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Okay, welcome everyone. I'd like to call
this meeting to order and we'll start

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with the land acknowledgement.
>> Thank you through you, Mayor Waters. The

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lands we know today as the township of
center Wellington have been home to

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indigenous people since time memorial.
We acknowledge that we're on the treaty

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lands and the traditional territory of
the Anesnabi and the Hodnosoni. With

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increasing encroachment by
non-indigenous settlers in the township

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of center Wellington, the Anesnabi and
the Hodnoni could not continue in their

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traditional lifestyles and settled
instead into the villages along the

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Credit River and on the Grand River
Valley. These indigenous nations uphold

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their treaty rights within our
jurisdiction. Today, our township of

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center Wellington remains home to
indigenous peoples from across Turtle

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Island. We're grateful to have the
opportunity to share and to respect

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Mother Earth and are committed to
building constructive and cooperative

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relationships with the indigenous
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» Uh thank you, Councelor Evo. Uh
addendums and corrections to the agenda.

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» Thank you. So through the mayor, we do
have one addition today. It is item

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10.1, which is a delegation on item
12.8, 8 telecommunications concurrence

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uh request 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel
and it'll be from Jessica McCullik uh

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Shared Tower Inc. Sorry.

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» Uh that the Council of Township of
Central Wellington amends the agenda to

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include item 10.1 delegations on item
12.8 8 telecommunication concurrence

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request uh 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel
Jessa Jessica Mccolik Share Tower Inc.

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Do I have a mover for that? Councelor
Wilton second on that councelor

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McDonald. Any further comments or
questions? Seeing none, all those in

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favor? That is so moved. Okay, we'll
move down to item number four,

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disclosure of bikini interest under the
municipal conflict of interest act.

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Councor Wilton.
>> Thank you, Mayor Waters. I would

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disclose that I have uh to declare
precinary forgot my words here.

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Precinary conflict on two of the three
items that will be discussed and closed.

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And the reason is because staff at MHBC
provided planning advice in the past for

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both these items.
>> Uh thank you for that. And uh move down

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to item uh number five, close session.
Uh 5.1. in accordance with section 239

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of the municipal act uh close session. A
uh the security of the property of the

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municipality or local board uh corporate
or and legislative services parking. E

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litigation or potential litigation
including matters before administrative

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tribunals affecting the municipality or
local board, corporate or legislative

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services, parking planning OLT and
planning OOLT. F uh advice that is

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subject to solister client uh privilege
including communications necessary for

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that purpose. Corporate and leg
legislative services, parking, planning,

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OOLT, and planning OOLT. Recommendation
that the Council of Township of Center

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Wellington convene in close session in
accord accordance with section 2392A

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EF of the municipal act 2001 as amended
to consider a the security of the

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property of the municipality or local
board corporate and legislative services

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parking. E litigation or potential
litigation including matters before

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administrative tribunals affecting the
municipality or local board, corporate

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and legislative services, parking uh
planning OLT and planning OOLT F advice

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that is subject to solicitor client
privilege including corporate necess uh

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necessary for that purpose corporate and
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and OLT and planning OLT.
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Do we have a Yep, a mover on that?
Councelor Evo, second her on that.

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Councelor Adams, any further comments or
questions? Seeing none, all those in

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favor? That is so moved. We are going to
go into close session for approximately

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an hour, but I think it's going to be
longer than an hour. It's sort of

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probably maybe closer to 6:30. Uh but um
if uh if you want to go for a coffee or

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have some lunch or dinner or whatever uh
we will be back in a probably about an

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hour and a half. Okay. So let's move
into closed

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Hello folks. Uh we're reconvening back
into open session. Uh apologize for the

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we we were doing a lot of work
downstairs. So I appreciate uh you being

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patient with us. So uh matters arising
from uh from close session. I'm going to

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read this. Uh council would like to
provide a brief update regarding parking

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in central Wellington. Work is underway
to manage the current parking situation.

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We expect to provide uh more information
in short order. We appreciate the

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community's patience while we work
through uh work to resolve the this

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situation.

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Okay. Uh public meetings to reconsider
zoning amendments.

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Uh go down past that. Go down to uh item
number nine, presentation and

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announcements. At this time, uh, we'd
like to, uh, acknowledge, um, uh,

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athlete, uh, recognition, Center
Wellington Riverhawks, uh, U15th Girl

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Lacrosse Provincial Champions. So,
oh, okay, that's even better.

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So, uh, very excited about that. So, I'm
going to I'm going to bring this up

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here. So, I'll just, um, please join us
in congratulating the U15th Center

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Wellington Riverhawks.

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Uh, I'll just finish continue to read
this. A team of 19 talented female

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athletes, including a core group who
have played together for the past four

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years. After finishing the season ranked
among the top five of 25 teams, the

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Riverhawks com competed in the U15B
division at the Ontario Lacrosse

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Festival in Whitby from August 14th or
sorry, August 4th to the 6th, 2026. They

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battled through the tournament,
defeating Six Nations, Toronto Beaches,

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and Kitchener before facing Orangeville
in the final. With a hard-fought win

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over Orangeville, the Riverhawks were
crowned Ontario U 15B Division

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Champions. This is an outstanding
achievement and a wonderful reflection

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of their teamwork, commitment, and
dedication.

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So, uh,

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uh,
is there anyone

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» on on your, uh, on your big, uh,
tournament and, uh, would you someone

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like to speak to that? Come on up here,
please.

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» Yeah.

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Uh, just want to say so my name is Brian
Jim and I'm the head coach of the U15

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girls B team. Uh, I just want to thank
the township and the mayor himself for

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inviting us here tonight to showcase
uh the success of Center Wellington

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Lacrosse. Uh, the girls behind me here,
most of them have been together for four

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plus years and are responsible for
bringing lacrosse back. uh to the female

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like the female participation,
not only locally, but provincewide. When

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we started this program four years ago,
there was only four centers in the

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province that offered female lacrosse.
And this year, I'm proud to say that

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we're up to 25 centers that have female
lacrosse back in Ontario.

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Um
these two girls here, they also competed

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in box cross for team Ontario the past
summer and came home from Halifax with

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gold as well. So

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um I'd just like to introduce my captain
Khloe Hall, my assistant Fiona Stevens,

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my other assistant McKenzie Merritt, and
my daughter Belle Je.

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So I just want to say thank you. Thank
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Well, on behalf of council, staff, and
the community, we're very proud of your

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achievement. Uh it is great to see uh
our young athletes go out there and uh

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and beat the world. Uh it is
I know at times it seemed like uh we're

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a small community, but we're extremely
mighty and resourceful. So again, uh on

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behalf of council, staff, and the
community, really appreciate and thank

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you for all your efforts. I will leave
you with uh this um just an

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acknowledgement of that and in short
order you'll have a a little envelope

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which has some money in it. So that is
that is to come shortly

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» again. Thank you very much. And we'd
like to take a picture as well.

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» So we'll uh where do you want to do the
picture? Okay. So we'll go over here if

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we can bring the group and and

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Uh we move down to item 9.2 and uh
Groves Memorial Community Hospital and

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Upper Grand Family Health Team uh system
update and Angela Stanley and I'm not

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sure who else is
uh here. Yes. Oh, hi. Hi, folks. uh love

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uh to hear all the good things that are
happening at the uh at the hospital and

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welcome.

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» Thank you. That's a hard act to follow.
>> Um I our presentation is in your

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package. I don't know. There we go. So,
thank you for having us. Uh

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traditionally I've come before council
for a hospital update, but we thought

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we'd do something slightly different to
date and bring uh primary care along

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with us. One of the great things about
working in this community is that you

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work closely with our primary care
partners. And I've often said without

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primary care, the hospital would not
succeed. So we really want to solidify

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the relationship that we have uh now and
into the future just to promote

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healthcare within the within the system
uh that we serve. So next slide. Oh, me.

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That's me. I forgot my sorry about that.

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Um, so this slide's familiar to you. Our
population growth statistics, uh, the

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patients that we serve. I won't spend a
lot of time on it. Hasn't fundamentally

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shifted much from last year. Um, what
has shifted though is the the growth

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within our community and and the
services that we're providing. Our

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emergency department has not changed in
volume much year-over-year. Uh, what has

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changed though is the acuity of the
patients that we're serving. So we're

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seeing about an extra 500 admissions
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emergency department which is resulting
in more laboratory tests, diagnostic

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imaging tests, etc. And while the
population or the the visits haven't

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grown significantly, we're seeing more
seniors and more uh patients with mental

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health and addictions um issues
presenting to the emerge.

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Uh some of the accomplishments that
we've had over the year is really an

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enhancement of our patient partner
council. So we've shifted our focus at

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the hospital um to really focus on
bringing patients into co-design systems

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and programs with us which is different
than what we've done in the past. So

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we've rebranded and reinvigorated that
council and they're extremely active

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with us at this point in time which is
beneficial as we develop programs going

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forward.
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and there two items that are in here
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bring forward because they're staffled
initiatives. Um our dietitians, we have

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fantastic dietitians have introduced a
malnutrition program for seniors which

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45% of our patient population is a
senior population and they're at risk

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for malnutrition in the hospital. So
based on their leadership have developed

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this implementation of a screening tool
which allows us to identify uh patients

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at risk for malnutrition. They get seen
by a dietitian early and they get

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treated early. So that's beneficial.

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Uh we are participating in um new home
care initiative through the province. A

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number of hospitals are doing hospital
at uh hospital to home. Um it's a new

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initiative where we actually facilitate
the discharge into home care versus

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using uh Ontario Health at home. Um it's
another stream. It allows us a bit more

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to control of who we can streamline into
it. It's been extremely successful. Very

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small volumes. we only had 32. Uh but
next year or the year that we're in

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currently, we're up to 45 patients that
we will be able to serve in this

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capacity.

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Uh we've moved into a different
governance structure within the

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alliance. Um historically we still have
two separate corporations, two separate

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boards, but we've moved into a common
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cross-appointed to both boards. Um why
have we done that? It's been in the

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works for a number of years. Um but
really to align with best practice from

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a governance perspective, it's hospital
uh the hospitals are selecting uh

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directors based on skill and
independence versus appointments. Um

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that's not to say that we haven't uh
truly appreciated our municipal

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representatives and the skill that they
bring. It's just a different mode of of

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operating under a governance um
direction that complies with

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financials. You'll see that we presented
a small surplus this year. It's

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artificial. Uh it's just a timing issue
for one-time funding. We still are

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projecting a a deficit for the fiscal
year that we're currently in. Um but

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this is just based on one-time funding.

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The second initiative I wanted to just
chat quickly about is what we call

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rooted in care. So at the Groves
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there's a garden. We're planting
vegetables in that garden and we're

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serving those vegetables to our patients
and through our cafe and that's led by

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our staff. It's actually quite
therapeutic. Staff go out and we gardens

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and pick vegetables. Our patients go out
and we gardens and picks vegetables. Um

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it's a lovely thing to do, but it's also
helpful for the environment and is

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really giving back to the earth.
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share with this uh group is really about
our recruitment efforts. We've actually

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the number of staff we've hired this
year or last fiscal is less than

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previous year. That's a good news story
for us. It means that we're retaining

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staff. They're not changing over as
quickly. The number of nurses that we

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recruited last year were 28. The year
before was 72. So that's excellent news.

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Physician recruitment activities.
Hillary, jump up in here with me. So we

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recruit as a system. You will know that.
We've said that before. We recruit for

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primary care. We recruit for
specialists. We recruit for hospital

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care. Um and so with Hillary's support
through primary care, there's been a lot

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of activity that's happening. The
hospital provides the recruiter. The

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community supports recruitment
activities and housing. Um and we're

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going to continue to do that year over
year until we have a stable workforce

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from a physician perspective. Lots of
activity happening. Primarily we're

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going to um recruitment fairs in Canada
and the US to recruit back to our

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community which has been successful.
These are the number of professional

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staff that we recruited last year.
Hillary was instrumental in recruiting

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the geriatrician to our community which
is fantastic for the aging population

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that we're serving. Um and really
looking at uh family practice and

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supporting family practice primarily
through locoms and for uh your

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information that's doctors who come in
and out of practices for short periods

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of time. Lots of activity happening and
we're quite excited about that.

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Some of the other activities that we're
doing together is really truth and

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reconciliation. So we serve the same
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We're going to do the work collectively
together. We have hired a consultant,

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her name is Katrina Graham. She's from
HeartWorks, a local indigenous helper

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who is helping us navigate through this,
looking at our smudging policies, our

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our land acknowledgement, all of our
hiring practices, etc. And we're really

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doing it collectively with primary care
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we're serving the same population and in
the ways that we should be doing that.

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So, lots of activity happening with our
truth and reconciliation journey.

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Okay, thank you. So, hi everyone. I'm
Hillilary Blacket. I'm the executive

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director at the Upper Graham Family
Family Health Team. And I think this was

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just a great opportunity to show the
collaborative work that we are doing

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locally with our hospital. This doesn't
happen everywhere. Um we're fortunate to

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have Angela um who is really um really
values primary care in the

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integratedness um for patients and
community members. So, I do hope to come

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back. I only have a couple slides um but
I'd like to do a more wholesome

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presentation in the future to tell you
more about the family health team. Um

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but I'm just going to provide a short
overview and then an exciting

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announcement um about a new service
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upper family health team um we are the
allied team. So uh we've have nurses,

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kinesiologists,
um mental health therapists, social

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workers,
um a number of al allied health team

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that work collaboratively with the 32
physicians in center Wellington and

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Arthur to support patients and provide
comprehensive primary care. Um our main

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location is in Trailside Medical and
then satellite in Arthur. uh and we

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provide partnership we provide strong
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uh services throughout the region
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other partners and bigger centers um in
G or um collaboratively locally with our

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local hospital.
Um my exciting announcement today as we

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talk a little bit about primary care
recruitment and probably something you

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hear a lot about um in the wards with
the people um you're supporting is

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attachment to a primary care provider. I
can't find a doctor. Um we've been

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working for a number of years to try and
secure funding to to start the first

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nurse practitioner primary care clinic
in our community. Uh and I'm pleased to

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share that will be opening this fall.
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Oh, I went back. I went too far. How do
I go back? Oh, I think I'm I'm stop. Um,

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so we have we are going to start um a uh
nurse practitioner clinic that will run

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out of what is now the after hours
clinic in Walmart. Um, so it will run

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during daytime hours. We're really
fortunate here locally that we have

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essentially a turnkey solution that we
can step into. The local doctors run the

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after hours clinic, so they were really
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we'll be connecting 1,600 patients, um,
800 each of the nurse practitioners

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working there. Um, we will be
prioritizing patients that are currently

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on the healthcare connect list. So, if
you have residents, um, that are

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contacting you asking, how do I get a
primary care provider? Uh, doctor or

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nurse practitioner, it is through
Healthcare Connect. That's where we'll

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be taking patients from. We're also
working with our hospital um as they're

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seeing more newborns um at the hospital
that don't have uh primary care. So they

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might have moved here from Milton or
Scar Bro and they're having a baby and

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they don't have that necessary kind of
follow-up that they need following

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birth. And so we'll be prioritizing that
population as well as uh complex

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patients that are inatients at the
hospital so that they're discharged with

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a primary care provider. So, this is
really exciting for our community. Um,

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and it will be launching this fall and I
was just really excited to come and

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share that with you today. So, thank
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» Happy to take any questions.
>> Thank you. Thank you very for very much

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for that exciting news and overview. So,
I will council McDonald

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» through Mayor Waters. Well, what a good
news story. Thank you so much. Um, when

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I first came on council, I can't speak
for the rest of council, but it was the

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initiative of council to strike a
committee and help provide housing for

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doctors. If it's a nurse practitioner,
it doesn't matter to me, but thank you

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for doing this, finding solutions. It
really is a heartfelt good news story,

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and I certainly hope it makes the news
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» Thank you.
answer to you, Mayor Waters. Well, I

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think the biggest lesson here this
evening uh for me is thank you for

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bringing this to all of our attention.
Although this is not something council

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is not in charge of finding doctors for
our community, it's great that we are

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able to support you so that you can find
the doctors for this community. And to

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hear that we're adding more options with
what you have created is exactly why we

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did what we've or why we continue to do
by sending funds to you so that you can

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bring more doctors in. So, thank you for
bringing that to everybody's attention

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and good work.

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» Councelor Adams,
>> thank you. I think um probably a little

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bit hidden in there was the fact of the
change in the board governance and so

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there's three counselors that this term
have been sat on the board and I

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definitely understand the transition to
the type but I will say um there was so

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much information learned and sitting in
those board meetings and and I'm going

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to miss some of that. So keep doing what
you're doing in terms of getting the

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awareness out here and other ways in the
community because there's a lot of good

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work being done there. And I would say I
went through the emerge with my youngest

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last night. I was in and out in under an
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» Like honestly every single staff person
from triage to doctor everything. They

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were just 10 plus. Yeah. Thank you.
>> Thank you for that. And I truly

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appreciate municipal representation.
It's just a shift in how we're doing

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things. However, if we can continue to
support the learning of counselors in

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terms of how hospitals are funded, how
they interact, happy to do that in any

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way. Um, we're currently meeting
regularly with uh Dan and the mayor and

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we'll continue to do that, but again,
you know, if there's an opportunity, I'm

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happy to sit and chat with anyone or I
can set up and lecture you about how we

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get funded. That may not be so fun. Um,
but happy to share whatever we can just

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so you have that knowledge that you can
take out to the community. Absolutely

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happy to do that. Any
other questions? Uh again, thank you for

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coming out with your presentation, all
the good news. Uh very nice to see you

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again tonight. Uh and appreciate you
sort of holding out there and uh and and

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providing us this information for
tonight. So, and with that, I'll read

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the recommendation that the council
receive the presentation from Groves

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Memorial Community Hospital for
information. Do I have a mover for that?

