting the required certificate uh certification and the service
complexity of the calls you're going to um looking at a feasibility review for a
live fire training center. one that could service the region and not just
for fire, but look at a number of thirdparty partners that you could have
out there, whether it be EMS, whether it be hydro, whether it be others that want
to involve in there and share the cost of that as well as uh county uh other uh
county fire departments. Um, and then we uh have identified the
need for a dedicated uh training officer aligned with you continuing to utilize
your uh part-time staff um as well. Uh emergency communications being done with
uh G Fire Department right now. Um collaborate with G. uh look at an
updated uh um uh schedule with them um so that you're you're formalizing
measurable expectations on what they're going to provide you within the within
the agreement. This will then allow you to measure because that call taking
process is all part of your total response getting there quickly. If
they're not meeting certain needs, um then you know you've got it all written
down. So that's what we're suggesting is make sure you have a written agreement
with them in that aspect. your capital assets. Uh conducting a functional
building assessment on both fire stations. Um you know looking at safety
codes, compliance um you know decontamination, apparatus movement,
storage, training and future staffing needs. Um the Fergus station again we'll
have to look at shorter term pieces if you do uh align with uh replacing that
station further south as we're going to talk about in just right now.
So what we did was we did conduct a uh a location uh station location you know as
your community builds out as the growth uh continues to happen uh uh plan for
the the south we looked at a three-station model one that uh
identifies a third uh future station up in the uh the north fergus area and this
looks at a a window of 12 to 60 months and the reason why it's a 12 to 60 month
range is It takes planning. Now the best time to start planning is today and then
uh working out the the the time that it takes to build that station. Also
looking at taking the existing Fergus station and re relocating it uh further
south. Um then that allows that new development that's occurring there. It
provides you and we've l we looked at this uh through a lens of not just your
issues today and not your issues in 10 years but what are your issues going to
look like in 50 years from now when you need full-time staff your growth is
where it's at. Um you know pieces like that and that's this is the model that
we think will best serve the community as we see it right now.
And the last little piece here is looking at the uh phased hybrid staffing
transition that the chief talked about. And this is really uh looking at um how
you transition. Your volunteers play a a very important role and should continue
to play an important role in this community. But as call volumes increase,
as those as as the reliability of your volunteers decreases,
um then you've got to start to look at how do you augment full-time staff into
that. We've established a five-phase uh program for you. Um starting out at uh
from 72 months from now. Um that said, um you know, growth growth needs change,
your volunteer reliability may change. This needs to be looked at on an annual
basis and adjusted accordingly. you might not need it in 72 months. You
might need it in 36 months or you might need it uh out in 84 months from now.
So, uh opportunity exists there. Uh just to wrap up, um you know, this is all
about uh uh the strategic value of the plan is that it connects governance,
risk reduction, operational readiness, people and assets in one long-term plan.
Um it protects the strength of the paid on call model that I know was very
important to everybody uh while preparing for that composite transition
and investment is demonstrated through need fiscal capacity and measurable
outcomes. So it's not here's your plan, this is how much it's going to cost you,
you must do it. It's about be giving you that flexibility in the road map to to
move forward. So Mr. Mayor, that's uh that concludes our presentation. I'm
happy to take any questions that you might have.
» Uh, thank Yes. Thank you for your presentation and I'll look to council
for comments or questions. Councelor Wilton.
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you for the presentation. It's great and the
plan looks very solid. I'm just curious if you could comment on equipment um as
we're starting to grow taller in terms of our buildings. Just curious if we
currently have equipment to handle that or if that was factored into the uh
capital assets part of your strategy. Thank you.
» So through you, Mr. Mayor, we we did look at uh the whole aspect of apparatus
and um your apparatus is pretty well aligned um for for the needs of the
community. I mean, you're going you're you're going up, but you're not going up
drastically. Um a lot of it is is less about equipment and more about tactics
on how your firefighters operate that. The one thing that uh we we did uh
observe is that you do have funding for a a replacement vehicle coming up and
we're we in the in the report recommend that you look at a mini pumper um
capabilities of providing uh quick response. Um it'll integrate into a
full-time staff that transitional model very well but not meant to augment
bigger apparatus in your fleet uh either. So it's about it's about that
balanced approach.
McDonald. >> Um, so thank you for taking us through
the process. I really enjoyed my interview. Uh, because I feel you
captured quite a bit of it. Um, here in Allora, we're different. We're unique.
We have a gorge. Contrary to what people think, everyone comes from all over the
world to see the gorge. And uh, we've had some major fires.
We've had some major incidents in the gorge. I can't thank our volunteer
firemen enough for keeping our community safe. Um
how is this plan going to help that where the gorge is concerned? What do
you see the benefits? >> So the uh through you Mr. Mayor. Um the
the benefits that we've identified in the plan is around um starting with the
data the you know making sure that you have proper data collection so that you
can utilize that data to help build plans. The second piece the plan talks
about the training the whole aspect about ensuring that you you have the
appropriate training um to meet the needs within the community but not
training on everything. We've identified a recommendation that says look beyond
your area for those low acuity calls such as, you know, big hazmat incidents,
uh, confined space, uh, trench rescue type calls. Utilize surrounding fire
departments so that your people aren't having to train on that and understand
that for calls that they may never ever go on. Focus on the gorge, you know,
focus on that rescue type training. you're doing a our our review indicated
that this is a very strong department when it comes to that asset. Um, and you
should be sharing that asset around as well. Look outside your community to who
else could actually utilize that and work a a contract up with them as well
so that if they need something, you can you can gain some uh some funding back
uh through through an agreement that way. So,
Any further comments or questions? Um I was
going to ask on the um I noticed that uh on your on the hirers and the full-time
uh you're talking sort of I'm looking way out uh 180 months or was somewhere
around there and you're talking about 20. Is that based strictly on
population? Is that based on or what is it a combination? because obviously uh
uh we do have some full-times and uh is that sort of where the marketplace is
going or maybe you can explain that a little bit better.