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Councelor Adams. Second on that,
councelor uh Wilton. All those in favor

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that is so moved. Thank you.
>> Thank you for your support.

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» So now we're going to move down to item
9.3 Monster March uh uh parade and

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township road closures presentation from
sensational

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uh uh group um super person uh Barbley.

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Turn this on so you can hear me. Uh,
thank you very much, Mayor and Council,

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for seeing me. You have a heavy agenda
and you've had a busy afternoon already,

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so I don't want to take up a lot of
time, but I want to throw my pitch out

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there from sensational Laura. So, the
Monster March is something that we are

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asking to be considered a legacy
community event. Um this comes in with

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regards to the potential for fees being
charged uh specifically in this case for

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um road closure uh necessities. So we've
been operating a march for 16 years now.

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It was started in 2010 by Julie Denny
and we took over in 2015. And uh there

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is a lot to be said about it. It's a
simple community focused event. People

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put on costumes. Gather, walk through
downtown and have a fabulous time. And

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there's thousands of smiles and there's
no admission charged, no cost to

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participate. It's the kind of community
event that sort of fits right in with

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the rest of Monster March. And the fact
that it's one of those quirky things

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that is part of of what we do in Center
Wellington and um it's built by

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volunteers. Everything we do is
volunteer-based and that includes uh

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everything about the march um parade
route management, particip

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volunteer recruitment, setup, cleanup,
barricade placement and removal, safety

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coordination and promotion. So, it's a
nonprofit driven event for the people

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and for the public, for our visitors and
community. So, we know how the

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barricades work right now. the township
will drop them on the Friday uh

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afternoon at the various road closer
designated spots. Our team of

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volunteers, which includes uh Lions
Clubs and other people that help out

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with the barricades, we have four Lions
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incredible. Um they set them up and then
they take them down and put them to the

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side of the road at the end of the event
and then they are collected on the

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Monday usually by public works. And
believe me, we know the need for budget

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conservation at the township level, but
we're hoping that they will understand

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some of what we need in terms of help
and support and and the fact that we are

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a small nonprofit with a tiny budget for
this event. And um we're hoping that

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what we bring to the community is
broader than uh than that. and we would

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love to have consideration to be
recognized to fit in the same category

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as the Santa Claus parades and the
Dominion Day parade. Um so,

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uh we know that there's a cost there to
the municipality. We understand exactly

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what the need is and why they have to
cover off expenses where they can where

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and we totally get it. If you're a
profit-making event with road closures

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and you're charging booth fees, etc., of
course, you should be paying for that

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service. We're hoping because of what we
bring to the community, the fact that we

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um animate the downtown with this event,
people stop, they shop, they go in the

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the restaurants along with just plain
enjoying the parade, the visitors and

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the community that come are all critical
parts of what we do as a community. So,

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we're seeking that support. I do have
copies of this if people would like to

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have something to read tonight before
they go to sleep and I can share all of

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our salient arguments with you that way.
But I don't want to hold up things any

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longer. We've all been waiting a long
time and you have a big agenda to get

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through. So I'm hoping that there'll be
some support for our request and I'm

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happy to share this. Um I don't know
Tyson if you or Rachel if I can pass

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this along but um I won't have a whole
whole lot more to say but I'll take

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questions.
>> Uh thank you Barb. Uh comments

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questions. Council McDonald.
>> Do you Mayor Waters? Um Barb, do you

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have the amount of of what we could
possibly support

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or what would help the best?
>> Well, we don't know exactly. We know

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that to be a dep for the road closure of
500. Um uh however if what the actual

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charge will be leftover residual from
that if we will get a reimbursement

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oh sorry right now with the cost that
we've had just to

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invest in storage for the monsters and
everything else our bank accounts are

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pretty pretty low. So, um, we are very
fortunate and I want to acknowledge that

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we have had the good fortune
year-over-year of receiving funds

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through the community investment fund
and some of that money um, we dedicate

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to our two notfor-profit community
events, the Monster March and Pumpkin

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Day. So, we have some funds allocated
for that to run the march costs about

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$4,500. So, we do seek sponsorship from
other people and we've been very lucky

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in that regard. But even with those
sponsorships last year, we ran a bit of

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a deficit for the march. So, we have
some anxiety this year that an

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additional overhead cost will
be a bit of a problem for us with the

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march. And um we c we operate on
volunteers and a wing and a prayer and

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we do a very professional job but there
is little money left for us in the bank.

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So we're hoping that there will be some
acknowledgement or understanding or at

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least recognition of why we are asking
for leg legacy rec recognition here

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today. So happy to answer any other
questions.

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Council, any other comments, questions
for Barb?

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Oh, were you gonna say something?
Councelor Wilton? Oh, question for me.

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Yes. Okay.
>> Or question for staff perhaps. So, uh it

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probably be Adam just if there's clarity
on the legacy events that do get um the

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barricades for free versus the ones that
don't. So, maybe just question whether

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how that's decided upon which events are
legacy events or which are not. So, Is

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that okay to ask?

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» Okay, I see nod so I can answer. Yes.
Um, so through the mayor and hi.

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» Um, so yeah, so we so we're in process
of um we want to do a fee study in

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community services looking at fees for
events. Council might recall we um

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presented on this um at the last meeting
and so our hope is that you know we'll

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we'll get through this fee study and one
of the things that will be considered

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through this fee study is subsidies for
different types of event organizers and

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one of which could be community events
and uh looking at you know offering a

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different fee structure depending on the
nature of the event and the organizer.

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So that's something that we'll be
working through. Um it'll carry over

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perhaps a bit into 2027. We'll be coming
back to council at that time with some

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options uh for subsidies and some staff
recommendations. So I think until we get

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through that study, we can't really
comment too much on any type of

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structure uh fee structure. I can say
that currently we don't have a fee

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structure. We don't have a list of um
you know kind of uh priority. I can't

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remember how you worded it, but we don't
have that list. We we we charge based on

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what's in our fees and charges by law.

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» Okay. Any followup to that?
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» Thank you, Adam. Uh just curious, maybe
this question is for the clerk. Can we

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just make a motion at this point?

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» So, through the mayor, absolutely. If
it's council's wish to go ahead and and

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make any kind of direction, by all
means, it's council's decision.

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Just I'd just like to ask one clarifying
question on that. So there's because of

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the new policy that we had implemented,
there's one additional charge that you

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would be looking at this year that
wasn't

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there last year and that would be the
barricade charge or help me out here or

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closure.
>> I I'm here pitching for the barricade

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charge for the march. Yes, we are aware
that if we were to require um support

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from the township to transport the
monsters from their storage facility to

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downtown, there would be a charge for
that, too. And we did get some

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02:39:34,160 --> 02:39:39,600
generalized information on that. It's
way out of the scope of what we could

414
02:39:38,160 --> 02:39:44,960
afford. So, we're just going to be
arranging alternates for that service.

415
02:39:43,120 --> 02:39:52,080
We didn't want to muddy the water
tonight trying to pitch for both causes.

416
02:39:48,399 --> 02:39:56,160
We felt the the case for the march was
genuinely legit and on its own and we

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02:39:54,640 --> 02:40:00,720
just wanted to stand on that.
>> Yeah. Perfect. Thank you,

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02:39:58,880 --> 02:40:03,760
» Councilor Welton.
>> Thank you, Mayor Waters. Then I would

419
02:40:02,080 --> 02:40:09,880
like to suggest a motion to wave the
barricade fee for the monster march just

420
02:40:05,600 --> 02:40:09,880
for this one year for 2026.

421
02:40:10,000 --> 02:40:16,000
» Okay. Before we get that, I'll finish
off all the questions here. Councelor

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02:40:13,520 --> 02:40:20,160
McDonald,
>> I'd be more than happy to second the

423
02:40:17,600 --> 02:40:25,680
motion. Um,
just a quick question. Sorry. Um, so the

424
02:40:23,520 --> 02:40:31,760
500 for barricades,
um, I know with moving the monsters that

425
02:40:28,800 --> 02:40:37,520
is a cost, too. And can you clarify,
does our CW hydro trucks help with that

426
02:40:34,800 --> 02:40:44,000
too or have they in the past?
>> They they have in the past. We do have

427
02:40:40,880 --> 02:40:49,600
um a tree service helping us this year.
Um so we haven't had a quote back from

428
02:40:46,880 --> 02:40:54,720
asking for CW hydro support although I
suspect they would provide some but the

429
02:40:52,160 --> 02:40:59,760
township has helped transport the
monsters in the past and they do they

430
02:40:58,479 --> 02:41:04,160
have indicated that they would have to
charge this year for that. Um, I didn't

431
02:41:02,319 --> 02:41:09,040
bring that to council tonight because
that's

432
02:41:06,080 --> 02:41:14,080
I feel like there's a big enough ask
just asking for the legacy recognition

433
02:41:10,800 --> 02:41:18,160
of the march and the other thing is a a
different type of an argument. So, we'll

434
02:41:16,399 --> 02:41:23,439
have to work on solving that. We would
rather work with the township on on what

435
02:41:21,200 --> 02:41:28,640
makes sense for support and help and how
we can work with them.

436
02:41:27,359 --> 02:41:31,120
» Uh, councelor Evo.
>> Thank you through you, sir. Before I

437
02:41:29,840 --> 02:41:34,560
come to councelor Wilton with a
clarifying question, I want to say I am

438
02:41:33,200 --> 02:41:38,880
acknowledging the struggles that
sensational Laura is going through with

439
02:41:36,399 --> 02:41:43,120
our awakening having to be moved and uh
you know the march that you guys do. I

440
02:41:40,960 --> 02:41:47,280
want to say uh just for the those that
are listening who may not know, can you

441
02:41:44,800 --> 02:41:50,640
remind us all where the the how you
raise money for and what you do with

442
02:41:48,960 --> 02:41:54,560
regards to bringing in food. You're not
just there to look good and to have fun,

443
02:41:52,640 --> 02:41:58,080
but you're also there to serve our food
bank. and and I'd like for you before I

444
02:41:56,720 --> 02:42:02,000
go to my thing for you to just take a
minute to add to that please.

445
02:42:00,560 --> 02:42:06,319
» Uh thanks for that. I should have
mentioned that up front. Sensational

446
02:42:03,439 --> 02:42:11,359
Laura's strongest focus is on creating
events that are wonderful for the town

447
02:42:08,560 --> 02:42:15,200
and some events we charge for. All of
the money from those events, all

448
02:42:13,200 --> 02:42:20,800
proceeds go to the food bank and the
CW's program at the high school. And I'm

449
02:42:18,560 --> 02:42:26,880
happy to say that to date it's been uh
since 2025 over $200,000

450
02:42:23,840 --> 02:42:32,240
donated to the food bank and CW's
program. So yeah, we don't take lightly

451
02:42:29,520 --> 02:42:38,560
when we come cap in hand asking for a
bit of a leg up on something that um

452
02:42:35,280 --> 02:42:42,880
being a nonprofit with our type of focus
this one becomes really important.

453
02:42:40,880 --> 02:42:47,520
» Thank you Barb you. If I could get to my
clarification for my colleague. Are you

454
02:42:45,040 --> 02:42:52,319
making a motion for this year or to turn
it into her language a legacy uh not

455
02:42:50,080 --> 02:42:57,000
Adam's language but for going forward
always and forever to remove that cost?

456
02:42:57,040 --> 02:43:02,399
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you,
Councelor Eway. Uh I was going to

457
02:43:00,240 --> 02:43:06,479
suggest just for this year and let the
next conversation happen through when

458
02:43:04,160 --> 02:43:10,000
the fees and studies that Adam mentioned
happens. So that could be a more

459
02:43:08,319 --> 02:43:14,800
wholesome discussion at that point.
>> Great. Thanks.

460
02:43:11,840 --> 02:43:16,479
» Yes. So I'm clear on the $500. Is that
correct? Okay.

461
02:43:16,000 --> 02:43:19,040
» Whatever.
>> Yep. Yep.

462
02:43:18,000 --> 02:43:25,280
» Okay. More. Okay.
>> Yep. Um and then I just going to look

463
02:43:22,319 --> 02:43:27,439
for uh Oh, sorry. Councelor Jefferson.
Yep.

464
02:43:25,840 --> 02:43:32,640
» Thanks.
Um my question is clarification maybe to

465
02:43:30,080 --> 02:43:37,040
Adam, maybe to Dan, but um with the $500
deposit for the road just before so that

466
02:43:34,800 --> 02:43:42,000
we know what it applies to and like what
it covers and then is it reimbursed back

467
02:43:39,760 --> 02:43:45,960
if it's not utilized like just
clarification around that?

468
02:43:46,560 --> 02:43:53,520
» Yes. Thanks, Councelor Jefferson. So
through the mayor. So it's so it's a

469
02:43:50,000 --> 02:43:57,439
deposit $500 deposit and we're charging
you know the the staff time required to

470
02:43:55,680 --> 02:44:01,840
drop off those barricades I understand
pick them up. So it's kind of a you know

471
02:43:59,840 --> 02:44:09,319
the the charge ultimately depends on the
staff time that was needed to um to you

472
02:44:05,359 --> 02:44:09,319
know support the event.

473
02:44:11,439 --> 02:44:20,560
» Thank you mayor. Um and so then say
staff time is like couple hours

474
02:44:17,920 --> 02:44:23,800
it back after. Thank you.
>> That's correct.

475
02:44:24,319 --> 02:44:32,640
» Okay. So I'm looking to council. Is that
something we're all wishing uh here that

476
02:44:30,000 --> 02:44:38,960
uh for for this year and then we'll look
at it uh more wholesomely uh for uh next

477
02:44:36,080 --> 02:44:42,880
term of council. Okay.
>> Okay. Well, I think there's also you've

478
02:44:40,880 --> 02:44:46,880
put one you've you've put it forward,
have you not? And I thought you'd second

479
02:44:44,720 --> 02:44:50,640
that. Yep.
>> Can we just read?

480
02:44:47,920 --> 02:44:54,319
» Okay. I always have a clerk. It keeps me
on the straight and narrow here.

481
02:44:52,720 --> 02:44:57,520
» Thank you. So, through the mayor, um, if
I can just read it out for clarification

482
02:44:55,600 --> 02:45:01,279
for everybody's benefit, uh, that the
motion would read that council receives

483
02:44:58,800 --> 02:45:05,920
the presentation from the sensational
group and that council exempting the

484
02:45:03,040 --> 02:45:10,080
exempts the monster march
from road closure fees for 2026. So,

485
02:45:08,640 --> 02:45:14,640
it's been moved and seconded. Just want
to make sure we're all on the same page.

486
02:45:12,880 --> 02:45:18,160
» So, is there any further comments or
questions?

487
02:45:16,160 --> 02:45:20,399
Oh, yes. Go ahead, Council Jefferson.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I think this is

488
02:45:19,279 --> 02:45:23,760
something good that we should be
supporting this year just because of the

489
02:45:22,000 --> 02:45:29,359
impact with the construction at the
green space. I think that's a huge

490
02:45:26,240 --> 02:45:33,359
location for your main opening event and
I think we really need to take that into

491
02:45:31,040 --> 02:45:37,040
consideration as well. So, just to do
that for this year, I totally support.

492
02:45:35,359 --> 02:45:42,240
Thank you.
>> Okay. Any further comments or questions

493
02:45:38,960 --> 02:45:47,560
from council? All in favor? That is so
moved.

494
02:45:44,319 --> 02:45:47,560
» Thank you.

495
02:45:49,920 --> 02:45:53,319
» Thanks, Barb.

496
02:45:54,399 --> 02:46:02,080
» Move down. Sorry.
We're going to move down to item 9.4,

497
02:45:59,760 --> 02:46:07,240
data centers and future development in
central Wellington. Presentation by

498
02:46:03,760 --> 02:46:07,240
Courtney Pamela.

499
02:46:11,520 --> 02:46:15,399
Uh, welcome Courtney.

500
02:46:18,479 --> 02:46:25,359
» Uh, I don't really know what you guys
are capable of and not capable of, like

501
02:46:22,399 --> 02:46:31,680
what's your your jurisdiction, but um, I
was wondering if you could lobby for the

502
02:46:28,479 --> 02:46:35,680
pause and maybe indefinite um, ban of
building of data centers in Center

503
02:46:33,279 --> 02:46:41,279
Wellington. Um,
so, uh, I'm just kind of curious of

504
02:46:39,600 --> 02:46:45,600
is that within your capability, you
think, cuz I know Missaga and Oakville

505
02:46:43,120 --> 02:46:52,800
put a one-year ban, uh, for at least
like kind of research regarding its

506
02:46:47,520 --> 02:46:57,200
impact on the town. Yeah. Okay. Um, so
yeah, uh, I know I've read our official

507
02:46:55,040 --> 02:47:01,279
plan and we're focused on growth yet
also, um, kind of like the maintenance

508
02:46:59,200 --> 02:47:07,520
of the current characteristics that
makes the county what it is.

509
02:47:03,680 --> 02:47:12,880
So, um I'd just like to ask like uh to
what end are we trying to bring people

510
02:47:09,359 --> 02:47:17,840
up? Um that would uh be accomplished by
adding a data center. Um and to which

511
02:47:16,399 --> 02:47:23,359
level exactly are we trying to bring
people up? Um

512
02:47:20,319 --> 02:47:29,520
so regarding the growth for Center
Wellington, um I I started researching

513
02:47:27,040 --> 02:47:34,080
this because uh I noticed that there was
smoke in the air those uh few days that

514
02:47:31,760 --> 02:47:38,479
we were having like it was the severity
was 10. I'm not sure of what scale or

515
02:47:36,080 --> 02:47:44,000
anything, but it was just severe uh
smoke in the air. um according to like

516
02:47:41,439 --> 02:47:48,560
our weather warnings on our phones and
stuff, but uh you could just tell a

517
02:47:45,920 --> 02:47:54,160
notable difference from the wildfires.
So I started researching wildfires and

518
02:47:51,600 --> 02:47:59,920
um like obviously climate change is
contributing to it greatly. Um and the

519
02:47:56,640 --> 02:48:05,279
data centers the uh thousands of servers
in just one data center will have to be

520
02:48:02,240 --> 02:48:09,760
uh replenished every 3 to 5 years. So
they produce a great amount of CO2

521
02:48:07,920 --> 02:48:14,800
emissions just in the manufacturing and
shipping of all the materials. Um but

522
02:48:13,040 --> 02:48:21,600
for the operation of the data center, I
know many people are worried about the

523
02:48:16,800 --> 02:48:27,279
you know liters of water um the hydro uh
like the electric demand of them that

524
02:48:24,160 --> 02:48:32,720
could possibly produce um like a kind of
like citywide like blackout or something

525
02:48:29,120 --> 02:48:41,439
that people are worried about. Um but
yeah, my my issue is just more so the uh

526
02:48:36,319 --> 02:48:50,319
rapid um either rapid um CO2 emissions
or rapid change to culture or rapid

527
02:48:44,960 --> 02:48:55,600
change to I guess uh like land use. So
that's kind of the overarching um

528
02:48:53,439 --> 02:49:02,240
concern is just rapid change that we
can't keep up with and plan along with.

529
02:48:59,040 --> 02:49:08,800
um not so much I think that like human
survival will be accomplished with a 1

530
02:49:05,600 --> 02:49:12,720
to2°ree um climate increase. It's just
whether or not we want to live in a

531
02:49:10,080 --> 02:49:18,319
desert or we want to live among forests.
Um so anyway, uh humans are responsible

532
02:49:15,439 --> 02:49:23,920
for about half of all wildfires. Um so
like cigarette butts, um lighting

533
02:49:21,359 --> 02:49:29,520
campfires, uh lightning is responsible
for approximately the other half. Yet

534
02:49:25,840 --> 02:49:35,040
lightning is 81% of the area burned. Um
it's due to lightning uh because it uh

535
02:49:31,760 --> 02:49:38,960
is in more remote areas and uh if active
lightning storms are happening, they uh

536
02:49:37,359 --> 02:49:46,800
don't really want to send firefighters
out because it's high risk. So um yeah,

537
02:49:42,319 --> 02:49:52,000
81% of land is burned by uh responsible
for uh lightning is responsible for it.

538
02:49:49,520 --> 02:49:55,920
And um
basically

539
02:49:53,840 --> 02:49:59,680
both lightning and humancaused fires
require a dry forest environment to

540
02:49:58,160 --> 02:50:05,840
propagate.
Um long-term national trends in both

541
02:50:02,800 --> 02:50:12,319
area burned and number of large fires uh
over 200 hectic he hectares um have

542
02:50:08,640 --> 02:50:19,600
increased since 1959 but uh from my data
it's like beyond 1959 like 1900s I was

543
02:50:14,880 --> 02:50:23,359
seeing back um so diggra degra
degradation of wetlands and their

544
02:50:21,279 --> 02:50:28,880
biodiversity worldwide has led to a
greater occurrence of water wildfires.

545
02:50:26,800 --> 02:50:33,200
um restoring wet lands would maintain
the water table closer to the surface,

546
02:50:31,279 --> 02:50:39,279
keeping water in the landscape and
preventing extreme fires. Um it's uh the

547
02:50:37,359 --> 02:50:44,560
wildfire is increasing in regions that
we haven't historically seen as much

548
02:50:42,000 --> 02:50:50,800
burning. So uh that includes the Arctic
tundra and parts of Atlantic Canada. Uh

549
02:50:48,240 --> 02:50:56,080
fire season is beginning and ending
earlier and later. um emissions from

550
02:50:53,680 --> 02:51:00,399
large wildfires are fueling hotter and
drier conditions. So the CO2 emissions

551
02:50:58,720 --> 02:51:07,040
of the wildfires are contributing to
climate change as well. Um

552
02:51:04,000 --> 02:51:12,319
so that will just reinforce a positive
feedback loop. Uh climate uh climate

553
02:51:10,640 --> 02:51:16,880
change is transforming Canada's fire
regime because of uh drought,

554
02:51:14,720 --> 02:51:22,240
precipitation patterns, vegetation being
dried out, and wind patterns changing as

555
02:51:19,120 --> 02:51:26,960
well. Um, extreme weather events are
becoming more and more record-breaking.

556
02:51:24,240 --> 02:51:33,520
Um, again, we set up our civilization
based on weather patterns. So, to change

557
02:51:29,439 --> 02:51:38,720
them is to change what our civilization
um will

558
02:51:36,399 --> 02:51:43,840
will be daytoday. So, we're going to be
responding to disasters rather than

559
02:51:41,840 --> 02:51:49,520
accomplishing e economic growth if
that's the long-term goal.

560
02:51:46,479 --> 02:51:55,040
Um so projections suggest that by the
year 2100 um can Canada's fire season

561
02:51:53,279 --> 02:52:01,040
may lengthen by more than a month in
certain forest regions. So, you know,

562
02:51:57,520 --> 02:52:07,279
think of your kids' kids. Um, the
lacrosse girls kids, you know, their

563
02:52:03,279 --> 02:52:11,840
grandkids, um, in Canada, wildfires have
been measured using traditional meth

564
02:52:08,880 --> 02:52:17,200
methods like GPS and sketch mapping. And
those methods have, um, been estimated

565
02:52:14,479 --> 02:52:26,319
to be approximately 40%
um, inaccurate. So they uh estimated

566
02:52:20,160 --> 02:52:32,160
that those systems would create u like a
they would

567
02:52:28,399 --> 02:52:39,120
so we have satellite imaging now and um
the area burned is estimated to be

568
02:52:36,000 --> 02:52:47,439
uh 40% inaccurate as in like if in 1900
we use GPS to track the area burned it

569
02:52:43,680 --> 02:52:54,160
is likely 40%
um like they assume that it was 40%

570
02:52:50,720 --> 02:52:59,600
longer larger. So that means that um the
trends that we see where now now the

571
02:52:56,960 --> 02:53:06,640
area burned is much larger. It means
that the like 1900s to 1950s what we

572
02:53:04,319 --> 02:53:11,200
estimate is like the lower end of that
trajectory is actually way lower. So

573
02:53:08,800 --> 02:53:17,760
that means the change is way way more
drastic by 40%. Um so any data that you

574
02:53:15,200 --> 02:53:22,920
see of this upward trend you can assume
that it's probably 40% worse. Um

575
02:53:24,479 --> 02:53:31,920
so uh as for prescribed fires um they
don't seem to have much impact on

576
02:53:30,000 --> 02:53:37,439
trajectory as climate change does. In
fact I don't see a pattern in trajectory

577
02:53:33,520 --> 02:53:43,200
at all. Um so that like uh mitigating
risk isn't uh a matter of burning the

578
02:53:40,479 --> 02:53:48,000
dried land that is contributing to the
propagation of fires. It's more so

579
02:53:45,439 --> 02:53:54,800
preventing the dried land through um
like wide leaf uh sorry broadleaf uh

580
02:53:51,600 --> 02:54:00,880
like planting or by reducing CO2
emissions to try to uh bring down the

581
02:53:58,479 --> 02:54:06,640
earth's temperature and not drastically
change it from day to day um like these

582
02:54:04,240 --> 02:54:11,920
severe weather events.
So

583
02:54:08,960 --> 02:54:16,399
um as for the data center
uh there was a study a study that aimed

584
02:54:14,399 --> 02:54:20,960
to assess the combined impact of human
activities and natural events on carbon

585
02:54:18,000 --> 02:54:28,160
in Canada's boreal forests. Um in
Alberta it was over 25 28 years and 25%

586
02:54:24,880 --> 02:54:31,920
of the study area disturbances. So the
largest disturbance was caused by

587
02:54:29,600 --> 02:54:36,720
wildfires and the energy sector. the
energy sector being the biggest

588
02:54:33,279 --> 02:54:39,720
contributor to carbon emissions.
Um

589
02:54:41,520 --> 02:54:48,640
so Senator Wellington
like ideas beyond um just preventing

590
02:54:46,720 --> 02:54:53,200
data centers would be like researching
tourism's impact on carbon emissions

591
02:54:50,720 --> 02:54:59,439
because we have uh you know hundreds of
cars coming here every single week. Um,

592
02:54:57,359 --> 02:55:03,359
we could
investigate the material waste, fuel

593
02:55:01,760 --> 02:55:07,840
emissions, and construction that goes
along with tourism. Uh, we could lobby

594
02:55:06,080 --> 02:55:11,680
for the ban of cigarette additives,
specifically the ones that help them

595
02:55:09,120 --> 02:55:15,279
remain lit. So that way, um, it's less
likely that they're remained lit when

596
02:55:13,279 --> 02:55:24,720
they're tossed and they are less likely
to create some sort of fire event. Um,

597
02:55:19,840 --> 02:55:30,000
and we could also lobby for the ban of
disposable items such as to-go cups.

598
02:55:27,040 --> 02:55:35,279
I've heard that that's within
your ability, but um I know that's hard

599
02:55:32,640 --> 02:55:40,560
to advocate for.
>> Courtney, you and you have given you

600
02:55:38,160 --> 02:55:45,359
lots of time here. So, obviously you're
talking about uh data centers and you're

601
02:55:43,200 --> 02:55:48,960
sort of gone on to other things which
are all very important. I know they're

602
02:55:47,040 --> 02:55:52,000
all connected, but if you could just
wrap up, uh that would be helpful for

603
02:55:50,880 --> 02:55:59,200
us. Thank you.
>> Yeah. Um so energy import versus export,

604
02:55:56,240 --> 02:56:05,600
we're uh we have like um net exports
that actually gain money for the nation.

605
02:56:02,960 --> 02:56:14,080
Um because we rely heavily on hydro and
nuclear and uh I guess data centers they

606
02:56:10,000 --> 02:56:20,479
have a a varying demand of energy and if
we were to shift I guess like uh their

607
02:56:17,920 --> 02:56:26,240
proposal is that you could have the data
centers have their own energy um like

608
02:56:24,640 --> 02:56:32,439
instead of relying on hydro that's
public they could have their own private

609
02:56:27,600 --> 02:56:32,439
energy but you would then haveed

610
02:56:32,720 --> 02:56:38,880
very carefully so that they're not
contributing secretly to any sort of

611
02:56:36,880 --> 02:56:45,680
damage to the town. And then you would
also be losing out if um

612
02:56:42,960 --> 02:56:50,640
I guess if they were to not meet their
energy demands themselves, then a

613
02:56:48,080 --> 02:56:56,560
promised um sort of like financial gain
wouldn't be met. and if they were to

614
02:56:53,279 --> 02:57:02,240
continue to, you know, help us uh scale
up our hydro and nuclear needs um by

615
02:56:59,840 --> 02:57:06,479
promising to pay for any excess over
what is normally the like city's use of

616
02:57:04,800 --> 02:57:11,200
hydronuclear.
Um yeah, they could they could help us

617
02:57:08,960 --> 02:57:16,080
build up basically our energy needs, but
if they don't, then we risk losing all

618
02:57:13,920 --> 02:57:20,240
of the gains that we get from exporting
energy when we have a surplus. We're

619
02:57:18,560 --> 02:57:22,640
less likely to have a surplus with their
demands.

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02:57:21,600 --> 02:57:26,000
Thank you, Courtney.
>> Yeah, thank you. Sorry.

621
02:57:23,840 --> 02:57:30,960
» And then what you could do, it' be
helpful if uh you've put all those words

622
02:57:28,319 --> 02:57:35,760
together and you have I I don't know if
uh you're reading from a a statement. If

623
02:57:33,920 --> 02:57:40,880
you could send that to us and then we
would have your words and that would be

624
02:57:38,080 --> 02:57:44,080
uh kept as part of the record if you do
that for us.

625
02:57:41,840 --> 02:57:47,080
» Yeah, sounds good. Thank you.
Okay.

626
02:57:47,600 --> 02:57:54,000
So, I'm going to read this uh that the
council received the presentation from

627
02:57:51,200 --> 02:57:58,000
Courtney uh Pamela regarding data
centers and future development in Center

628
02:57:55,920 --> 02:58:03,200
Wellington for information. Do I have a
mover for that? Council Katic second on

629
02:58:01,359 --> 02:58:07,439
that. Councelor Evoy. Any further
comments or questions? Uh seeing none,

630
02:58:05,359 --> 02:58:10,720
all those in favor? That's that's so
moved. Thank you.

631
02:58:09,200 --> 02:58:15,359
» Is that time?
>> It is that witching hour time. I have to

632
02:58:13,040 --> 02:58:18,880
read this. Uh that the council of
township with center Wellington and

633
02:58:16,800 --> 02:58:23,920
extends uh the council meeting for one
for 1 hour. Do I have a mover for that?

634
02:58:21,600 --> 02:58:28,160
Councelor Welton. Second councelor
Adams. Any further comments or

635
02:58:25,920 --> 02:58:31,160
questions? Uh all those in favor? So
move.

636
02:58:31,760 --> 02:58:40,399
Okay.
>> Okay. So item number 9.5 2026 emergency

637
02:58:38,479 --> 02:58:44,560
management report and presentation
Wellington County. And we're gonna

638
02:58:42,479 --> 02:58:50,399
welcome uh Linda Dixon, emergency
manager uh for the county. Welcome,

639
02:58:47,439 --> 02:58:54,319
Linda.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Waters and

640
02:58:52,479 --> 02:58:59,680
members of council. I appreciate it. And
uh I will be I will be brief. I look at

641
02:58:57,200 --> 02:59:03,840
this as like a staff report. So um
what's before you is uh our annual

642
02:59:02,000 --> 02:59:07,840
report. We do it every year. It's just
kind of a summary of how we have com the

643
02:59:06,479 --> 02:59:11,520
township has completed all the
requirements under the emergency

644
02:59:09,200 --> 02:59:15,439
management and civil protection act for
2026.

645
02:59:13,279 --> 02:59:19,760
And I'll just briefly highlight a few
areas for you. Um everything that's

646
02:59:18,080 --> 02:59:23,439
outlined are those things that are in
legislation that the township is

647
02:59:21,520 --> 02:59:27,680
required to do. So the program they
you're required to have a program

648
02:59:24,640 --> 02:59:33,279
committee. We they met on March 18th and
you do have a copy of their minutes um

649
02:59:30,160 --> 02:59:36,640
in your report. We reviewed the hazard
identification and risk assessment and

650
02:59:34,960 --> 02:59:40,479
as you can see in that there is a plan
this year to undergo a major review of

651
02:59:38,880 --> 02:59:45,439
the hazard identification and risk
assessment for the township and then

652
02:59:42,000 --> 02:59:49,200
that will be brought forward in 2027.
Uh we reviewed the emergency management

653
02:59:47,359 --> 02:59:55,040
plan. There's no changes proposed this
year. Um I did submit a report just for

654
02:59:53,279 --> 03:00:03,680
information back at the beginning of the
year. the province bill 25 or bill yes

655
03:00:00,080 --> 03:00:09,439
uh was passed given royal ascent in um
December of 25 bill 25 and um that bill

656
03:00:07,840 --> 03:00:15,680
most of it has come into force in effect
but the uh parts that are um with

657
03:00:12,720 --> 03:00:21,600
respect to municipalities they are still
not in full force in effect. So at this

658
03:00:18,640 --> 03:00:25,279
time we have put together a a draft
amendment but we won't be proceeding

659
03:00:23,120 --> 03:00:28,960
with that until such time as the the
bill comes into full force in effect and

660
03:00:27,359 --> 03:00:32,880
then that will be brought forward to the
committee and then forward to council as

661
03:00:31,040 --> 03:00:36,560
needed to to look at changes to the
plan. The one thing that was

662
03:00:34,800 --> 03:00:40,479
incorporated though is that the province
is now instead of using emergency

663
03:00:38,560 --> 03:00:44,479
response plans, they're using emergency
management plans and we've changed that

664
03:00:42,080 --> 03:00:50,000
throughout the the emergency emergency
management plan. Training requirements

665
03:00:47,200 --> 03:00:54,800
for the township were met on um June
16th. We also have a number of other

666
03:00:52,479 --> 03:00:58,479
training opportunities for both uh
members of the control group and staff

667
03:00:56,880 --> 03:01:02,720
available and those are highlighted in
the report. The township held their

668
03:01:00,800 --> 03:01:09,200
emergency management exercise on June
16th. It was a combination emergency

669
03:01:05,279 --> 03:01:13,439
management and IT exercise. Um staff on
IT and emergency management along with a

670
03:01:11,520 --> 03:01:19,439
consultant put that together. I think it
was a very wellreceived and and a very

671
03:01:16,080 --> 03:01:23,840
good exercise. Just a couple of notes
from emergency management side. You'll

672
03:01:22,319 --> 03:01:28,160
see that it kind of ties back to the
hazard identification and risk

673
03:01:25,279 --> 03:01:32,960
assessment review. Um there was a note
about cyber attacks and then um more

674
03:01:31,120 --> 03:01:36,319
training needs for staff were
highlighted.