» Yes. So Mr. Mr. Mayor, what we what we looked at was we we didn't look at an
isolation of just growth alone. Um uh we looked at you know that potential risk.
We looked at, you know, that aspect of where we start to see the call volume
increasing. We're able to predict that out to a a reasonable number. Um, it it
it'll it'll adjust uh you know, as as each year goes along. Um but also then
we look at the reliability or the uh capability of the volunteers that
continue to respond to that number of calls and and that's where we started to
build in the aspect of uh along with your growth um saying okay you start off
with a daytime staff it relieves some of the pressure on smaller calls. are still
calling the volunteers out for the big goals and then as you transition out and
we didn't want to stop at 120 months on a on a plan that could you you know we
were able to predict out 184 months. Um, and what that did does is then walk you
through so that you have a full-time crew uh 24/7 here all the time to
respond, but still relying on your composite model of the volunteers uh or
part-time firefighters to be coming in and and and doing what they do best.
So, it's a combination. Council, any more further comments or
questions? Councelor Adams, >> thank you. Thanks for all your work. Um
there's a lot of information here. Um just looking to confirm like the next
steps today. We're just receiving that for information and then does that go up
then for like notice or consultation with the public to comment and
yeah if you could just guide us through the next steps.
» Yep. I can take that one. So yeah, thanks Councelor Adams. So through the
mayor. Um so this is for information right now. Um the draft report has been
posted on the township's website and so we do welcome comments from council or
members of the public on the report and then we plan to come back at the uh
September the late September meeting of council uh seeking council's um approval
of the report and recommendations. Um at that time we're still not you know we're
like these items that have been recommended will be programming them
through future budgets. though council still not necessarily approving the
budgets at that time um but approving the report recommendations.
» Council Kratic, >> thank you. And through you, do we have
the data or rough numbers for the amount of calls that are going out outside the
municipality to places like Mapleton or G Aramosa and like how that was factored
into your staffing needs? >> Yes. At at present through you, Mr.
mayor. Uh at present we've had uh 16 calls to the Elma area which is a mutual
aid agreement or an automatic agreement uh with the township of Mapleton uh to
do so. We have uh many neighboring municipalities that we provide mutual
aid to on a constant basis. I don't have those numbers here right for you this
evening, but we do go out of our area to help on several occasions as well. And
then with the new tech agreement um we foresee uh going out of the area as well
while maintaining our service here. >> Follow up.
» Does their growth factor into your staffing evaluation though?
» So e even though you're responding outside the growth uh or those numbers
aren't that significant uh in comparison to the the number of calls internal into
Center Wellington. So it was factored in but it was negligible in terms of the
the the the results. It didn't make a difference.
Councelor Adams, >> thank you. Just another question in and
I know it's pretty far out the 10 year for the relocated Fergus station. Is
there like when you we look at the map and there like it's just is that just a
general location right now or is that a very specific location that it's pointed
to on the map right now because we're also going to be doing
some work on there in terms of like the roundabout and like the gateway and
stuff and it seems to be like plucked right in there. So I'm just kind of
curious if that's a specific location or general there through you Mr. Mayor.
Yeah, we're going to put the fire station right in the middle of the
roundabout. You go anywhere. No.
Yeah. Um, so that that is a a more of a general location. Um, you know, it can
it can shift it can shift either way. It up north, south, east, west. Not a lot.
Cuz the more you shift it, the more your your boxes will will will shift. Um, but
if you you know, if you were to shift it 500 meters one way or the other, um,
it's not going to it's not going to make a difference that that big of a
difference in the overall response plan. Any
other comments or questions from council? Well, thank you chief and for
and folks for your presentation and I'll read the recommendation uh that the
council township of center Wellington receives report number CS 2020 uh
2026-30 fire master plan update for information.
Do I have a mover on that? Councelor Evoy second on that. Councelor
Jefferson, any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor? That is so moved. Thanks again. Appreciate your time. Okay. So, we'll
move down to item uh 12.2, restricted acts, the lame lame duck period reminder
and notice of upcoming update. And uh we have Natalie who's going to come and
speak to this. Welcome.
» Members of council. I'm here today to provide an update regarding the
restricted acts period, also commonly known as the lame duck period. Following
the close of nominations on August 21st, 2026,
um staff have reviewed the filed candidates and have determined whether
three quarters um of the current council could possibly be elected for the 2026
to 2030 term of office. Based on that review as well as the conclusion of the
certification process conducted today, August 20 24th, 2026, it has been
determined that fewer than 3/4s of the township's current council could
possibly return. As a result, the restricted acts provisions under section
275 of the municipal act are now in effect. This specific restrictions can
be found in the report provided to you today. Um, and this period will be in
effect until the end of the 2022 to 2026 council term on November 14th, 2026.
This update is provided solely for information purposes and no action is
required as of this moment. Um, so I'd like to thank you for your time and if
you have any questions, I'd be happy to take them now.
» Thank you. Uh, comments, questions? Thank you very much for your
presentation. I will read the recommendation that the council of the
township of central Wellington receives report Kora 2026-33
restricted acts the lame duck period reminder and notice of upcoming update
for information. Do we have a mover for that? Councelor Welton second on that
councelor Kratic. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none all those in
favor that's so moved. Thank you. Uh move down to uh item 12.3 vendor of
record. Um Gaseous Chlorine.
» Really waiting for this one.
» Uh through you, mayor. This report seeks council's approval to designate Brenech
Canada, Inc. as the vendor of record for the supply and delivery of chlorine gas
used in the township's drinking water treatment system process. Uh chlorine
gas is a critical component of the disinfection process and is essential in
production and maintenance of safe drinking water. Staff have completed
review of both available suppliers as well as procurements completed by other
municipalities.
Through these reviews, it was evident that Brent is consistently the
successful supplier. It was determined that other vendors may offer chlorine
gas. However, it is sourced through Brent and resold at a higher cost.