675
03:01:34,479 --> 03:01:42,560
Public education is a part of our
programs. We have attended two events so

676
03:01:39,200 --> 03:01:49,359
far. The Lions home show in May 26th,
27th, 28th, the township's open house on

677
03:01:46,080 --> 03:01:53,120
May 28th. And we also was at the time I
wrote the report, it wasn't confirmed,

678
03:01:51,120 --> 03:01:59,359
but we will be attending the uh Center
Wellington new resident um event on

679
03:01:55,840 --> 03:02:02,960
October 6th. And then there's also a
number of other ways we we meet that

680
03:02:01,040 --> 03:02:06,960
requirement laid out in the in the
report. The final one is critical

681
03:02:05,040 --> 03:02:11,279
infrastructure. We maintain that on our
the

682
03:02:09,760 --> 03:02:16,319
common operating picture and we're
working with staff currently to update

683
03:02:13,040 --> 03:02:20,640
that. And that is the conclusion of the
requirements for 2026 and how they've

684
03:02:18,479 --> 03:02:24,720
been met. So if there's any questions,
I'd be happy to address them.

685
03:02:23,040 --> 03:02:29,840
» Thank you, Linda. Comments, questions
from council

686
03:02:26,880 --> 03:02:33,600
» as usual. Very efficient and right to
the point and I appreciate your report.

687
03:02:32,720 --> 03:02:37,760
» Thank you.
>> Thank you. Um, I'll read this. A

688
03:02:35,600 --> 03:02:44,640
recommendation the council center uh
center Wellington council receive

689
03:02:39,680 --> 03:02:50,880
emergency management report EM 2026-01
dated August 28, 2026 regarding the

690
03:02:48,000 --> 03:02:56,240
status of the uh township emergency
management uh program for 2026 and that

691
03:02:54,880 --> 03:03:00,399
the township of central Wellington
council accepts the annual status report

692
03:02:58,560 --> 03:03:05,920
of the township emergency management
program for 20 2026. Do have a mover for

693
03:03:03,920 --> 03:03:10,000
that. Councelor Evo, a secondary to
that. Councelor McDonald. Any further

694
03:03:08,240 --> 03:03:15,240
comments or questions? Seeing none, all
those in favor? So move. Thank you

695
03:03:12,240 --> 03:03:15,240
again.

696
03:03:18,160 --> 03:03:26,720
» Yep. Uh item 9.6, nothing to report from
the mayor's county council report. Uh

697
03:03:24,560 --> 03:03:32,560
and now look to council uh if there's
any updates from uh council in terms of

698
03:03:29,920 --> 03:03:36,479
committees. Uh councelor Wilton. Thank
you, Mayor Waters. Just a short update

699
03:03:34,319 --> 03:03:39,279
on the Fergus BIA. Uh, since we last
met, I think they've had their fiber

700
03:03:37,760 --> 03:03:43,279
festival and the medieval festival,
which were both very successful. Uh,

701
03:03:41,680 --> 03:03:47,200
they bring a lot of people to the
downtown core in Fergus, and uh,

702
03:03:45,200 --> 03:03:51,279
everyone really enjoys them, and I'm
always impressed by how many volunteers

703
03:03:49,200 --> 03:03:54,800
uh, put their work in and how many
people get involved. So, like to thank

704
03:03:52,800 --> 03:03:59,040
the Fergus BIA for that. There's also
been the ongoing weekly uh, Twilight at

705
03:03:57,359 --> 03:04:03,279
Templan uh, which has been very
successful this year. I've been to a

706
03:04:00,560 --> 03:04:06,560
few. And thank you, Kim, Jeff, Councelor
Jefferson, for all your work you put

707
03:04:04,800 --> 03:04:10,560
into that and your volunteer team there
as well. Um, but it's really livens up

708
03:04:08,880 --> 03:04:15,680
downtown Fergus on Wednesday evenings,
which is great. So, everything going

709
03:04:12,640 --> 03:04:23,200
well with the Fergus BIA.
>> Thank you. Any other councelor McDonald?

710
03:04:19,680 --> 03:04:28,560
» Um, yes. On August 10th, uh the seniors
committee had a at their regular board

711
03:04:25,200 --> 03:04:32,560
meeting and uh and they discussed uh the
funding that we received from the

712
03:04:30,080 --> 03:04:36,160
province to the Victoria Senior Center.
That was a nice announcement. Mayor

713
03:04:34,479 --> 03:04:41,120
Waters and myself were there for that
announcement. And a big shout out to uh

714
03:04:39,040 --> 03:04:45,439
the administrator there at the Victoria
Center, uh Katherine. She does an

715
03:04:43,279 --> 03:04:52,399
outstanding job keeping everything
organized. and uh she did receive

716
03:04:47,600 --> 03:04:57,439
recognition from Minister Cho. Um
uh outcome from the meeting is

717
03:04:54,880 --> 03:05:04,399
membership is still up, the bus trips
sell out and um I guess uh looking

718
03:05:02,160 --> 03:05:11,120
forward to probably spending that money
somewhere in the future. That's it.

719
03:05:08,479 --> 03:05:15,680
» Any other council input in terms of
committees? Yes, Councelor Adams.

720
03:05:13,680 --> 03:05:21,439
» Thank you. Maybe just again what we've
heard earlier, but just for a record for

721
03:05:17,600 --> 03:05:26,960
the for the minutes. Um so, uh we no
longer will have appointees on the

722
03:05:23,600 --> 03:05:31,120
Groves board. Um we currently had three
elected

723
03:05:28,479 --> 03:05:37,520
um positions
counselor Wilton, councelor Jefferson,

724
03:05:33,920 --> 03:05:43,279
and myself. And um yeah, with the appeal
of the Groves Act and their their

725
03:05:40,560 --> 03:05:47,040
passing at the AGM um those appointments
are no longer there. So no further

726
03:05:44,800 --> 03:05:52,560
updates will be coming from that from
that. Thank you in this in this way.

727
03:05:50,720 --> 03:05:55,520
» Thank you, Councelor Adams, Councelor
Jefferson.

728
03:05:53,840 --> 03:05:59,760
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Just in regards
to the Allora BIA, we had the regular

729
03:05:57,760 --> 03:06:04,240
meeting last week. A lot of things were
covered. They're planning for their late

730
03:06:01,680 --> 03:06:09,359
night shopping and their monster month
working with Barb and Sensational Laura.

731
03:06:06,880 --> 03:06:13,439
Um, and then they also struck a
committee for doing their budget for

732
03:06:11,040 --> 03:06:17,200
2027. So, we're looking for anybody that
has events or anything that they're

733
03:06:15,279 --> 03:06:22,479
wanting to delegate to the BIA for
funding. If they could do that now, that

734
03:06:19,279 --> 03:06:26,800
would be great. Thanks.
>> Any other input from council as it

735
03:06:24,560 --> 03:06:31,760
relates to committees or activities?
Okay. Thank you very much. Uh, I'll move

736
03:06:29,600 --> 03:06:34,319
down or hold on, I'll just temporarate
one. This is the condition of a

737
03:06:33,439 --> 03:06:40,319
delegation.
>> Oh, here we go. Uh, delegation on item

738
03:06:37,680 --> 03:06:48,560
12.8, telecommunication concurrence
requests, uh, 6983 Wellington Road, 7

739
03:06:45,200 --> 03:06:53,040
Nickel, Jessica Mccullik, uh, the shared
tower and is, uh, online. Okay. Hi, how

740
03:06:52,160 --> 03:06:59,120
are you?
>> I'm good. I didn't know if I had missed

741
03:06:55,040 --> 03:07:03,520
this this evening, so I'm here. Um, good
evening, Mr. Mayor and members of

742
03:07:00,800 --> 03:07:07,920
council. My name is Jessica McCulla, and
I'm here this evening on behalf of Share

743
03:07:05,600 --> 03:07:13,760
Tower to speak to our proposal for a
telecommunications antenna development

744
03:07:10,560 --> 03:07:18,080
at 6983 Wellington Road 7 in Center
Wellington, and respectfully requests

745
03:07:16,080 --> 03:07:22,960
that council provide us with a letter of
concurrence. So, I'm usually the one

746
03:07:21,040 --> 03:07:26,399
behind the scenes often listening in and
supporting our exceptional municipal

747
03:07:24,720 --> 03:07:31,120
team while they're up here doing the
heavy lifting. So, I ask that you please

748
03:07:28,560 --> 03:07:35,680
bear with me this evening as I flex my
public speaking muscle and do my best to

749
03:07:33,359 --> 03:07:40,080
represent the team.
Shared Tower is a carrierneutral

750
03:07:38,160 --> 03:07:44,560
telecommunications infrastructure
development company. We build and own

751
03:07:42,560 --> 03:07:50,080
communication infrastructure across
Canada. We work with Canada's major

752
03:07:47,200 --> 03:07:54,880
telecommunication carriers to develop
and provide the infrastructure they need

753
03:07:52,560 --> 03:08:01,040
to expand and improve wireless coverage
in communities across the country. So,

754
03:07:58,160 --> 03:08:05,040
we are not a carrier ourselves.
Focusing in on our application this

755
03:08:02,800 --> 03:08:09,920
evening, we are proposing a satellite
telecommunications antenna installation

756
03:08:07,840 --> 03:08:15,200
that will help provide high-speed
internet access to users in more rural

757
03:08:12,800 --> 03:08:20,800
communities where traditional high-speed
internet may not be readily available.

758
03:08:18,720 --> 03:08:25,600
Unlike traditional internet, which comes
through a cable or fiber line, satellite

759
03:08:23,600 --> 03:08:30,560
internet connects customers to the
internet through satellites in space.

760
03:08:28,319 --> 03:08:35,120
The ground station or satellite
communication antenna installation is

761
03:08:33,439 --> 03:08:40,240
essentially the connection between those
satellites and the internet that's here

762
03:08:37,120 --> 03:08:44,399
on Earth. It receives information from
the satellite and connects it to the

763
03:08:41,840 --> 03:08:49,600
broader internet. This evening, Share
Tower is proposing a 60 m by 30 me

764
03:08:47,359 --> 03:08:54,960
compound that will contain communication
antennas that are approximately 2.7 m in

765
03:08:52,720 --> 03:08:59,840
height for a satellite communications
network provider. This type of service

766
03:08:57,680 --> 03:09:04,720
is growing and helps augment existing
telecommunications technologies by

767
03:09:02,319 --> 03:09:09,520
filling coverage gaps particularly in
underserviced and rural areas. It also

768
03:09:07,840 --> 03:09:13,279
provides users with an additional
connectivity option beyond the

769
03:09:11,520 --> 03:09:18,080
traditional large carriers that we all
know. Telecommunications infrastructure

770
03:09:16,479 --> 03:09:21,920
is a little bit different from many of
the applications you may typically see

771
03:09:19,920 --> 03:09:26,960
come through the municipality. It
operate it operates sorry within its own

772
03:09:24,640 --> 03:09:31,200
little unique world and is a federally
regulated industry regulated by

773
03:09:29,359 --> 03:09:35,520
innovation science and economic
development Canada which we know as I is

774
03:09:33,840 --> 03:09:39,920
which was formerly known as industry
Canada

775
03:09:37,920 --> 03:09:44,000
tower has completed our land use
consultation with the township of center

776
03:09:41,680 --> 03:09:48,319
Wellington and following staff's review
for a proposal they have determined that

777
03:09:46,160 --> 03:09:52,160
there are no outstanding land use or
planning items

778
03:09:50,560 --> 03:09:55,840
while some municipan Munipalities have
developed their own local consultation

779
03:09:54,080 --> 03:10:01,040
process for telecommunication
infrastructure. In the absence of such

780
03:09:58,319 --> 03:10:05,279
protocols, the default ISAD process was
followed here. Center Wellington does

781
03:10:03,680 --> 03:10:11,200
not have their own established
telecommunications protocol. Under the

782
03:10:08,080 --> 03:10:15,920
default ISAD process, public notice is
required to be mailed directly to nearby

783
03:10:13,600 --> 03:10:20,080
property owners within the prescribed
notification radius. In this case,

784
03:10:18,640 --> 03:10:25,279
because the antennas measure
approximately 2.7 m in height, the

785
03:10:23,120 --> 03:10:29,520
notification radius did not extend
beyond the subject property and

786
03:10:27,359 --> 03:10:34,319
therefore no public notification was
required.

787
03:10:31,520 --> 03:10:39,359
ISAD also only requires newspaper
notification for antenna systems that

788
03:10:36,479 --> 03:10:44,960
are 30 m in height or greater. They do
not require notices to be posted online

789
03:10:41,680 --> 03:10:48,640
or on any municipal websites. Therefore,
we have completed all of the applicable

790
03:10:46,720 --> 03:10:53,359
land use authority consultation
requirements and this has also confirmed

791
03:10:51,040 --> 03:10:58,160
this was also confirmed by municipal
staff in their staff report. This

792
03:10:56,560 --> 03:11:02,720
evening, Shared Tower is seeking a
letter of concurrence for the proposed

793
03:11:00,240 --> 03:11:08,000
telecommunications antenna system at
6983 Wellington Road 7 Township of

794
03:11:06,080 --> 03:11:12,319
Center Wellington. The letter of
concurrence simply recognizes that we

795
03:11:10,160 --> 03:11:16,960
have completed the required land use
consultation process under the

796
03:11:14,000 --> 03:11:20,399
applicable ISAD protocol. Thank you, Mr.
Mayor and Council for the opportunity to

797
03:11:18,880 --> 03:11:24,640
speak to you about the proposal this
evening. I'm happy to answer any

798
03:11:22,399 --> 03:11:30,560
questions that may come up.
>> Uh thank you, Jessica. Uh comments,

799
03:11:27,120 --> 03:11:34,399
questions? Uh Councelor McDonald
to you, Mayor Waters. Um thank you,

800
03:11:32,479 --> 03:11:39,439
Jessica, for coming and explaining your
position with the tower. Um, I believe

801
03:11:37,200 --> 03:11:42,479
it's a couple years ago we approved two
towers

802
03:11:40,800 --> 03:11:46,560
» uh under regulation from the federal
government. Well, I appreciate that you

803
03:11:44,720 --> 03:11:50,640
didn't do you didn't consult with
neighbors because of the height. I

804
03:11:48,720 --> 03:11:54,800
always
believe and in working, you know, with

805
03:11:52,720 --> 03:12:00,240
developers, they always reach out to me
and we'll say, um,

806
03:11:58,319 --> 03:12:04,880
you know, how can I reach out to the
community? Have your own public meeting.

807
03:12:02,880 --> 03:12:10,319
You don't have to just wait for the act
to tell you. You can have your own. And

808
03:12:07,359 --> 03:12:13,840
I really would have appreciated. Um, so
this is the negative of this tower. I

809
03:12:12,479 --> 03:12:20,160
would have appreciated you reaching out
to the neighbors. Um, and I'm not really

810
03:12:17,120 --> 03:12:25,120
seeing whose property this belongs to
and they're clearly on board with it and

811
03:12:22,960 --> 03:12:31,840
they want to use their property for
this. Um, so I appreciate that because

812
03:12:27,920 --> 03:12:37,760
that is a resident uh where I serve. Um,
but I do wish you you had reached out to

813
03:12:35,120 --> 03:12:41,680
the neighboring communities because this
is going to go up and I know I'll get an

814
03:12:39,760 --> 03:12:47,600
email.
>> Thank you for your comments.

815
03:12:44,800 --> 03:12:51,680
» Uh, any other
>> council? Okay, I'm going to again thank

816
03:12:50,080 --> 03:12:56,399
you Jessica. I'm going to read the
resolution that the uh that the council

817
03:12:54,960 --> 03:13:02,800
of township of center Wellington
receives delegation on item 12.8 8

818
03:12:59,520 --> 03:13:09,840
telecommunication uh concurrence request
uh 6983 Wellington Road 7 Nickel uh

819
03:13:06,399 --> 03:13:15,359
Jessica Mccullik Shared Tower Inc. for
information. Do I have a mover for that?

820
03:13:11,680 --> 03:13:19,520
Councelor Wilton second on that. Um
Councelor Katock, any further comments

821
03:13:17,279 --> 03:13:25,520
or questions? Uh seeing none, all those
in favor? That's so moved. Okay. So now

822
03:13:22,960 --> 03:13:27,680
we'll move down to
>> consent items.

823
03:13:26,399 --> 03:13:29,359
» Yep.
>> I'm sorry, Mr. Mr. Mayor.

824
03:13:29,040 --> 03:13:33,439
» Yes.
>> As I'm typically not the one speaking,

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03:13:31,120 --> 03:13:36,080
does that mean that we did get
concurrent?

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03:13:35,120 --> 03:13:41,359
» Yes.
>> Not on the not on the um we're not quite

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03:13:40,239 --> 03:13:46,080
done yet. So
>> Okay. Okay. Sorry.

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03:13:43,760 --> 03:13:51,040
» Thank you.
>> Consent.

829
03:13:46,800 --> 03:13:56,399
» Okay. Consent uh uh Okay. Consent agenda
items are considered routine in nature

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03:13:52,880 --> 03:14:00,720
and unvoted on collectively. However,
any member of council may request one or

831
03:13:58,560 --> 03:14:09,479
more items be removed from consent
agenda item for sep separate action. So,

832
03:14:03,920 --> 03:14:09,479
um I'll read the um uh where's the okay?

833
03:14:10,800 --> 03:14:17,680
» Okay. uh that the minutes of regular
council meeting held on July 13, 2026

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03:14:15,760 --> 03:14:23,760
and the minutes of special council
meeting held on July 30th, 2026 be

835
03:14:21,520 --> 03:14:28,720
approved and circulated and that the
minutes of Heritage Center Wellington

836
03:14:26,399 --> 03:14:35,520
advisory committee meeting held on July
7th, 2020 26 be received for information

837
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and that council of town oh sorry
>> and operating results. Yes.

838
03:14:37,920 --> 03:14:48,399
uh capital project status 2026 quarterly
procurement report and toll booth uh

839
03:14:45,520 --> 03:14:54,399
Bellwood Lions
uh and land acquisition update uh 350

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03:14:51,840 --> 03:14:56,239
St. Andrew Street West Fergus.
>> Does anybody want any pulled?

841
03:14:55,760 --> 03:14:59,760
» Yep.
>> We're good.

842
03:14:56,720 --> 03:15:03,600
» Any pled questions, comments? Nope.
Okay. And that the Council of Township

843
03:15:02,000 --> 03:15:09,680
of Center Wellington approves consent
agenda items 11.1 through 11.6. six. Uh,

844
03:15:08,000 --> 03:15:13,200
do have a mover on that, Councelor
Wilton. A second her on that. Councelor

845
03:15:11,520 --> 03:15:17,920
McDonald. Any further comments or
questions? Seeing none, all those in

846
03:15:14,880 --> 03:15:26,000
favor? That is so moved. Okay. So, we'll
move down to item uh 12.1 Firemaster uh

847
03:15:22,720 --> 03:15:33,000
plan update and a report from Jason Ben,
our fire chief. Oh, it came through the

848
03:15:29,359 --> 03:15:33,000
door. Holy cow.

849
03:15:34,239 --> 03:15:42,560
» I was waiting for the music.
Careful, what you asked for.

850
03:15:40,960 --> 03:15:46,720
» Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of
council, staff, and public. I'm pleased

851
03:15:45,120 --> 03:15:51,279
to present the updated Center Wellington
Fire Rescue Fire Master Plan, which

852
03:15:48,720 --> 03:15:55,600
provides a strategic mo road map for the
next 10 years. This plan is about

853
03:15:53,760 --> 03:16:00,080
ensuring that our fire service continues
to evolve with the community and that we

854
03:15:58,399 --> 03:16:03,680
prepare for the risks and challenges
ahead.

855
03:16:01,920 --> 03:16:09,760
Senator Wellington, as you are well
aware, is going to grow and exceed

856
03:16:05,920 --> 03:16:14,239
58,000 individuals by 201.
That growth will replace increasing or

857
03:16:11,840 --> 03:16:20,399
will place increasing pressures, excuse
me, on the emergency response staffing,

858
03:16:17,439 --> 03:16:25,040
facilities, prevention services, and
infrastructure. And at the same time, we

859
03:16:22,880 --> 03:16:29,760
are seeing changing demographics,
increasing development intensities, and

860
03:16:27,680 --> 03:16:33,439
evolving expectations around emergency
response.

861
03:16:31,920 --> 03:16:37,600
This plan confirms that Center
Wellington is providing an effective and

862
03:16:35,600 --> 03:16:44,880
professional and valued service to our
community. We have a strong leadership

863
03:16:41,840 --> 03:16:49,520
commitment to firefighters, positive
organizational culture that we are

864
03:16:47,120 --> 03:16:53,920
working on each and every day and a
strong relationship with council and

865
03:16:51,600 --> 03:16:57,920
township administration.
The plan is not about changing

866
03:16:55,359 --> 03:17:01,520
everything we do. It's about identifying
where we need to be to strengthen our

867
03:16:59,760 --> 03:17:05,680
capacities to maintain the level of
service in the future.

868
03:17:04,319 --> 03:17:09,439
Some of the key priorities are
strengthening the fire prevention and

869
03:17:07,040 --> 03:17:14,399
community risk reduction, supporting
firefighter recruitment,

870
03:17:11,520 --> 03:17:18,880
retention and development, enhancing
leadership and succession planning,

871
03:17:17,120 --> 03:17:22,479
improving technology and records
management,

872
03:17:20,479 --> 03:17:25,840
continuing to monitor emergency response
and performances,

873
03:17:24,319 --> 03:17:31,760
planning for our future station and
infrastructure requirements as well.

874
03:17:29,520 --> 03:17:37,200
One or one of the more significant
recommendations is a phase transition

875
03:17:34,080 --> 03:17:41,040
towards enhanced daytime staffing,
ultimately adding approximately six

876
03:17:38,800 --> 03:17:46,399
full-time firefighters over a 10-year
planning period.

877
03:17:43,439 --> 03:17:50,479
This is intended to support reliable
daytime emergency response while

878
03:17:48,399 --> 03:17:56,239
continuing to recognize the important
role of our paid on call firefighters

879
03:17:53,439 --> 03:18:01,359
play in Center Wellington.
The plan also identifies the need for a

880
03:17:58,479 --> 03:18:06,080
new fire station in the northeast Fergus
corner, future training opportunities

881
03:18:04,000 --> 03:18:10,720
and long-term considerations of
relocating the existing fire station as

882
03:18:08,800 --> 03:18:14,960
developments development continues to
the south. These are long-term planning

883
03:18:13,439 --> 03:18:19,359
considerations and we need to be
evaluated

884
03:18:17,200 --> 03:18:24,399
through future capital planning and
budget processes.

885
03:18:22,239 --> 03:18:27,439
financial approach at at present is
importantly the council is not being

886
03:18:25,840 --> 03:18:32,160
asked to approve all these investments
tonight. The master plan provides a

887
03:18:30,080 --> 03:18:36,080
strategic direction individual
recommendations

888
03:18:33,920 --> 03:18:41,680
while return through the appropriate
annual budget and capital planning

889
03:18:37,760 --> 03:18:45,520
processes for council's consideration.
Uh ultimately the master fire master

890
03:18:43,520 --> 03:18:50,880
plan is about being proactive rather
than reactive. It gives council and the

891
03:18:48,080 --> 03:18:55,680
township a clear evidence-based roadmap
to manage growth,

892
03:18:53,040 --> 03:19:01,359
address emerging risks,
ensure CWFR remains capable of providing

893
03:18:58,720 --> 03:19:06,160
a high level of service to our community
of what they expect each and every day.

894
03:19:04,319 --> 03:19:11,200
We are bringing forward the plan tonight
today at council's for in information

895
03:19:08,880 --> 03:19:15,680
and comments with staff planning to
return in September seeking council's

896
03:19:13,760 --> 03:19:21,200
endorsement.
Thank you to council, township

897
03:19:17,840 --> 03:19:25,920
administration, Tom Mulv, our
firefighters, and anyone else who's

898
03:19:23,279 --> 03:19:30,640
contributed in developing this plan, and
especially Bayer Integrated Solutions

899
03:19:28,960 --> 03:19:35,040
Incorporated.
At this time, I would like to ask Tim

900
03:19:32,239 --> 03:19:38,720
Beckett, a consultant from Bayer
Integrated Solutions to attend the

901
03:19:36,960 --> 03:19:41,720
podium and present the master plan to
you.

902
03:19:44,560 --> 03:19:50,800
Okay. Perfect.
>> Well, good evening, Mr. Mayor, members

903
03:19:48,800 --> 03:19:55,200
of council. Um, good to see you in
person. Uh, I think I had an opportunity

904
03:19:53,040 --> 03:19:58,880
to talk to each and every one of you.
Um,

905
03:19:57,200 --> 03:20:05,040
this is an opportunity for us to present
the uh the master plan. And as the chief

906
03:20:02,239 --> 03:20:13,399
said, it's about uh protecting a growing
community through a fire service that

907
03:20:07,359 --> 03:20:13,399
remains safe, reliable, and sustainable.

908
03:20:13,920 --> 03:20:22,239
Uh with me on the line is Isaac
Commodante and Dave Speed. Uh both were

909
03:20:20,080 --> 03:20:27,760
integral parts of uh putting this plan
together.

910
03:20:24,560 --> 03:20:31,920
So what is a master fire plan? Um it's a
long range decision framework. It

911
03:20:29,840 --> 03:20:37,120
connects today's risks and service
capabilities with projected growth,

912
03:20:34,720 --> 03:20:41,680
changing demand, legislation, fiscal
responsibility,

913
03:20:38,880 --> 03:20:45,600
and it's not about fixed spending
schedule as the chief talked about. It's

914
03:20:43,840 --> 03:20:51,040
really a roadmap that allows future
discussions to be made using fact-based

915
03:20:48,399 --> 03:20:57,040
evidence.
Our process uh we examine the full

916
03:20:54,160 --> 03:21:01,760
service. We looked at uh governance,
staffing, prevention, public education,

917
03:20:59,120 --> 03:21:06,720
your training right through uh through
your facilities, apparatus, and

918
03:21:04,239 --> 03:21:10,720
emergency management. We assessed how
the services are currently being

919
03:21:08,239 --> 03:21:16,239
delivered, what capacity or potential
gaps may exist, and how station

920
03:21:12,560 --> 03:21:19,680
apparatus deployment could evolve.
The test applied throughout the plan was

921
03:21:18,160 --> 03:21:25,520
straightforward.
Is the service effective against local

922
03:21:21,920 --> 03:21:31,120
risk? efficient in its use of resources,
compliant with legislative intent, and

923
03:21:28,720 --> 03:21:38,399
resilient enough to adapt to the
changing Center Wellington growth.

924
03:21:36,160 --> 03:21:44,160
The plan itself is grounded in the
community risk assessment, one that it's

925
03:21:40,880 --> 03:21:48,720
proincially legislated.
It looks at nine different mandatory

926
03:21:46,880 --> 03:21:55,120
profiles
um that you can see on the map there and

927
03:21:51,600 --> 03:22:00,800
or sorry on the screen and really it's
about um the important findings uh of

928
03:21:58,479 --> 03:22:06,239
that CRA
integrating into uh where your services

929
03:22:03,600 --> 03:22:10,960
are most needed.
Along with the CRA, we did community and

930
03:22:08,319 --> 03:22:15,200
fire station uh tours. We did targeted
interviews with a number of key staff

931
03:22:13,200 --> 03:22:21,200
and with each and every one of the
council members here. We did an online

932
03:22:18,000 --> 03:22:26,359
survey with uh firefighters and we did
an industrial peer comparative analysis.

933
03:22:27,439 --> 03:22:37,279
The center the central principle is risk
informed service delivery. As we talked

934
03:22:33,840 --> 03:22:42,560
about, the CRA is that piece that looks
at um where you should guide your goals,

935
03:22:40,399 --> 03:22:48,000
your service level, work plans and
capital decisions.

936
03:22:44,800 --> 03:22:53,439
As as growth and risk change, this needs
to be continued to be evaluated and you

937
03:22:50,080 --> 03:22:59,200
need to change as well.
The central planning principle is

938
03:22:55,279 --> 03:23:04,160
informed uh is is risk informed service
delivery. you know, it guides um

939
03:23:02,080 --> 03:23:09,040
everything through the three lines of
defense.

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03:23:05,680 --> 03:23:14,560
It looks at the whole aspect of um
education first, prevention second, and

941
03:23:12,080 --> 03:23:19,439
emergency response when everything else
fails.

942
03:23:17,520 --> 03:23:24,880
The objective therefore is not growth
for its uh on its own. It's a balance

943
03:23:22,479 --> 03:23:31,040
that directs resources to demonstrated a
risk, maintains operational readiness,

944
03:23:28,479 --> 03:23:37,279
supports firefighter safety, and
maintains a fiscally sustainable

945
03:23:34,080 --> 03:23:42,880
long-term plan. It's about how do you
balance public safety with your fiscal

946
03:23:39,520 --> 03:23:48,239
responsibility as council.
We looked at uh seven different program

947
03:23:44,880 --> 03:23:54,399
areas that define throughout here. We
established uh 33 observations through

948
03:23:51,680 --> 03:24:00,080
38 key recommendations.
Um we looked at suggested time frames.

949
03:23:57,120 --> 03:24:05,520
They reflect urgency, organizational
capacity, growth dependency, and future

950
03:24:02,399 --> 03:24:10,000
budget decisions. Again, council retains
control over implementation through

951
03:24:07,200 --> 03:24:17,760
annual priorities and approvals and
through the budget process.

952
03:24:13,359 --> 03:24:22,319
Um you've got the uh you've got the uh
piece of the plan uh that was provided

953
03:24:20,000 --> 03:24:28,560
to you. Just quickly, you know, when we
look at administration, the immediate uh

954
03:24:24,960 --> 03:24:32,640
priority uh is clearly governance,
looking at setting uh established

955
03:24:30,319 --> 03:24:38,399
benchmarks for the fire service to uh
align to.

956
03:24:34,560 --> 03:24:43,600
When we look at um public education and
uh inspections, prevention and

957
03:24:40,479 --> 03:24:49,680
inspections, it's it's about a you know
looking at a more um risk community risk

958
03:24:47,040 --> 03:24:56,080
reduction through strong programming,
being systematic through a targeted uh

959
03:24:52,720 --> 03:25:01,760
public education program and a proactive
uh code enforcement. So you're getting

960
03:24:58,399 --> 03:25:07,600
out there proactively into buildings for
inspection purposes. Um,

961
03:25:05,359 --> 03:25:12,560
we also suggest that you look at an
additional firerevention/public

962
03:25:09,840 --> 03:25:16,479
education officer uh as you continue to
grow and put these programs through its

963
03:25:14,399 --> 03:25:22,000
pace.
From an emergency response aspect, it's

964
03:25:19,200 --> 03:25:27,600
really about monitoring service demand.
It uh it looks at uh you know

965
03:25:24,399 --> 03:25:32,080
operational readiness and define service
boundaries. The priorities include mult

966
03:25:30,239 --> 03:25:35,279
um you know looking at how you deal with
multi-residentidential demands that

967
03:25:33,680 --> 03:25:38,640
you're going to see with the growth
coming, a review of your tiered medical

968
03:25:37,359 --> 03:25:43,600
response, making sure you're going to
the right calls uh on a on an annual

969
03:25:40,800 --> 03:25:47,760
basis. Um you've got partners uh that
you're completing with the uh battery

970
03:25:45,920 --> 03:25:52,560
energy storage. Uh you've got that
program in place. Carry on with that. Uh

971
03:25:50,399 --> 03:25:56,800
good work there. And then it's really
about digitizing uh all all your pieces

972
03:25:55,120 --> 03:26:01,120
so that you have a good data management
program.

973
03:25:58,640 --> 03:26:06,319
the emergency comm community uh sorry
training uh training and professional

974
03:26:03,840 --> 03:26:10,720
development. One of the key pieces there
is uh looking at in u making sure that

975
03:26:08,640 --> 03:26:15,920
you're meeting the required certificate
uh certification and the service

976
03:26:13,200 --> 03:26:20,960
complexity of the calls you're going to
um looking at a feasibility review for a

977
03:26:19,200 --> 03:26:24,880
live fire training center. one that
could service the region and not just

978
03:26:22,560 --> 03:26:29,120
for fire, but look at a number of
thirdparty partners that you could have

979
03:26:26,479 --> 03:26:33,040
out there, whether it be EMS, whether it
be hydro, whether it be others that want

980
03:26:31,520 --> 03:26:39,200
to involve in there and share the cost
of that as well as uh county uh other uh

981
03:26:37,040 --> 03:26:45,279
county fire departments.
Um, and then we uh have identified the

982
03:26:42,239 --> 03:26:52,880
need for a dedicated uh training officer
aligned with you continuing to utilize

983
03:26:47,760 --> 03:26:57,920
your uh part-time staff um as well. Uh
emergency communications being done with

984
03:26:55,600 --> 03:27:04,880
uh G Fire Department right now. Um
collaborate with G. uh look at an

985
03:27:00,319 --> 03:27:08,800
updated uh um uh schedule with them um
so that you're you're formalizing

986
03:27:07,120 --> 03:27:12,560
measurable expectations on what they're
going to provide you within the within

987
03:27:10,800 --> 03:27:16,640
the agreement. This will then allow you
to measure because that call taking

988
03:27:15,040 --> 03:27:21,120
process is all part of your total
response getting there quickly. If

989
03:27:18,880 --> 03:27:24,640
they're not meeting certain needs, um
then you know you've got it all written

990
03:27:23,040 --> 03:27:29,680
down. So that's what we're suggesting is
make sure you have a written agreement

991
03:27:26,239 --> 03:27:33,840
with them in that aspect. your capital
assets. Uh conducting a functional

992
03:27:32,319 --> 03:27:39,680
building assessment on both fire
stations. Um you know looking at safety

993
03:27:36,960 --> 03:27:43,520
codes, compliance um you know
decontamination, apparatus movement,

994
03:27:41,680 --> 03:27:48,720
storage, training and future staffing
needs. Um the Fergus station again we'll

995
03:27:46,560 --> 03:27:53,120
have to look at shorter term pieces if
you do uh align with uh replacing that

996
03:27:51,439 --> 03:28:00,960
station further south as we're going to
talk about in just right now.