Designating Brent as a vendor of record will provide a reliable and efficient
procurement process for this essential chemical while remaining consistent with
the township's purchasing bylaw and procurement policy. Staff recommend
approval of the vendor of record designation to ensure uninterrupted
access to this critical treatment chemical and support the ongoing
delivery and of safe drinking water services for our community. I'm happy to
address any questions council may have. >> Thank you Dino. Comments, questions?
I think you handle it very well. So I'm going to read the recommendation that
the council township of central Wellington authorized use of RENG Canada
Inc. as the vendor of record for supply and delivery of chlorine gas for the
purpose of drinking water disinfection. Uh do I have a mover on that? Uh
councelor McDonald uh second her on that. Councelor uh Wilton any further
comments or questions? Seeing none all those in favor that's so move. I think
we're going to do is take a five minute five minute break just for everyone just
to stretch their legs and then we'll be back shortly.
I have to read this that the council township of center Wellington extends
the council meet for one hour do have a mover on that council katic councelor
Adams any further comments questions all in favor so moved okay so we'll move
down to uh item 12.4 4 municipal water waterworks bylaw 2006-080
uh amendment report and uh we welcome Dino back again.
» Good evening. Thanks again through you mayor. This report recommends amendments
to the municipal waterworks bylaw 206080 to address outdated provisions and
references. Uh the proposed changes modernize references to our fees and
charges bylaw, strengthens our current practice of requiring new development to
connect to municipal services where available and prohibits the installation
of new private water wells on new development fronted by municipal water
main. The amendments would also require existing private wells to be properly
decommissioned within two years of connecting to the municipal water
system. This will help protect our groundwater and support long-term
sustainability of the township's drinking water infrastructure.
These amendments also improve the township's ability to administer and
enforce the bylaw by introducing an updated inspection powers as well as
enhanced compliance tools. These measures include the ability to issue
orders, require corrective action, recover costs associated with
non-compliance, and registered leans where necessary.
In addition, a number of housekeeping changes were also included to correct
outdated references, improve clarity, and address typographical errors
identified through internal and external reviews. Staff believe that these
targeted updates will strengthen the township's ability to manage and protect
its municipal drinking water system until a comprehensive bylaw amendment or
update, I should say, is brought forward in 2027 and recommend that council
approve this amended bylaw.
Thank you for that comments, questions. Councelor McDonald
» through you, Mayor Waters. Um, so with this update, um, it aligns with best
practices out of Walkerton Center. All of those suggestions that we always got.
» Yeah, great question through you, Mayor. Absolutely. This is consistent with our
safe drinking water act and um the um standard duty of care. Yes.
» That councelor Adams. Thank you. Um, thanks for the report. I
I see that obviously a refresh was needed. We do have a couple of large
projects happening um running through like existing um
neighborhoods. Colin, we've spoken a lot of time about G Street and Allora Street
and um the new infrastructure going through there. So, for that project in
particular, I'm just trying to figure out if this bylaw would change anything
of the communication to date. I think at from my um knowledge is that when that
infrastructure project starts happening, which is likely next year, um the the
residents along that would have a an option to either um connect or not
connect. Is that correct? >> Yeah. Yes. Again, great question through
you, Mayor and Colin. Feel free to jump in. Um that is correct. Uh the option is
there. This is not an intent to force anybody to connect to new service. This
is for uh for example infill development where municipal water services are
available. Our practice has always been that you connect to those services, not
drill a new well and install a new septic system. Um so that has been our
practice. We are now putting it into bylaw.
» Perfect. Thank you. Thanks so much. >> Uh any other further comments or
questions for Dino? Okay. Uh, thank you, Dino. I'll read the recommendation that
the council of township of center Wellington authorize the mayor clerk to
sign a bylaw to amend bylaw6080.
Uh, I do have a mover for that. Councelor McDonald, second on that,
councelor Welton. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor? That's so moved. Thank you. Uh we'll move down to item 12.5 designation
uh bylaw two uh 250 GRA Street East Fergus. And I see Deanna up here to
speak to that. Welcome.
» Thank you. Uh good evening, Mayor Waters and members of council. Uh there are
three fairly routine heritage related reports this evening, so I'll try to
keep it brief. Um this report is the designation bylaw for the property at
250 Gapraas Street East in Fergus. No objections were received for the notice
of intention to designate and as such the bylaw is being brought forward for
council's consideration and I'm here to answer any questions.
» Thank you. Comment question from council. Okay. I'll read the
recommendation that the council of township of center Wellington confirms
the intention to designate property municipally known as 2550 Gafra Street
East Fergus in the township of center Wellington as a property of cultural
heritage value andor interest pursuant to section 29 part 4 of the Ontario
Heritage Act and that the corresponding bylaws be given three readings. Do I
have a mover on that? Councelor Welton second her on that. Councelor Kratock,
any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in favor that is
so move. We'll move down to item 12.6 and we have Diana there to speak to this
through you. Uh this report is regarding the heritage designation VA for 8076
Wellington Road 19 Westafra. Similar to the first report, no objections were
received and I'm happy to answer any questions.
» Council comments or questions pertaining to this uh recommendation? Okay. So that
reads that the council of township of center Wellington confirms the intention
to designate the property municipally known as 80076 Wellington road 19 west
fra in the township of center Wellington as a property of cultural heritage value
andor interest pursuant to section 29 part 4 of the Ontario heritage act and
that the corresponding bylaw be given three readings. Do I have a mover on
that? Council McDonald. Second her on that.
Councelor Jefferson. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all
those in favor? That's so moved. And we'll move down to the last one. Uh 12.7
heritage designation recommendation 195 Queen Street West Fergus.
» Thank you through you. Uh this report is regarding the property at 195 Queen
Street West in Fergus. The owners of the property have requested designation
under the Ontario Heritage Act. Uh staff and Heritage Center Wellington have
evaluated the property and then found that it meets at least two criteria
required under Ontario regulation 906 and therefore merits designation. A
statement of cultural heritage value or interest is attached to the report for
council's consideration and happy to answer any questions. Again,
» thank you again. Comments, questions from council. Seeing none, I'll read the
recommendation that the council of Township Center Wellington states uh a
notice of intention to designate the property municipally known as 195 Queen
Street West Fergus under section 29 part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Do have a
mover on that. Councelor Wilton. Second on that, Councelor McDonald. Any further
comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in favor? That's so move. Thank
you. So, we'll now move down to 12.8 8 telecommunication concurrence uh
request. Um and uh I see Brett uh who's moving to Lrand. Uh could you speak
please speak to this? Thank you. >> Thank you. Mayor Waters through you. Um
this is the subject of the delegation that council heard say um a
telecommunication tower request. We've dealt with a number of these over the
years. if they follow the municipal protocol when they get to the end of
that process, council has the option to either provide concurrence or not to
provide concurrence. And even if you uh don't provide concurrence, it's still
the federal government's uh jurisdiction at the end. Um for what it's worth, when
this application came forward, we reviewed it internally. It was
circulated to all department heads. Nobody had any objection. It's on a
county road. Um, it's at the very far, the map isn't super clear, but it's
right at the far north end of the township, almost in Elma. It's like the
last property before Elma. Um, 7 m tall. So, that's barely eight, a
little over 8 ft. Um, so there would be no requirement for circulation and we
would treat it like a site plan in which there is no public circulation of a of a
site plan application. Um, it is on a county road. We circulated to the county
of Wellington. County of Wellington uh staff had some comments for and
questions for shared networks. Um, and those were resolved through the back and
forth. and uh but they need a county entrance permit is really the only um
other issue. So we're we see no reason not to grant uh concurrence.
» Comments questions. Councelor McDonald >> to you. Mayor Waters, is this going to
be near the other business irrigation business that we approved on county?
» It's not on the same property, but it's not far from it. Any
other comments or Yes, councelor Wilton. >> Thank you, Mayor Waters, and thank you
for the presentation. And I would just be uh suggesting that we go with option
one and to provide the concurrence. Thank you.
» Any other comments or questions? Uh so is that sort of the general consensus uh
from okay then I will uh I will read option one that of township by the way
thanks Brad that the council township of center Wellington provides municipal
occurrence uh concurrence for the proposed terrestrial telecommunication
antenna system by shared tower inc 6983 Wellington road 7 nickel township of
central Wellington and that the managing director of planning and development be
authorized to prepare necessary concurrence letter. Do I have a mover
for that? Councelor Wilton. Secondary on that. Councelor Evoy. Any further
comments or questions? Seeing none, all all those in favor that is. So move. And
if Jessica, you're still there, you got your concurrence. So
um >> so now we move down to uh item 12.9
process to form uh uh community development working uh groups for 207 or
20 27 initiatives rather and oh hi are you
happy to see you >> it's a long night for you guys
all right through you mayor this report is about establishing a consistent
community-based process for reviewing applications and submissions for several
community services programs uh that will be delivered in 2027. For the past three
years, members of the healthy communities advisory committee and the
diversity, equity, and inclusion advisory committee have supported staff
by reviewing and scoring community investment fund applications. Although
those committees are no longer active, their terms of reference allows members
to continue this work through November 14th, 2026. A number of former committee
members have indicated that they're willing to continue contributing their
time and expertise. Staff are therefore proposing to bring these volunteers
together into one community development working group. The group would review
and score applications for three programs. The community investment fund,
the new inclusive community program, and the Fergus Grand Theater co-presenting
pilot program. This approach maintains continuity with process used
successfully over the past three years while also allowing us to leverage the
experience of the volunteers across several community development
initiatives. The working group will provide scores and feedback to staff. It
will not make funding or program decisions. Staff will use the results
along with the established program criteria to develop recommendations
through the appropriate approval process. There is one additional
component to the recommendation before council today uh for the arts, culture,
festivals and event stream of the community investment fund. Staff
proposed that one member of the board of the economic development and tourism
municipal service corporation who is not a staff member or an elected official
would participate in the review. This will provide an additional sector
specific perspective for applications related to arts, culture, festival and
events while maintaining the broader community-based evaluation process and
that board member would only participate in reviewing applications under that
stream. Thank you. >> Thank you. Comments, questions?
» Yes, you sir. Thank you. I think uh this organizes a lot of things. This helps
make a lot of things a lot flow a lot easier and uh I'm grateful that we're
putting a system behind this an organized system and I think it'll serve
us all very well. >> Any other comments or questions for
Kristen? Thank you Kristen for your report. I'll read the recommendation
that the council township of center Wellington receives report number
CS2026-21
process uh to form a community development working groups for 2027 and
initiatives and that the additional member additional member of the uh board
of economic development and tourism municipal services corporation who is
not a staff or elected official be invited to particip participate in the
community development working group when applications under the arts, culture,
festivals, and events stream of the uh community investment fund are being
reviewed and scored. Do we have a mover for that? Councelor Katic. Secondary on
that, councelor Evoy. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all
those in favor? That is so moved. Thank you for that. We'll move down to item 12
uh 12.10, community planning permit system. And uh I see Emma. Hi, Emma.
Welcome. Mayor Waters, members of council,
public, and staff, wonderful to see you all this evening despite the later hour.
So, the report before you provides an update and additional information
regarding the proposed community planning permit system project,
otherwise known as CPPS project, and seeks council authorization and
direction to proceed with the procurement process. It is important to
note that we're not seeking implementation or approval of a CP at
this time. This recommendation is to allow for procurement to be initiated
and to seek direction on what the preferred procurement approach entails.