997
03:27:58,160 --> 03:28:06,080
So what we did was we did conduct a uh a
location uh station location you know as

998
03:28:03,520 --> 03:28:10,880
your community builds out as the growth
uh continues to happen uh uh plan for

999
03:28:09,040 --> 03:28:16,640
the the south we looked at a
three-station model one that uh

1000
03:28:13,600 --> 03:28:23,680
identifies a third uh future station up
in the uh the north fergus area and this

1001
03:28:20,399 --> 03:28:28,399
looks at a a window of 12 to 60 months
and the reason why it's a 12 to 60 month

1002
03:28:25,840 --> 03:28:33,359
range is It takes planning. Now the best
time to start planning is today and then

1003
03:28:30,960 --> 03:28:38,880
uh working out the the the time that it
takes to build that station. Also

1004
03:28:36,319 --> 03:28:45,920
looking at taking the existing Fergus
station and re relocating it uh further

1005
03:28:42,560 --> 03:28:49,840
south. Um then that allows that new
development that's occurring there. It

1006
03:28:47,920 --> 03:28:55,600
provides you and we've l we looked at
this uh through a lens of not just your

1007
03:28:52,960 --> 03:28:59,600
issues today and not your issues in 10
years but what are your issues going to

1008
03:28:57,359 --> 03:29:04,640
look like in 50 years from now when you
need full-time staff your growth is

1009
03:29:02,000 --> 03:29:08,880
where it's at. Um you know pieces like
that and that's this is the model that

1010
03:29:06,640 --> 03:29:14,960
we think will best serve the community
as we see it right now.

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03:29:12,239 --> 03:29:19,840
And the last little piece here is
looking at the uh phased hybrid staffing

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03:29:17,279 --> 03:29:26,880
transition that the chief talked about.
And this is really uh looking at um how

1013
03:29:22,880 --> 03:29:30,640
you transition. Your volunteers play a a
very important role and should continue

1014
03:29:28,720 --> 03:29:36,399
to play an important role in this
community. But as call volumes increase,

1015
03:29:34,080 --> 03:29:40,720
as those as as the reliability of your
volunteers decreases,

1016
03:29:38,640 --> 03:29:46,000
um then you've got to start to look at
how do you augment full-time staff into

1017
03:29:43,439 --> 03:29:52,399
that. We've established a five-phase uh
program for you. Um starting out at uh

1018
03:29:48,960 --> 03:29:56,880
from 72 months from now. Um that said,
um you know, growth growth needs change,

1019
03:29:54,640 --> 03:30:01,200
your volunteer reliability may change.
This needs to be looked at on an annual

1020
03:29:58,560 --> 03:30:05,680
basis and adjusted accordingly. you
might not need it in 72 months. You

1021
03:30:03,359 --> 03:30:13,200
might need it in 36 months or you might
need it uh out in 84 months from now.

1022
03:30:08,720 --> 03:30:18,479
So, uh opportunity exists there. Uh just
to wrap up, um you know, this is all

1023
03:30:15,680 --> 03:30:24,399
about uh uh the strategic value of the
plan is that it connects governance,

1024
03:30:21,359 --> 03:30:29,520
risk reduction, operational readiness,
people and assets in one long-term plan.

1025
03:30:27,279 --> 03:30:33,200
Um it protects the strength of the paid
on call model that I know was very

1026
03:30:31,040 --> 03:30:39,279
important to everybody uh while
preparing for that composite transition

1027
03:30:36,319 --> 03:30:44,720
and investment is demonstrated through
need fiscal capacity and measurable

1028
03:30:42,399 --> 03:30:48,960
outcomes. So it's not here's your plan,
this is how much it's going to cost you,

1029
03:30:46,319 --> 03:30:53,920
you must do it. It's about be giving you
that flexibility in the road map to to

1030
03:30:51,120 --> 03:30:57,520
move forward. So Mr. Mayor, that's uh
that concludes our presentation. I'm

1031
03:30:56,080 --> 03:31:00,560
happy to take any questions that you
might have.

1032
03:30:58,880 --> 03:31:04,399
» Uh, thank Yes. Thank you for your
presentation and I'll look to council

1033
03:31:02,560 --> 03:31:07,439
for comments or questions. Councelor
Wilton.

1034
03:31:05,680 --> 03:31:12,160
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you for
the presentation. It's great and the

1035
03:31:09,040 --> 03:31:16,479
plan looks very solid. I'm just curious
if you could comment on equipment um as

1036
03:31:14,319 --> 03:31:20,479
we're starting to grow taller in terms
of our buildings. Just curious if we

1037
03:31:18,720 --> 03:31:24,960
currently have equipment to handle that
or if that was factored into the uh

1038
03:31:22,960 --> 03:31:27,439
capital assets part of your strategy.
Thank you.

1039
03:31:25,680 --> 03:31:32,560
» So through you, Mr. Mayor, we we did
look at uh the whole aspect of apparatus

1040
03:31:30,720 --> 03:31:35,840
and um your apparatus is pretty well
aligned um for for the needs of the

1041
03:31:34,640 --> 03:31:40,720
community. I mean, you're going you're
you're going up, but you're not going up

1042
03:31:37,680 --> 03:31:45,120
drastically. Um a lot of it is is less
about equipment and more about tactics

1043
03:31:43,359 --> 03:31:49,359
on how your firefighters operate that.
The one thing that uh we we did uh

1044
03:31:47,680 --> 03:31:54,399
observe is that you do have funding for
a a replacement vehicle coming up and

1045
03:31:52,239 --> 03:31:59,359
we're we in the in the report recommend
that you look at a mini pumper um

1046
03:31:57,200 --> 03:32:04,160
capabilities of providing uh quick
response. Um it'll integrate into a

1047
03:32:01,760 --> 03:32:09,439
full-time staff that transitional model
very well but not meant to augment

1048
03:32:07,120 --> 03:32:14,840
bigger apparatus in your fleet uh
either. So it's about it's about that

1049
03:32:11,439 --> 03:32:14,840
balanced approach.

1050
03:32:15,120 --> 03:32:21,359
McDonald.
>> Um, so thank you for taking us through

1051
03:32:19,600 --> 03:32:28,479
the process. I really enjoyed my
interview. Uh, because I feel you

1052
03:32:24,479 --> 03:32:33,200
captured quite a bit of it. Um, here in
Allora, we're different. We're unique.

1053
03:32:30,399 --> 03:32:37,279
We have a gorge. Contrary to what people
think, everyone comes from all over the

1054
03:32:35,120 --> 03:32:42,000
world to see the gorge.
And uh, we've had some major fires.

1055
03:32:40,080 --> 03:32:47,040
We've had some major incidents in the
gorge. I can't thank our volunteer

1056
03:32:43,920 --> 03:32:52,960
firemen enough for keeping our community
safe. Um

1057
03:32:49,600 --> 03:32:57,680
how is this plan going to help that
where the gorge is concerned? What do

1058
03:32:55,200 --> 03:33:02,479
you see the benefits?
>> So the uh through you Mr. Mayor. Um the

1059
03:32:59,920 --> 03:33:08,880
the benefits that we've identified in
the plan is around um starting with the

1060
03:33:06,720 --> 03:33:12,880
data the you know making sure that you
have proper data collection so that you

1061
03:33:10,880 --> 03:33:17,760
can utilize that data to help build
plans. The second piece the plan talks

1062
03:33:15,840 --> 03:33:22,560
about the training the whole aspect
about ensuring that you you have the

1063
03:33:20,080 --> 03:33:28,160
appropriate training um to meet the
needs within the community but not

1064
03:33:26,080 --> 03:33:34,239
training on everything. We've identified
a recommendation that says look beyond

1065
03:33:31,279 --> 03:33:39,600
your area for those low acuity calls
such as, you know, big hazmat incidents,

1066
03:33:37,439 --> 03:33:44,080
uh, confined space, uh, trench rescue
type calls. Utilize surrounding fire

1067
03:33:42,160 --> 03:33:47,680
departments so that your people aren't
having to train on that and understand

1068
03:33:45,840 --> 03:33:52,319
that for calls that they may never ever
go on. Focus on the gorge, you know,

1069
03:33:50,479 --> 03:33:58,000
focus on that rescue type training.
you're doing a our our review indicated

1070
03:33:55,760 --> 03:34:02,960
that this is a very strong department
when it comes to that asset. Um, and you

1071
03:34:01,359 --> 03:34:08,880
should be sharing that asset around as
well. Look outside your community to who

1072
03:34:05,840 --> 03:34:14,000
else could actually utilize that and
work a a contract up with them as well

1073
03:34:11,439 --> 03:34:18,080
so that if they need something, you can
you can gain some uh some funding back

1074
03:34:16,560 --> 03:34:22,239
uh through through an agreement that
way. So,

1075
03:34:20,640 --> 03:34:27,760
Any
further comments or questions? Um I was

1076
03:34:25,040 --> 03:34:33,760
going to ask on the um I noticed that uh
on your on the hirers and the full-time

1077
03:34:31,600 --> 03:34:39,200
uh you're talking sort of I'm looking
way out uh 180 months or was somewhere

1078
03:34:37,200 --> 03:34:44,399
around there and you're talking about
20. Is that based strictly on

1079
03:34:41,200 --> 03:34:50,479
population? Is that based on or what is
it a combination? because obviously uh

1080
03:34:47,200 --> 03:34:53,680
uh we do have some full-times and uh is
that sort of where the marketplace is

1081
03:34:52,239 --> 03:34:56,160
going or maybe you can explain that a
little bit better.

1082
03:34:54,319 --> 03:35:00,960
» Yes. So Mr. Mr. Mayor, what we what we
looked at was we we didn't look at an

1083
03:34:58,000 --> 03:35:06,080
isolation of just growth alone. Um uh we
looked at you know that potential risk.

1084
03:35:03,200 --> 03:35:12,080
We looked at, you know, that aspect of
where we start to see the call volume

1085
03:35:09,520 --> 03:35:18,640
increasing. We're able to predict that
out to a a reasonable number. Um, it it

1086
03:35:15,840 --> 03:35:26,640
it'll it'll adjust uh you know, as as
each year goes along. Um but also then

1087
03:35:21,760 --> 03:35:30,399
we look at the reliability or the uh
capability of the volunteers that

1088
03:35:28,319 --> 03:35:36,800
continue to respond to that number of
calls and and that's where we started to

1089
03:35:33,439 --> 03:35:41,600
build in the aspect of uh along with
your growth um saying okay you start off

1090
03:35:39,600 --> 03:35:45,120
with a daytime staff it relieves some of
the pressure on smaller calls. are still

1091
03:35:43,600 --> 03:35:51,200
calling the volunteers out for the big
goals and then as you transition out and

1092
03:35:48,160 --> 03:35:57,120
we didn't want to stop at 120 months on
a on a plan that could you you know we

1093
03:35:53,600 --> 03:36:01,120
were able to predict out 184 months. Um,
and what that did does is then walk you

1094
03:35:59,520 --> 03:36:06,960
through so that you have a full-time
crew uh 24/7 here all the time to

1095
03:36:04,479 --> 03:36:12,319
respond, but still relying on your
composite model of the volunteers uh or

1096
03:36:10,080 --> 03:36:18,960
part-time firefighters to be coming in
and and and doing what they do best.

1097
03:36:15,680 --> 03:36:24,319
So, it's a combination.
Council, any more further comments or

1098
03:36:21,200 --> 03:36:29,760
questions? Councelor Adams,
>> thank you. Thanks for all your work. Um

1099
03:36:27,120 --> 03:36:33,439
there's a lot of information here. Um
just looking to confirm like the next

1100
03:36:31,760 --> 03:36:39,040
steps today. We're just receiving that
for information and then does that go up

1101
03:36:35,760 --> 03:36:43,520
then for like notice or consultation
with the public to comment and

1102
03:36:42,239 --> 03:36:45,520
yeah if you could just guide us through
the next steps.

1103
03:36:44,239 --> 03:36:49,439
» Yep. I can take that one. So yeah,
thanks Councelor Adams. So through the

1104
03:36:46,800 --> 03:36:55,200
mayor. Um so this is for information
right now. Um the draft report has been

1105
03:36:52,160 --> 03:36:59,760
posted on the township's website and so
we do welcome comments from council or

1106
03:36:57,840 --> 03:37:03,680
members of the public on the report and
then we plan to come back at the uh

1107
03:37:01,680 --> 03:37:10,239
September the late September meeting of
council uh seeking council's um approval

1108
03:37:07,680 --> 03:37:13,279
of the report and recommendations. Um at
that time we're still not you know we're

1109
03:37:12,080 --> 03:37:17,359
like these items that have been
recommended will be programming them

1110
03:37:15,279 --> 03:37:20,880
through future budgets. though council
still not necessarily approving the

1111
03:37:18,720 --> 03:37:24,359
budgets at that time um but approving
the report recommendations.

1112
03:37:24,960 --> 03:37:31,120
» Council Kratic,
>> thank you. And through you, do we have

1113
03:37:28,640 --> 03:37:35,600
the data or rough numbers for the amount
of calls that are going out outside the

1114
03:37:32,880 --> 03:37:40,800
municipality to places like Mapleton or
G Aramosa and like how that was factored

1115
03:37:38,880 --> 03:37:45,120
into your staffing needs?
>> Yes. At at present through you, Mr.

1116
03:37:42,560 --> 03:37:49,760
mayor. Uh at present we've had uh 16
calls to the Elma area which is a mutual

1117
03:37:47,359 --> 03:37:54,960
aid agreement or an automatic agreement
uh with the township of Mapleton uh to

1118
03:37:52,319 --> 03:37:59,279
do so. We have uh many neighboring
municipalities that we provide mutual

1119
03:37:56,880 --> 03:38:03,840
aid to on a constant basis. I don't have
those numbers here right for you this

1120
03:38:01,040 --> 03:38:08,720
evening, but we do go out of our area to
help on several occasions as well. And

1121
03:38:06,399 --> 03:38:13,680
then with the new tech agreement um we
foresee uh going out of the area as well

1122
03:38:11,279 --> 03:38:17,920
while maintaining our service here.
>> Follow up.

1123
03:38:15,120 --> 03:38:22,760
» Does their growth factor into your
staffing evaluation though?

1124
03:38:23,680 --> 03:38:30,960
» So e even though you're responding
outside the growth uh or those numbers

1125
03:38:28,000 --> 03:38:38,479
aren't that significant uh in comparison
to the the number of calls internal into

1126
03:38:34,080 --> 03:38:42,479
Center Wellington. So it was factored in
but it was negligible in terms of the

1127
03:38:40,399 --> 03:38:45,479
the the the results. It didn't make a
difference.

1128
03:38:45,600 --> 03:38:53,040
Councelor Adams,
>> thank you. Just another question in and

1129
03:38:50,319 --> 03:38:57,680
I know it's pretty far out the 10 year
for the relocated Fergus station. Is

1130
03:38:55,600 --> 03:39:01,760
there like when you we look at the map
and there like it's just is that just a

1131
03:39:00,000 --> 03:39:05,359
general location right now or is that a
very specific location that it's pointed

1132
03:39:03,840 --> 03:39:09,359
to on the map right now because we're
also going to be doing

1133
03:39:07,680 --> 03:39:12,479
some work on there in terms of like the
roundabout and like the gateway and

1134
03:39:10,880 --> 03:39:15,520
stuff and it seems to be like plucked
right in there. So I'm just kind of

1135
03:39:13,760 --> 03:39:18,399
curious if that's a specific location or
general there through you Mr. Mayor.

1136
03:39:17,520 --> 03:39:24,600
Yeah, we're going to put the fire
station right in the middle of the

1137
03:39:19,520 --> 03:39:24,600
roundabout. You go anywhere. No.

1138
03:39:25,279 --> 03:39:34,000
Yeah. Um, so that that is a a more of a
general location. Um, you know, it can

1139
03:39:30,960 --> 03:39:39,120
it can shift it can shift either way. It
up north, south, east, west. Not a lot.

1140
03:39:36,720 --> 03:39:44,160
Cuz the more you shift it, the more your
your boxes will will will shift. Um, but

1141
03:39:42,319 --> 03:39:48,720
if you you know, if you were to shift it
500 meters one way or the other, um,

1142
03:39:46,720 --> 03:39:52,640
it's not going to it's not going to make
a difference that that big of a

1143
03:39:50,319 --> 03:39:56,479
difference in the overall response plan.
Any

1144
03:39:55,120 --> 03:40:01,359
other comments or questions from
council? Well, thank you chief and for

1145
03:39:58,640 --> 03:40:05,359
and folks for your presentation and I'll
read the recommendation uh that the

1146
03:40:03,439 --> 03:40:10,800
council township of center Wellington
receives report number CS 2020 uh

1147
03:40:08,720 --> 03:40:16,080
2026-30
fire master plan update for information.

1148
03:40:13,680 --> 03:40:19,760
Do I have a mover on that? Councelor
Evoy second on that. Councelor

1149
03:40:18,000 --> 03:40:23,760
Jefferson, any further comments or
questions? Seeing none, all those in

1150
03:40:21,359 --> 03:40:29,920
favor? That is so moved. Thanks again.
Appreciate your time. Okay. So, we'll

1151
03:40:26,560 --> 03:40:36,239
move down to item uh 12.2, restricted
acts, the lame lame duck period reminder

1152
03:40:32,479 --> 03:40:41,359
and notice of upcoming update. And uh we
have Natalie who's going to come and

1153
03:40:38,160 --> 03:40:44,359
speak to this.
Welcome.

1154
03:40:46,319 --> 03:40:52,160
» Members of council. I'm here today to
provide an update regarding the

1155
03:40:49,680 --> 03:40:57,200
restricted acts period, also commonly
known as the lame duck period. Following

1156
03:40:54,720 --> 03:41:00,800
the close of nominations on August 21st,
2026,

1157
03:40:59,040 --> 03:41:06,720
um staff have reviewed the filed
candidates and have determined whether

1158
03:41:04,319 --> 03:41:12,080
three quarters um of the current council
could possibly be elected for the 2026

1159
03:41:09,040 --> 03:41:16,399
to 2030 term of office. Based on that
review as well as the conclusion of the

1160
03:41:14,160 --> 03:41:23,040
certification process conducted today,
August 20 24th, 2026, it has been

1161
03:41:20,560 --> 03:41:27,680
determined that fewer than 3/4s of the
township's current council could

1162
03:41:25,040 --> 03:41:32,560
possibly return. As a result, the
restricted acts provisions under section

1163
03:41:29,680 --> 03:41:37,439
275 of the municipal act are now in
effect. This specific restrictions can

1164
03:41:35,680 --> 03:41:42,560
be found in the report provided to you
today. Um, and this period will be in

1165
03:41:39,760 --> 03:41:48,000
effect until the end of the 2022 to 2026
council term on November 14th, 2026.