The project is proposed to proceed in two distinct phases. The first phase
being a CPPS study. This will focus on public education, public and partner
engagement, uh technical analysis, and an assessment of whether a CP is an
appropriate tool within the township. Staff are recommending proceeding with a
procurement in alignment with option one, which allows for one RFP for the
full CPPS project with a mandatory council decision point following the
completion of the phase 1 CPS study. Staff are recommending this approach
because it allows for project continuity, administrative, and cost
efficiencies while also preserving council's authority to direct whether
any future phase 2 or implementation work should proceed. Thank you very much
for your time. I welcome any questions or comments that you might have.
» Thank you, Emma. Uh comments, questions. Councelor Wilton.
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you, Emma. Appreciate your report. Uh and I
really appreciate that staff kind of reworked the RFP process to put in that
mandatory checkpoint for um council approval before we move to full
implementation. So, I like the way uh you've approached that. So, I appreciate
Thank you. And yeah, I'd be comfortable with moving forward with option one
tonight. So look forward to how it all unfolds.
» Councelor M. >> Mayor Waters, thank you for bringing
this forward. Um I especially want to outline because there's members in my
area definitely waiting for it. Actually across Center Wellington um about the
cultural heritage landscapes um legislation changes. We didn't continue
pursuing that and this will have eyes on that again. So I noticed um it will look
at the cultural heritage landscape study and inventory. So thank you.
» Any other comments or questions? Councelor Eoy.
» Sure. I'm just going to reiterate what my colleague said. Thanks Emma. I
absolutely go with option one. And I think uh maintaining a stronger voice uh
that includes council is super important at this level.
» Any other comments or questions? Uh again, I want to thank staff uh for
reworking this and I know council had been waiting for this and I think this
is a really good thing for our community. So I'll read the uh Thanks
again, Emma. I read the recommendation that the council of the township of
central Wellington receive staff report PLN 2026-34
titled community planning permit system CPPS project update and initiation and
that the council township of center Wellington authorized and direct staff
to issue requests for proposal for the community planning permit system project
uh uh substantially in accordance with option one as outlined in this report.
Do I have a mover for that? Councelor Wilton. Second on that, Councelor
McDonald. Any further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in
favor. Thank you. Thank you. Um, and you're staying right there. So, item
12.11, affordable housing initiative, uh, 350 St. Andrew Street, uh, West
Fergus. >> Wonderful. Thank you. So, the second
report before you this evening relates to the township's affordable housing
initiative on the subject property 350 St. Andrew Street West in Fergus.
Following the township's successful acquisition of the subject lands, staff
are seeking council authorization and direction to proceed with an RFP to
obtain a qualified proponent to develop, operate, and manage affordable rental
housing on the site. The RFP is intended to maintain flexibility around land
arrangements, project design, and other project feasibility components to allow
for the optimal public benefit and outcome of the site. Um the it is also
intended to build on existing approvals and prior pre-development work that has
been completed for the site to leverage those that are also available. Staff are
also seeking authorization and direction to commence discussions with adjacent
property owners uh about site functionality, access, parking,
connectivity, and other ways that we can enhance community outcomes. Following
the RFP process, staff would return to council with a report outlining the
recommended successful proponent, the land arrangement, affordability
commitments, and any other implementation requirements.
No final disposition, lease or transfer of township owned land is being
considered through tonight's report. Thank you very much again for your time
and consideration. Welcome any questions or comments that you might have.
» Thank you, Emma. Comments, questions. Councelor Eo, sir, just wow. Um, I'm so
excited about this and I know I speak for all of us and I just want to
reiterate one of the lines within affordable renting housing may also
support older adults, many of whom lived on fixed incomes. we often forget this
demographic and I am thrilled that we're moving forward and I hope that we are
setting an example across the county. So, thanks for your hard work on this.
» Thank you, Councelor Evo. Uh, councelor Adams
» through you. Uh, Emma, I just wanted to say great report. Um, you're not just
bringing forward um, you know, like the actions and the decisions that we're
making tonight, but you provided a really good background of like the need
for this. So, I just encourage everyone um there's a lot of talk about this that
has caught a lot of people's attention, but there's a lot of really good
information and background and context in this report. It's really well done.
Thank you. >> Uh Council Wilton,
» thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you, Emma, for the report. Don't need to
repeat what they've said, but I also wanted to give a plug for the housing
action plan that kind of dovetailes with this in a in a way. And I think there's
a survey out right now. So, I really hope that anybody listening or watching
this meeting um looks for that. And there's also a lot of really great
information on that website around the housing action plan, which I think
you've probably been doing a lot of that work. So, appreciate that. And it's it's
really important that we look at this all kind of holistically. So, thank you,
Emma, for your work. >> Council McDonald
through you, Mayor Waters. Thank you for the fullsome report. This is a good news
story as soon as it was on the agenda. I I think I know I had a little inner
yahoo. Um it it really is I'm I'm very very proud
of this council. It's been a pleasure sitting with them because this is what
we were after and it's so pleasure pleasurable to see it come to light and
a lot of hard work and I'm proud of us. >> Any other comments or questions from
council? Uh I ju I would also like to um thank uh County of Wellington because we
obviously work with those folks there and we are doing this particular program
but I also know throughout the county there are doing other programs which are
which if you have a chance to take a look at them and all of this in the end
is to help support uh our folks in our community and provide variety of housing
and that's something that we should be all celebrate and really at the end of
the day it's about work working together and when we work together we can come up
with some good conclusions. So this is a very exciting thanks again for bringing
this forward and uh I'll read the recommendation that the council of
township of center Wellington uh received a report titled affordable
housing initiative 350 St. Andrew Street West Fergus and that the council of
township of center Wellington authorized and direct staff to initiate discussions
with adjacent property owners to explore opportunities that may support or
enhance the future development of 350's St. Andrew Street West Fergus and that
council and the township of center Wellington authorize and direct staff to
proceed with the issuance of uh request for proposal for the disposition of a
long-term lease development and management of 350 St. Andrew Street West
Fergus uh sustain uh substantially in accordance with the parameters outlined
and report subject to any minor revisions satisfactory to the chief
administration officer in consulted in consultation with legal advice. Do I
have a mover for that? Councelor Wilton. Second on that councelor Kratic. Any
further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those Oh yes, go ahead.