1166
03:41:46,160 --> 03:41:52,319
This update is provided solely for
information purposes and no action is

1167
03:41:49,920 --> 03:41:54,960
required as of this moment. Um, so I'd
like to thank you for your time and if

1168
03:41:53,680 --> 03:42:01,200
you have any questions, I'd be happy to
take them now.

1169
03:41:56,640 --> 03:42:04,000
» Thank you. Uh, comments, questions?
Thank you very much for your

1170
03:42:02,239 --> 03:42:07,200
presentation. I will read the
recommendation that the council of the

1171
03:42:05,439 --> 03:42:12,800
township of central Wellington receives
report Kora 2026-33

1172
03:42:10,160 --> 03:42:16,880
restricted acts the lame duck period
reminder and notice of upcoming update

1173
03:42:15,040 --> 03:42:20,960
for information. Do we have a mover for
that? Councelor Welton second on that

1174
03:42:18,800 --> 03:42:25,760
councelor Kratic. Any further comments
or questions? Seeing none all those in

1175
03:42:23,200 --> 03:42:35,080
favor that's so moved. Thank you. Uh
move down to uh item 12.3 vendor of

1176
03:42:28,960 --> 03:42:35,080
record. Um Gaseous Chlorine.

1177
03:42:36,479 --> 03:42:40,920
» Really waiting for this one.

1178
03:42:42,479 --> 03:42:49,439
» Uh through you, mayor. This report seeks
council's approval to designate Brenech

1179
03:42:46,960 --> 03:42:53,760
Canada, Inc. as the vendor of record for
the supply and delivery of chlorine gas

1180
03:42:51,600 --> 03:42:58,479
used in the township's drinking water
treatment system process. Uh chlorine

1181
03:42:56,800 --> 03:43:03,040
gas is a critical component of the
disinfection process and is essential in

1182
03:43:01,520 --> 03:43:07,680
production and maintenance of safe
drinking water. Staff have completed

1183
03:43:05,120 --> 03:43:12,520
review of both available suppliers as
well as procurements completed by other

1184
03:43:09,520 --> 03:43:12,520
municipalities.

1185
03:43:14,160 --> 03:43:19,439
Through these reviews, it was evident
that Brent is consistently the

1186
03:43:17,359 --> 03:43:23,680
successful supplier. It was determined
that other vendors may offer chlorine

1187
03:43:21,359 --> 03:43:29,439
gas. However, it is sourced through
Brent and resold at a higher cost.

1188
03:43:27,120 --> 03:43:32,960
Designating Brent as a vendor of record
will provide a reliable and efficient

1189
03:43:31,120 --> 03:43:37,040
procurement process for this essential
chemical while remaining consistent with

1190
03:43:34,960 --> 03:43:41,040
the township's purchasing bylaw and
procurement policy. Staff recommend

1191
03:43:39,680 --> 03:43:45,279
approval of the vendor of record
designation to ensure uninterrupted

1192
03:43:43,120 --> 03:43:50,560
access to this critical treatment
chemical and support the ongoing

1193
03:43:47,439 --> 03:43:55,520
delivery and of safe drinking water
services for our community. I'm happy to

1194
03:43:52,800 --> 03:44:01,760
address any questions council may have.
>> Thank you Dino. Comments, questions?

1195
03:43:59,920 --> 03:44:04,399
I think you handle it very well. So I'm
going to read the recommendation that

1196
03:44:03,120 --> 03:44:10,560
the council township of central
Wellington authorized use of RENG Canada

1197
03:44:08,080 --> 03:44:15,439
Inc. as the vendor of record for supply
and delivery of chlorine gas for the

1198
03:44:12,800 --> 03:44:20,080
purpose of drinking water disinfection.
Uh do I have a mover on that? Uh

1199
03:44:18,000 --> 03:44:25,920
councelor McDonald uh second her on
that. Councelor uh Wilton any further

1200
03:44:23,600 --> 03:44:30,880
comments or questions? Seeing none all
those in favor that's so move. I think

1201
03:44:28,399 --> 03:44:34,239
we're going to do is take a five minute
five minute break just for everyone just

1202
03:44:32,720 --> 03:44:37,800
to stretch their legs and then we'll be
back shortly.

1203
03:54:40,880 --> 03:54:46,960
I have to read this that the council
township of center Wellington extends

1204
03:54:44,319 --> 03:54:52,080
the council meet for one hour do have a
mover on that council katic councelor

1205
03:54:49,760 --> 03:54:59,279
Adams any further comments questions all
in favor so moved okay so we'll move

1206
03:54:54,720 --> 03:55:03,960
down to uh item 12.4 4 municipal water
waterworks bylaw 2006-080

1207
03:55:04,560 --> 03:55:11,319
uh amendment report and uh we welcome
Dino back again.

1208
03:55:11,600 --> 03:55:18,800
» Good evening. Thanks again through you
mayor. This report recommends amendments

1209
03:55:15,600 --> 03:55:23,040
to the municipal waterworks bylaw 206080
to address outdated provisions and

1210
03:55:20,800 --> 03:55:27,120
references. Uh the proposed changes
modernize references to our fees and

1211
03:55:24,800 --> 03:55:31,040
charges bylaw, strengthens our current
practice of requiring new development to

1212
03:55:29,439 --> 03:55:34,720
connect to municipal services where
available and prohibits the installation

1213
03:55:32,960 --> 03:55:38,640
of new private water wells on new
development fronted by municipal water

1214
03:55:36,479 --> 03:55:42,640
main. The amendments would also require
existing private wells to be properly

1215
03:55:40,399 --> 03:55:46,160
decommissioned within two years of
connecting to the municipal water

1216
03:55:44,000 --> 03:55:49,120
system. This will help protect our
groundwater and support long-term

1217
03:55:47,600 --> 03:55:52,880
sustainability of the township's
drinking water infrastructure.

1218
03:55:51,199 --> 03:55:56,800
These amendments also improve the
township's ability to administer and

1219
03:55:54,720 --> 03:56:01,520
enforce the bylaw by introducing an
updated inspection powers as well as

1220
03:55:59,520 --> 03:56:05,920
enhanced compliance tools. These
measures include the ability to issue

1221
03:56:03,439 --> 03:56:09,920
orders, require corrective action,
recover costs associated with

1222
03:56:07,439 --> 03:56:14,000
non-compliance, and registered leans
where necessary.

1223
03:56:11,840 --> 03:56:18,160
In addition, a number of housekeeping
changes were also included to correct

1224
03:56:15,840 --> 03:56:22,160
outdated references, improve clarity,
and address typographical errors

1225
03:56:20,319 --> 03:56:26,160
identified through internal and external
reviews. Staff believe that these

1226
03:56:24,640 --> 03:56:29,920
targeted updates will strengthen the
township's ability to manage and protect

1227
03:56:28,000 --> 03:56:34,000
its municipal drinking water system
until a comprehensive bylaw amendment or

1228
03:56:32,399 --> 03:56:40,439
update, I should say, is brought forward
in 2027 and recommend that council

1229
03:56:36,560 --> 03:56:40,439
approve this amended bylaw.

1230
03:56:40,720 --> 03:56:46,000
Thank you for that comments, questions.
Councelor McDonald

1231
03:56:44,000 --> 03:56:51,680
» through you, Mayor Waters. Um, so with
this update, um, it aligns with best

1232
03:56:48,880 --> 03:56:56,239
practices out of Walkerton Center. All
of those suggestions that we always got.

1233
03:56:54,399 --> 03:57:02,479
» Yeah, great question through you, Mayor.
Absolutely. This is consistent with our

1234
03:56:58,560 --> 03:57:07,680
safe drinking water act and um the um
standard duty of care. Yes.

1235
03:57:05,600 --> 03:57:13,279
» That councelor Adams.
Thank you. Um, thanks for the report. I

1236
03:57:10,720 --> 03:57:17,439
I see that obviously a refresh was
needed. We do have a couple of large

1237
03:57:15,359 --> 03:57:23,600
projects happening um running through
like existing um

1238
03:57:20,960 --> 03:57:28,160
neighborhoods. Colin, we've spoken a lot
of time about G Street and Allora Street

1239
03:57:26,000 --> 03:57:31,920
and um the new infrastructure going
through there. So, for that project in

1240
03:57:30,640 --> 03:57:37,920
particular, I'm just trying to figure
out if this bylaw would change anything

1241
03:57:34,479 --> 03:57:43,920
of the communication to date. I think at
from my um knowledge is that when that

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03:57:42,399 --> 03:57:50,239
infrastructure project starts happening,
which is likely next year, um the the

1243
03:57:46,880 --> 03:57:57,520
residents along that would have a an
option to either um connect or not

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03:57:54,000 --> 03:58:02,080
connect. Is that correct?
>> Yeah. Yes. Again, great question through

1245
03:57:59,520 --> 03:58:08,080
you, Mayor and Colin. Feel free to jump
in. Um that is correct. Uh the option is

1246
03:58:05,279 --> 03:58:14,319
there. This is not an intent to force
anybody to connect to new service. This

1247
03:58:11,199 --> 03:58:18,560
is for uh for example infill development
where municipal water services are

1248
03:58:16,319 --> 03:58:22,239
available. Our practice has always been
that you connect to those services, not

1249
03:58:20,800 --> 03:58:26,800
drill a new well and install a new
septic system. Um so that has been our

1250
03:58:25,600 --> 03:58:31,520
practice. We are now putting it into
bylaw.

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03:58:28,319 --> 03:58:35,840
» Perfect. Thank you. Thanks so much.
>> Uh any other further comments or

1252
03:58:33,359 --> 03:58:39,120
questions for Dino? Okay. Uh, thank you,
Dino. I'll read the recommendation that

1253
03:58:37,680 --> 03:58:45,720
the council of township of center
Wellington authorize the mayor clerk to

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03:58:41,040 --> 03:58:45,720
sign a bylaw to amend bylaw6080.

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03:58:46,080 --> 03:58:51,600
Uh, I do have a mover for that.
Councelor McDonald, second on that,

1256
03:58:49,760 --> 03:58:56,239
councelor Welton. Any further comments
or questions? Seeing none, all those in

1257
03:58:53,439 --> 03:59:04,800
favor? That's so moved. Thank you. Uh
we'll move down to item 12.5 designation

1258
03:58:59,760 --> 03:59:12,120
uh bylaw two uh 250 GRA Street East
Fergus. And I see Deanna up here to

1259
03:59:07,680 --> 03:59:12,120
speak to that. Welcome.

1260
03:59:12,640 --> 03:59:19,520
» Thank you. Uh good evening, Mayor Waters
and members of council. Uh there are

1261
03:59:17,359 --> 03:59:23,920
three fairly routine heritage related
reports this evening, so I'll try to

1262
03:59:21,120 --> 03:59:29,040
keep it brief. Um this report is the
designation bylaw for the property at

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03:59:25,920 --> 03:59:33,120
250 Gapraas Street East in Fergus. No
objections were received for the notice

1264
03:59:30,880 --> 03:59:36,720
of intention to designate and as such
the bylaw is being brought forward for

1265
03:59:34,880 --> 03:59:40,880
council's consideration and I'm here to
answer any questions.

1266
03:59:38,800 --> 03:59:44,399
» Thank you. Comment question from
council. Okay. I'll read the

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03:59:43,040 --> 03:59:49,120
recommendation that the council of
township of center Wellington confirms

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03:59:46,399 --> 03:59:54,080
the intention to designate property
municipally known as 2550 Gafra Street

1269
03:59:52,399 --> 03:59:58,479
East Fergus in the township of center
Wellington as a property of cultural

1270
03:59:56,160 --> 04:00:03,520
heritage value andor interest pursuant
to section 29 part 4 of the Ontario

1271
04:00:01,279 --> 04:00:07,680
Heritage Act and that the corresponding
bylaws be given three readings. Do I

1272
04:00:05,439 --> 04:00:11,279
have a mover on that? Councelor Welton
second her on that. Councelor Kratock,

1273
04:00:09,520 --> 04:00:16,720
any further comments or questions?
Seeing none, all those in favor that is

1274
04:00:13,520 --> 04:00:22,120
so move. We'll move down to item 12.6
and we have Diana there to speak to this

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04:00:22,239 --> 04:00:30,800
through you. Uh this report is regarding
the heritage designation VA for 8076

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04:00:27,680 --> 04:00:34,800
Wellington Road 19 Westafra. Similar to
the first report, no objections were

1277
04:00:32,720 --> 04:00:38,800
received and I'm happy to answer any
questions.

1278
04:00:36,560 --> 04:00:44,160
» Council comments or questions pertaining
to this uh recommendation? Okay. So that

1279
04:00:42,239 --> 04:00:48,160
reads that the council of township of
center Wellington confirms the intention

1280
04:00:46,000 --> 04:00:54,720
to designate the property municipally
known as 80076 Wellington road 19 west

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04:00:52,479 --> 04:01:00,239
fra in the township of center Wellington
as a property of cultural heritage value

1282
04:00:56,800 --> 04:01:04,880
andor interest pursuant to section 29
part 4 of the Ontario heritage act and

1283
04:01:02,479 --> 04:01:08,720
that the corresponding bylaw be given
three readings. Do I have a mover on

1284
04:01:06,880 --> 04:01:13,920
that?
Council McDonald. Second her on that.

1285
04:01:11,920 --> 04:01:18,960
Councelor Jefferson. Any further
comments or questions? Seeing none, all

1286
04:01:15,680 --> 04:01:25,359
those in favor? That's so moved. And
we'll move down to the last one. Uh 12.7

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04:01:22,000 --> 04:01:30,560
heritage designation recommendation 195
Queen Street West Fergus.

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04:01:28,080 --> 04:01:34,960
» Thank you through you. Uh this report is
regarding the property at 195 Queen

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04:01:32,640 --> 04:01:39,439
Street West in Fergus. The owners of the
property have requested designation

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04:01:36,560 --> 04:01:43,600
under the Ontario Heritage Act. Uh staff
and Heritage Center Wellington have

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04:01:41,120 --> 04:01:48,880
evaluated the property and then found
that it meets at least two criteria

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04:01:45,760 --> 04:01:53,040
required under Ontario regulation 906
and therefore merits designation. A

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04:01:51,199 --> 04:01:57,120
statement of cultural heritage value or
interest is attached to the report for

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04:01:54,800 --> 04:02:00,800
council's consideration and happy to
answer any questions. Again,

1295
04:01:59,040 --> 04:02:04,560
» thank you again. Comments, questions
from council. Seeing none, I'll read the

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04:02:02,960 --> 04:02:09,439
recommendation that the council of
Township Center Wellington states uh a

1297
04:02:07,600 --> 04:02:15,439
notice of intention to designate the
property municipally known as 195 Queen

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04:02:12,560 --> 04:02:19,840
Street West Fergus under section 29 part
4 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Do have a

1299
04:02:17,760 --> 04:02:24,000
mover on that. Councelor Wilton. Second
on that, Councelor McDonald. Any further

1300
04:02:22,160 --> 04:02:30,479
comments or questions? Seeing none, all
those in favor? That's so move. Thank

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04:02:26,640 --> 04:02:37,120
you. So, we'll now move down to 12.8 8
telecommunication concurrence uh

1302
04:02:32,319 --> 04:02:41,760
request. Um and uh I see Brett uh who's
moving to Lrand. Uh could you speak

1303
04:02:39,120 --> 04:02:47,199
please speak to this? Thank you.
>> Thank you. Mayor Waters through you. Um

1304
04:02:44,560 --> 04:02:54,720
this is the subject of the delegation
that council heard say um a

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04:02:51,600 --> 04:02:58,080
telecommunication tower request. We've
dealt with a number of these over the

1306
04:02:56,080 --> 04:03:02,319
years. if they follow the municipal
protocol when they get to the end of

1307
04:02:59,600 --> 04:03:09,040
that process, council has the option to
either provide concurrence or not to

1308
04:03:04,720 --> 04:03:14,000
provide concurrence. And even if you uh
don't provide concurrence, it's still

1309
04:03:11,199 --> 04:03:20,239
the federal government's uh jurisdiction
at the end. Um for what it's worth, when

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04:03:18,399 --> 04:03:23,680
this application came forward, we
reviewed it internally. It was

1311
04:03:21,760 --> 04:03:28,479
circulated to all department heads.
Nobody had any objection. It's on a

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04:03:25,840 --> 04:03:34,080
county road. Um, it's at the very far,
the map isn't super clear, but it's

1313
04:03:30,399 --> 04:03:40,479
right at the far north end of the
township, almost in Elma. It's like the

1314
04:03:36,239 --> 04:03:46,319
last property before Elma. Um,
7 m tall. So, that's barely eight, a

1315
04:03:42,800 --> 04:03:50,560
little over 8 ft. Um, so there would be
no requirement for circulation and we

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04:03:48,720 --> 04:03:56,640
would treat it like a site plan in which
there is no public circulation of a of a

1317
04:03:53,680 --> 04:04:01,120
site plan application. Um, it is on a
county road. We circulated to the county

1318
04:03:58,479 --> 04:04:06,960
of Wellington. County of Wellington uh
staff had some comments for and

1319
04:04:03,760 --> 04:04:11,840
questions for shared networks. Um, and
those were resolved through the back and

1320
04:04:09,120 --> 04:04:18,319
forth. and uh but they need a county
entrance permit is really the only um

1321
04:04:15,359 --> 04:04:24,319
other issue. So we're we see no reason
not to grant uh concurrence.