» Just a quick comment to give a shout out to the rest of the planning department
too. Mariana and Brett and others. I think it's been a group effort. So,
appreciate all the work. >> Thank you for that comment. All those in
favor. So, move. Thank you. Uh, now we move down to item 12.12.
Garch shore farmhouse change of use assessment. And Casey, welcome.
» Yeah. Uh, good evening, Mayor and Council. Staff are pleased to bring
forward this information report as a follow-up to council's direction report
CS2026-12 to assess the requirements of potential
change of use use of the Gshore farmhouse to office space. Uh the
assessment was concluded included a structural building code mechanical and
electrical reviews as well as a high level cost estimate to identify the work
that would be required to do so. The complete assessment confirms a feasible
path forward a high level cost estimate of around $90,000.
Staff are encouraged by the result and believe that it represents a practical
and value valuable use of the township own asset
indicating both the parks and the buildings and properties division in
close proximity the new operations center and the green houses would
provide an operational benefit including improved coordination reduced travel
greater integration with the related services. Uh this report is for
information only. No recommendations, approvals or budget decisions are being
requested at this time. uh staff will continue to advance the work and we'll
bring any funding requests forward through the 2027 budget process. So just
happy to answer any questions that you guys would have.
» Comments or questions for Casey? >> Oh,
yes. Councelor Jefferson. >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. I was just
wondering, I had a question. Um, it's in regards to the basement that there's a
rubble wall down there and it's recommending that we do like a
repointing of it and then it's going to be an ongoing annual expense to have it
maintained. Um, why would it not be looked at to be encased or fully
encased? >> Yeah, I think through you uh obviously
it's a recommendation we would look at what would the best option be to do the
whole foundation at a future capital project. these the costs that were kind
of indicated here were the internal life safety mechanical electric. So so that's
a future capital project that we'd bring forward um but would be looked at at an
area where reduce the amount of maintenance that would be required with
it as well. >> Okay. Any other comments or questions
for Casey? Okay. I'll read the recommendation that the council township
of central Wellington receives report CS 2026-27
guardshore farmhouse change of use assessment for information. Do I have a
mover for that? Councelor Evo a seconder on that
councelor McDonald. Any other comments or question? Seeing none, all those in
favor that is so moved. Uh we'll move down to item 12.13.
uh reciprocal use agreement with the upper grand District School Board.
Hello, Adam. >> Okay. Hello, Mayor Waters. Thank you.
One more. Um so, uh before you is a proposed agreement with the Upper Grand
District School Board referred to as a reciprocal use agreement, which provides
a framework for the shared use of township and board facilities. Uh
highlights of the agreement include use of township facilities by Upper Grand
District School Board students during non-prime township hours. That's from
Monday to Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at no cost. Uh
schoolboard facilities by the township, including um the Center Wellington
District High School, uh Grand River Public School, and the Allora Public
School um at no cost to the township during non-school hours. The agreement
creates new opportunities for township programs such as pickle ball, which
everybody's very excited about these days, uh, at three school sites and
ensures that school programs have more equitable access to township facilities.
Uh, staff are seeking delegated authority for the managing director of
community services to make minor amendments to the agreement as required
and to execute the finalized agreement which is scheduled to commence in
September, this September. Uh, thank you and happy to answer any questions or
comments you have at this time. Uh, thank you, Adam. Uh, councelor
McDonald. >> Through you, Mayor Waters. Well, you're
speaking my language about pickle ball. Um, so, uh, will the school board allow
you to tape pickle ball down on the floor like for the summer or is that
going to be a maintenance going going forward?
» Yeah, thanks, Councelor McDonald. So, through the mayor. So part of the
agreement allows us to make what we call enhancements to these sites. Um if we
wanted to, for example, put down either temporary paint or permanent paint to
accommodate those types of programs, we have the framework within the agreement
to do that. It's understood that would be at the township's cost to do so and
the agree the school board would have to agree to it. But that's something we
have discussed and we want that flexibility. There is a desire I think
at the board to um allow us to enhance some of their facilities so that we can
offer different programs. >> Councelor Evoy,
» thank you through you, sir. I'm going to look to our CIO first of all with deep
gratitude. I remember having this conversation several years ago with um
outgoing now outgoing director Peter Sran and incoming director Brent
McDonald who are working together with our team to do exactly what we keep
talking about as a council finding ways to work together to use existing
services and make it work for everybody. This to me is exactly what community
looks like. So kudos to you, kudos to the uh the directors, outgoing and
incoming directors at Upper Grand and to the staff for making this happen. This
is great news. >> Okay. Uh Councelor Adams,
» agreed. I echo my colleagues comments. Thank you to you all. Um great
partnership. I know in the past, you know, the Upper Grand District School
Board has cited that they've had to like shut down some of the programs that were
happening outside of their facilities due to costs. Has there been talks
that you know we may see like a return of some of those that may have shut
down? Like have they talked about the impact to them?
» Yeah, thanks Councelor Adams. So through the mayor. So that didn't come up in our
conversations with them, but we have heard kind of through the grapevine that
that for the hockey learn to play hockey program for example kind of became cost
prohibitive >> for um some uh students or the class.
So, we're hopeful that this could help in that regard and that they're they
will have access to ice during non-prime time hours at no cost.
» Thank you, Council Wilton. >> Thank you, Mayor Waters. Uh, thank you,
Adam, and echo all my colleagues comments. I'm just curious why it's only
the three schools. Is was there a specific reason for that or could that
be expanded in the future? Thank you. >> Yeah, thanks Councelor Wilton through
the mayor. Very good question. So, we wanted to we're kind of calling this a
bit of a pilot or a soft launch. Um, and so I think it could be expanded in the
future. We wanted to start with three sites, you know, the high school site,
obviously the kind of the largest amenities, and then we wanted to have a
school site in Fergus and in Allora. But I think there is definitely an
opportunity if um this goes well to expand that to include more upper grand
sites in the future. and councelor Ree. Sorry,
» just one last question through you. As much as I love as we all know, uh, and
appreciate upper grand, are we also looking at the Wellington Catholic as a
potential partner? And are there any other options that we can look at as
potential partners going forward? >> Yeah, thanks Councelor Revo through the
mayor. So, we have not had those types I have not had those types of
conversations yet with the Catholic school board. We would certainly be
interested in in having a similar agreement with the Catholic school board
and um you know I think that's something um we could pursue in the future. We now
have a great template for an agreement and maybe we can use that to uh work
with other groups that have facilities.
» Uh any other comments or questions? Uh thank you for for your comments and uh
good questions. Uh I'll read the uh and thank you Adam. I'll read the
recommendation that the council of township of center Wellington receives
report number CSU uh 20226-29 and that the uh council authorized the
managing director of community service to make minor amendments as directed by
legal council and the township insurer to draft a reciprocal use agreement
included as a attachment to report number CS 2026-29
and that uh once all the minor amendments ments have been uh finalized.
Council authorized the managing director of community service to execute a final
reciprocal use agreement with Upper Grand District School Board. Do I have a
mover for that? Councelor Adams. Seconded on that, Councelor Wilton. Any
further comments or questions? Seeing none, all those in favor? That is so
moved. Thank you. Uh we move down to >> bylaws. Bylaws. Bylaws.
Okay. It's usually one of our favorite times of the evening because it means
that we're wrapping up. So anyways, um Oh, yeah. Well, yes, but we're getting
there. Anyways, so uh uh bylaws uh 2026 uh- 62 a bylaw to authorize an fund uh
raise fundraising activities and the form of soliciting
by a toll booth on Wellington Road 26 in Belwood. Next, 2026 uh-63, a bylaw to
amend the township municipal waterworks bylaw. Bylaw number 206-080.
Next, 2026-64, a bylaw to designate the lands at 250
GRA Street East to be of cultural heritage value or interests. Next,
2026-65, a bylaw to designate the lands at 80076
Wellington Road 19 to be of cultural heritage value or interests.
Recommendation that bylaws 2026-62 through and 2026-65
be read a first, second, and third time and pass signed by the mayor and clerk
and corporate seal of fix. Do I have a mover for that? Councelor Adams second
on that. Councelor Evo, any further comments or questions? Seeing none.
Okay. All those in favor? Thank you for that. So moved. Notice of motions. And
then uh uh motions where noticed have been given. So councelor Wilton.
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. I'll just read my motion. Um
all right. Given the rapid growth of AI dri driven systems, cloud computing and
digital infrastructure has accelerated the development of new and large-scale
data centers to meet industry defined needs and the fact that the province of
Ontario has not yet established a provincial regulatory framework for AI
data center industry. There is cause to exercise caution regarding the
introduction of data centers within the township of center Wellington.
A therefore, the council of the township of center Wellington directs staff to
undertake a review and study costing no more than a review and study costing no
more than $49,999 of staff time of the township's land use
planning policies in relation to artificial intelligence AI data centers
pursuant to section 38 of the planning act applicable to all zones where the
use is permitted in the township of central Wellington, including but not
limited to its official plans and zoning bylaw and any required changes to the
township's land use planning policies, mapping, and regulatory framework with
consideration of but not limited to the following.
One, existing official plan policies and zoning bylaw permissions and
regulations. Two, energy use and the impacts to power grids. Three, water use
and the impacts to long-term drinking water quality and quantity. And four,
noise and light pollution impacts. B, that staff be directed to report back
to council on the items listed above in A in Q3 of 2027.
And C, that staff be directed to prepare for council's consideration at the
council meeting on September 28th, 2026, an interim control bylaw under section
38 of the planning act prohibiting prohibiting the use of AI data centers
within the study area described in a above. Thank you.
» Thank you, councelor Wilton. Um, so we could do this one of two. You could
either uh push that as forward as your motion and you be the first on that and
then we'd look for a seconder or we could just open it up for questions
first. So what would council like to do? So I'll put it on the table. Okay. So
moved by councelor Wilton who would second on that. Councelor Jefferson.
Okay. Opportunity for questions, comments. Council McDonald.
» Uh through you, Mayor Waters. This might be to the clerk. I had a resident reach
out with more than 1,700 signatures um in a petition similar to the one that
came forward to me uh when we were deciding cannabis. Someone went door to
door and got 500 signatures. So, I take the petition seriously. Um
she indicated to me that she couldn't come as a delegate yet we had another
delegate and and would come in September. Can you clarify that for me?
Sorry, clerk. Yeah, absolutely. So, through the mayor,
a couple things. I'm also aware of the the conversation that we had with that.
Uh, two things I'll address kind of just like the petition piece. Uh, one thing
about our procedure bylaw is it does not address petitions. Uh, so it's something
that we're going to be looking at. Um, I have kind of labored this point with my
staff, but clean it up uh for for next term. Uh, so it's something that we're
going to address, but I I have assured the uh the individual um that we'll be
looking at placing that petition on the agenda. Uh because it's my understanding
that it did go to council and the mayor. Uh I have not seen it myself, but after
reviewing it and and and receiving it, I have assured that individual that we
will place it onto the uh the agenda so the public has uh the availability to
see said petition as well. Uh so I'll go on the the petition uh next next council
meeting. Uh with respect to uh delegations, we had a delegation on a
report that came to council. Um our procedure bylaw, again, if you look at
the uh the 2021 version and the 2025, the language is a little bit off. And so
my advisement to everybody just to keep it consistent across the board was that
this will come forward if it does get a mover and a seconder. Uh there's the
potential that a report would come forward at the September 28th, 2026
meeting. And at such time I advised everybody who did reach out to myself uh
to potentially bring their name forward as a delegation at that meeting. Um
complete uh open and transparency and and that is what I support. But I do
think uh that there is an opportunity again, dare I say it, clean up a little
bit of the procedure bylaw in the next term of council. And now that I'm here,
I look forward to doing that. >> I appreciate that. Thank you.
» Comments or questions? uh pertaining. Yes, go ahead. Councelor Wel.
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. I do have a question for staff if I'm allowed. Thank
you. Uh so my question will be for Brett. Uh just in the motion I had put
in brackets that the um study would be all time and I just wanted to double
check that you think you have the um the expertise in house to do that on staff
time. Thank you. Um certainly when it comes to the
planning policy side of it we do. I think uh where we may require some
external help is with the hydro water usage
um noise uh those kind of things that we normally
would rely on external peer reviewers to review a development application. So
certainly I think you know we don't have the full
capability to look at every issue that's included in this motion.
» Thank you Brett. And with that in mind I'd be open to striking the of staff
time. I think that would be a friendly amendment that'd be easy enough to do.
Striking the of staff time only to give staff a little flexibility to bring in
expertise as required. Councelor
Eway >> through you. Thank you. And I also look
to staff at large for a couple of questions. One is 50,000 then going to
be enough to do what we're studying. And my bigger question is where are we
planning or how are we planning? This is very new to us and it's new across the
province and it's being fought across the province. Where are we planning on
looking to get the expert advice that we're looking for to make sure that it's
not slanted or that it's not uh coming to us in a way that won't serve us? Like
what's our plan for that? How do how are we can you just give us a little update
on how we're planning on doing this?
» Well, council hasn't passed the motion yet, so we don't have a plan. That's my
answer.
» Councelor Adams. >> Thank you. just to comment. I think this
is something that you know all municipalities across America are
talking about right now or wider and like it has been happening a lot in you
know particularly the neighbor to the south. Um but we're in another situation
here where municipalities are, you know, feeling these pressures and we haven't
yet received full regulations um from the province and and the and the
feds. So I know there's lots of talk and stuff about there. So hopefully the this
gives like the time the time staff needs to kind of go through all of that since
these are pressures that are um and applications that are our township is
seeing today. >> Uh councelor Eoy
» may I ask through sir to councelor Wilton who proposed the motion. Um, a
lot of questions are coming to us. What happens after a year? Uh, and I'm
wondering if you'd like to address that with regards to
assuming that we have all the information that we need by one year.
This is a grave concern to all of us, including our residents, but certainly
all of us at the table, and I know that's why you brought it as a motion.
So, I'm wondering what you're thinking next.
» Thank you, Councelor Eway. Um, a year from now may be very different around
this table. So, it would really be up to the new council. I think what this does
is give a pause for the new incoming council and for staff to make sure we
have clear understanding as councelor Adams mentioned. So I think what happens
a year from now will be up to the new council. Thank you.
» Any further comments or questions uh that way? Councelor McDonald.
» To you, Mayor Waters. It just what you said there triggered something. So we go
ahead and put this in place. Could someone take us to a tribunal or will
that be based on application process only?
» Uh council passes an interim control bylaw. It can be appealed um to the
Ontario land tribunal. Um it used to be that it could only be passed or appealed
on an extension of a bylaw, but the planning act has been changed and so
it's it can be appealed when it's passed.
Any other comments or questions from council? Councelor Adams.
» Just a comment that I think it's fair to say that not all data centers are the
same and you know I think it's time for us to all just kind of get educated on
the topic because these things aren't going away and there's just like in many
things good actors and bad actors and we want to make sure who we're bringing
into our community are the good actors.
So, I'm in support of moving this along. >> Any other comments or questions that
way? Um, I agree with what Councelor Adams has said on this. Um, obviously a
lot of communities not only in Ontario and throughout North America are dealing
with this. Um, it's uh, you know, the use of water,
electricity, noise, all that type of thing. I think we need to educate
ourselves on this and I think this is part of good planning and uh and not
every data center is like every data center but we need to we need to uh be
looking at this because uh this is going to be part of the new norm in terms of
uh of these usage and uh and where are they going to be located because they're
going to be a lot a lot of times it'll be specific to area or areas resources
as well. So obviously it's important for our community because we're a well-based
community in terms of our water usage and uh and we need to be able to support
our community that way uh with water as well as electricity. I know a province
has made some overtures of what that electricity use is. So, I'll be curious
to see what they come out and uh and it's interesting. We're we're sort of in
some of these communities, we're we're sort of ahead of the province in that
way in terms of wanting to look at this, but it needs to be looked at and uh and
it is priority our reality as uh we all have these. So we got to figure out how
how we're going to do uh you know sort of move forward and uh with the use of
data and and so our understanding will help us make good decisions. So uh any
other comments or questions? Okay. Um, oh, uh, we had a first and seconder. So,
um, yes, >> I ask for a recorded vote.
» Sure.
» All right.
So through the mirror, I'll go through uh the council members and ask for a yay
or nay on this uh initiative here. So the resolution is as forward as is
presented there. Um councelor Wilton, >> yay.
» Councelor Kratic, >> yay.
» Councelor McDonald, >> yay.
» Councelor Jefferson, >> yay. Councor Eboy.
» Yay. >> Councelor Adams.
» Yay. >> Waters.
» Yay.
Uh, thank you for that. Uh, we'll now move down to item 16, confirmatory
bylaw. A bylaw to confirm the actions of council. Recommendation that bylaw
2026-66 to confirm the proceedings of council at
its meeting held August 24th, 2026 be introduced a first, second, and third
time and passed and open council. Do I have a person for the ask Dennis? Thank
you. Uh second on that, councelor Lisa. Okay.
All those in favor that is so moved. Okay, adjournment. Who would like to
adjurnn? Councelor Adams. Second on that. Councelor Jefferson. All those in
favor. That is so moved. Thanks again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you staff. Thank you everyone.