1322
04:04:21,760 --> 04:04:30,319
» Comments questions. Councelor McDonald
>> to you. Mayor Waters, is this going to

1323
04:04:27,439 --> 04:04:37,040
be near the other business irrigation
business that we approved on county?

1324
04:04:34,800 --> 04:04:41,720
» It's not on the same property, but it's
not far from it. Any

1325
04:04:42,239 --> 04:04:47,920
other comments or Yes, councelor Wilton.
>> Thank you, Mayor Waters, and thank you

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04:04:46,239 --> 04:04:51,279
for the presentation. And I would just
be uh suggesting that we go with option

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04:04:49,600 --> 04:04:56,160
one and to provide the concurrence.
Thank you.

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04:04:53,600 --> 04:05:02,160
» Any other comments or questions? Uh so
is that sort of the general consensus uh

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04:04:58,560 --> 04:05:07,439
from okay then I will uh I will read
option one that of township by the way

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04:05:05,040 --> 04:05:11,120
thanks Brad that the council township of
center Wellington provides municipal

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04:05:09,040 --> 04:05:18,239
occurrence uh concurrence for the
proposed terrestrial telecommunication

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04:05:13,680 --> 04:05:22,800
antenna system by shared tower inc 6983
Wellington road 7 nickel township of

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04:05:20,800 --> 04:05:26,720
central Wellington and that the managing
director of planning and development be

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04:05:24,720 --> 04:05:30,560
authorized to prepare necessary
concurrence letter. Do I have a mover

1335
04:05:28,800 --> 04:05:34,560
for that? Councelor Wilton. Secondary on
that. Councelor Evoy. Any further

1336
04:05:32,640 --> 04:05:39,359
comments or questions? Seeing none, all
all those in favor that is. So move. And

1337
04:05:36,880 --> 04:05:43,920
if Jessica, you're still there, you got
your concurrence. So

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04:05:42,080 --> 04:05:50,640
um
>> so now we move down to uh item 12.9

1339
04:05:47,680 --> 04:05:59,600
process to form uh uh community
development working uh groups for 207 or

1340
04:05:54,479 --> 04:06:03,760
20 27 initiatives rather and oh hi
are you

1341
04:06:01,520 --> 04:06:08,479
happy to see you
>> it's a long night for you guys

1342
04:06:06,560 --> 04:06:13,199
all right through you mayor this report
is about establishing a consistent

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04:06:10,640 --> 04:06:17,920
community-based process for reviewing
applications and submissions for several

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04:06:15,279 --> 04:06:21,600
community services programs uh that will
be delivered in 2027. For the past three

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04:06:20,319 --> 04:06:25,199
years, members of the healthy
communities advisory committee and the

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04:06:23,760 --> 04:06:28,800
diversity, equity, and inclusion
advisory committee have supported staff

1347
04:06:26,880 --> 04:06:33,279
by reviewing and scoring community
investment fund applications. Although

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04:06:31,120 --> 04:06:37,680
those committees are no longer active,
their terms of reference allows members

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04:06:35,439 --> 04:06:43,600
to continue this work through November
14th, 2026. A number of former committee

1350
04:06:41,359 --> 04:06:47,520
members have indicated that they're
willing to continue contributing their

1351
04:06:45,199 --> 04:06:51,359
time and expertise. Staff are therefore
proposing to bring these volunteers

1352
04:06:49,199 --> 04:06:55,840
together into one community development
working group. The group would review

1353
04:06:53,199 --> 04:07:00,239
and score applications for three
programs. The community investment fund,

1354
04:06:57,760 --> 04:07:04,960
the new inclusive community program, and
the Fergus Grand Theater co-presenting

1355
04:07:02,319 --> 04:07:09,680
pilot program. This approach maintains
continuity with process used

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04:07:07,520 --> 04:07:13,840
successfully over the past three years
while also allowing us to leverage the

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04:07:12,080 --> 04:07:16,880
experience of the volunteers across
several community development

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04:07:14,960 --> 04:07:21,279
initiatives. The working group will
provide scores and feedback to staff. It

1359
04:07:19,439 --> 04:07:25,439
will not make funding or program
decisions. Staff will use the results

1360
04:07:23,840 --> 04:07:30,080
along with the established program
criteria to develop recommendations

1361
04:07:28,160 --> 04:07:33,760
through the appropriate approval
process. There is one additional

1362
04:07:32,080 --> 04:07:38,560
component to the recommendation before
council today uh for the arts, culture,

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04:07:36,560 --> 04:07:42,160
festivals and event stream of the
community investment fund. Staff

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04:07:39,920 --> 04:07:46,000
proposed that one member of the board of
the economic development and tourism

1365
04:07:44,000 --> 04:07:51,199
municipal service corporation who is not
a staff member or an elected official

1366
04:07:48,720 --> 04:07:55,199
would participate in the review. This
will provide an additional sector

1367
04:07:52,640 --> 04:08:00,080
specific perspective for applications
related to arts, culture, festival and

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04:07:57,040 --> 04:08:04,399
events while maintaining the broader
community-based evaluation process and

1369
04:08:02,399 --> 04:08:09,840
that board member would only participate
in reviewing applications under that

1370
04:08:06,560 --> 04:08:17,439
stream. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Comments, questions?

1371
04:08:13,840 --> 04:08:21,040
» Yes, you sir. Thank you. I think uh this
organizes a lot of things. This helps

1372
04:08:19,199 --> 04:08:25,199
make a lot of things a lot flow a lot
easier and uh I'm grateful that we're

1373
04:08:23,680 --> 04:08:29,439
putting a system behind this an
organized system and I think it'll serve

1374
04:08:26,640 --> 04:08:33,279
us all very well.
>> Any other comments or questions for

1375
04:08:31,359 --> 04:08:36,720
Kristen? Thank you Kristen for your
report. I'll read the recommendation

1376
04:08:35,120 --> 04:08:41,479
that the council township of center
Wellington receives report number

1377
04:08:38,479 --> 04:08:41,479
CS2026-21

1378
04:08:41,600 --> 04:08:48,720
process uh to form a community
development working groups for 2027 and

1379
04:08:46,640 --> 04:08:53,279
initiatives and that the additional
member additional member of the uh board

1380
04:08:51,520 --> 04:08:57,439
of economic development and tourism
municipal services corporation who is

1381
04:08:55,279 --> 04:09:02,160
not a staff or elected official be
invited to particip participate in the

1382
04:09:00,000 --> 04:09:06,720
community development working group when
applications under the arts, culture,

1383
04:09:04,239 --> 04:09:11,199
festivals, and events stream of the uh
community investment fund are being

1384
04:09:08,640 --> 04:09:15,279
reviewed and scored. Do we have a mover
for that? Councelor Katic. Secondary on

1385
04:09:13,279 --> 04:09:19,760
that, councelor Evoy. Any further
comments or questions? Seeing none, all

1386
04:09:17,199 --> 04:09:25,680
those in favor? That is so moved. Thank
you for that. We'll move down to item 12

1387
04:09:22,560 --> 04:09:31,760
uh 12.10, community planning permit
system. And uh I see Emma. Hi, Emma.

1388
04:09:29,120 --> 04:09:35,920
Welcome.
Mayor Waters, members of council,

1389
04:09:34,000 --> 04:09:40,399
public, and staff, wonderful to see you
all this evening despite the later hour.

1390
04:09:38,479 --> 04:09:44,000
So, the report before you provides an
update and additional information

1391
04:09:42,319 --> 04:09:48,880
regarding the proposed community
planning permit system project,

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04:09:46,000 --> 04:09:52,399
otherwise known as CPPS project, and
seeks council authorization and

1393
04:09:50,880 --> 04:09:56,560
direction to proceed with the
procurement process. It is important to

1394
04:09:54,800 --> 04:10:02,479
note that we're not seeking
implementation or approval of a CP at

1395
04:09:59,680 --> 04:10:06,560
this time. This recommendation is to
allow for procurement to be initiated

1396
04:10:04,720 --> 04:10:12,640
and to seek direction on what the
preferred procurement approach entails.

1397
04:10:10,080 --> 04:10:19,359
The project is proposed to proceed in
two distinct phases. The first phase

1398
04:10:15,600 --> 04:10:24,800
being a CPPS study. This will focus on
public education, public and partner

1399
04:10:21,760 --> 04:10:29,840
engagement, uh technical analysis, and
an assessment of whether a CP is an

1400
04:10:27,279 --> 04:10:33,439
appropriate tool within the township.
Staff are recommending proceeding with a

1401
04:10:31,760 --> 04:10:39,520
procurement in alignment with option
one, which allows for one RFP for the

1402
04:10:36,880 --> 04:10:44,319
full CPPS project with a mandatory
council decision point following the

1403
04:10:41,199 --> 04:10:47,359
completion of the phase 1 CPS study.
Staff are recommending this approach

1404
04:10:45,920 --> 04:10:52,479
because it allows for project
continuity, administrative, and cost

1405
04:10:50,160 --> 04:10:57,040
efficiencies while also preserving
council's authority to direct whether

1406
04:10:54,800 --> 04:11:00,880
any future phase 2 or implementation
work should proceed. Thank you very much

1407
04:10:59,040 --> 04:11:05,199
for your time. I welcome any questions
or comments that you might have.

1408
04:11:02,800 --> 04:11:07,680
» Thank you, Emma. Uh comments, questions.
Councelor Wilton.

1409
04:11:06,560 --> 04:11:12,000
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you,
Emma. Appreciate your report. Uh and I

1410
04:11:10,239 --> 04:11:16,560
really appreciate that staff kind of
reworked the RFP process to put in that

1411
04:11:14,399 --> 04:11:20,479
mandatory checkpoint for um council
approval before we move to full

1412
04:11:18,080 --> 04:11:25,120
implementation. So, I like the way uh
you've approached that. So, I appreciate

1413
04:11:22,960 --> 04:11:29,040
Thank you. And yeah, I'd be comfortable
with moving forward with option one

1414
04:11:26,560 --> 04:11:33,520
tonight. So look forward to how it all
unfolds.

1415
04:11:31,359 --> 04:11:37,920
» Councelor M.
>> Mayor Waters, thank you for bringing

1416
04:11:35,040 --> 04:11:42,239
this forward. Um I especially want to
outline because there's members in my

1417
04:11:40,399 --> 04:11:47,760
area definitely waiting for it. Actually
across Center Wellington um about the

1418
04:11:44,880 --> 04:11:52,880
cultural heritage landscapes um
legislation changes. We didn't continue

1419
04:11:50,560 --> 04:11:58,080
pursuing that and this will have eyes on
that again. So I noticed um it will look

1420
04:11:56,000 --> 04:12:03,279
at the cultural heritage landscape study
and inventory. So thank you.

1421
04:12:01,840 --> 04:12:05,760
» Any other comments or questions?
Councelor Eoy.

1422
04:12:04,479 --> 04:12:09,680
» Sure. I'm just going to reiterate what
my colleague said. Thanks Emma. I

1423
04:12:07,840 --> 04:12:13,840
absolutely go with option one. And I
think uh maintaining a stronger voice uh

1424
04:12:12,160 --> 04:12:18,479
that includes council is super important
at this level.

1425
04:12:16,319 --> 04:12:23,040
» Any other comments or questions? Uh
again, I want to thank staff uh for

1426
04:12:21,040 --> 04:12:25,920
reworking this and I know council had
been waiting for this and I think this

1427
04:12:24,720 --> 04:12:30,000
is a really good thing for our
community. So I'll read the uh Thanks

1428
04:12:28,319 --> 04:12:33,840
again, Emma. I read the recommendation
that the council of the township of

1429
04:12:31,279 --> 04:12:38,960
central Wellington receive staff report
PLN 2026-34

1430
04:12:36,800 --> 04:12:44,720
titled community planning permit system
CPPS project update and initiation and

1431
04:12:42,960 --> 04:12:48,640
that the council township of center
Wellington authorized and direct staff

1432
04:12:46,399 --> 04:12:54,399
to issue requests for proposal for the
community planning permit system project

1433
04:12:51,359 --> 04:12:58,800
uh uh substantially in accordance with
option one as outlined in this report.

1434
04:12:56,880 --> 04:13:02,720
Do I have a mover for that? Councelor
Wilton. Second on that, Councelor

1435
04:13:00,720 --> 04:13:08,560
McDonald. Any further comments or
questions? Seeing none, all those in

1436
04:13:04,239 --> 04:13:13,359
favor. Thank you. Thank you. Um, and
you're staying right there. So, item

1437
04:13:10,560 --> 04:13:18,560
12.11, affordable housing initiative,
uh, 350 St. Andrew Street, uh, West

1438
04:13:16,479 --> 04:13:22,560
Fergus.
>> Wonderful. Thank you. So, the second

1439
04:13:20,800 --> 04:13:26,479
report before you this evening relates
to the township's affordable housing

1440
04:13:24,159 --> 04:13:30,880
initiative on the subject property 350
St. Andrew Street West in Fergus.

1441
04:13:29,279 --> 04:13:35,279
Following the township's successful
acquisition of the subject lands, staff

1442
04:13:33,359 --> 04:13:41,520
are seeking council authorization and
direction to proceed with an RFP to

1443
04:13:38,159 --> 04:13:46,800
obtain a qualified proponent to develop,
operate, and manage affordable rental

1444
04:13:43,439 --> 04:13:51,840
housing on the site. The RFP is intended
to maintain flexibility around land

1445
04:13:49,199 --> 04:13:56,640
arrangements, project design, and other
project feasibility components to allow

1446
04:13:54,319 --> 04:14:02,720
for the optimal public benefit and
outcome of the site. Um the it is also

1447
04:14:00,560 --> 04:14:06,880
intended to build on existing approvals
and prior pre-development work that has

1448
04:14:04,800 --> 04:14:11,600
been completed for the site to leverage
those that are also available. Staff are

1449
04:14:09,359 --> 04:14:16,800
also seeking authorization and direction
to commence discussions with adjacent

1450
04:14:14,399 --> 04:14:21,920
property owners uh about site
functionality, access, parking,

1451
04:14:19,359 --> 04:14:26,479
connectivity, and other ways that we can
enhance community outcomes. Following

1452
04:14:24,319 --> 04:14:31,040
the RFP process, staff would return to
council with a report outlining the

1453
04:14:28,960 --> 04:14:34,720
recommended successful proponent, the
land arrangement, affordability

1454
04:14:32,960 --> 04:14:39,680
commitments, and any other
implementation requirements.

1455
04:14:37,199 --> 04:14:43,199
No final disposition, lease or transfer
of township owned land is being

1456
04:14:41,199 --> 04:14:46,399
considered through tonight's report.
Thank you very much again for your time

1457
04:14:44,560 --> 04:14:49,680
and consideration. Welcome any questions
or comments that you might have.

1458
04:14:48,080 --> 04:14:55,600
» Thank you, Emma. Comments, questions.
Councelor Eo, sir, just wow. Um, I'm so

1459
04:14:54,000 --> 04:14:58,560
excited about this and I know I speak
for all of us and I just want to

1460
04:14:56,800 --> 04:15:02,239
reiterate one of the lines within
affordable renting housing may also

1461
04:15:00,399 --> 04:15:07,600
support older adults, many of whom lived
on fixed incomes. we often forget this

1462
04:15:04,960 --> 04:15:11,520
demographic and I am thrilled that we're
moving forward and I hope that we are

1463
04:15:09,199 --> 04:15:15,359
setting an example across the county.
So, thanks for your hard work on this.

1464
04:15:13,520 --> 04:15:20,000
» Thank you, Councelor Evo. Uh, councelor
Adams

1465
04:15:18,000 --> 04:15:24,560
» through you. Uh, Emma, I just wanted to
say great report. Um, you're not just

1466
04:15:22,000 --> 04:15:27,600
bringing forward um, you know, like the
actions and the decisions that we're

1467
04:15:26,159 --> 04:15:32,560
making tonight, but you provided a
really good background of like the need

1468
04:15:29,199 --> 04:15:35,760
for this. So, I just encourage everyone
um there's a lot of talk about this that

1469
04:15:34,399 --> 04:15:38,800
has caught a lot of people's attention,
but there's a lot of really good

1470
04:15:37,199 --> 04:15:42,800
information and background and context
in this report. It's really well done.

1471
04:15:40,399 --> 04:15:46,399
Thank you.
>> Uh Council Wilton,

1472
04:15:45,199 --> 04:15:50,159
» thank you, Mayor Waters. Thank you,
Emma, for the report. Don't need to

1473
04:15:48,800 --> 04:15:54,479
repeat what they've said, but I also
wanted to give a plug for the housing

1474
04:15:51,520 --> 04:15:57,840
action plan that kind of dovetailes with
this in a in a way. And I think there's

1475
04:15:56,319 --> 04:16:01,439
a survey out right now. So, I really
hope that anybody listening or watching

1476
04:15:59,600 --> 04:16:04,640
this meeting um looks for that. And
there's also a lot of really great

1477
04:16:02,720 --> 04:16:07,120
information on that website around the
housing action plan, which I think

1478
04:16:05,840 --> 04:16:10,640
you've probably been doing a lot of that
work. So, appreciate that. And it's it's

1479
04:16:09,120 --> 04:16:14,399
really important that we look at this
all kind of holistically. So, thank you,

1480
04:16:12,560 --> 04:16:18,399
Emma, for your work.
>> Council McDonald

1481
04:16:16,239 --> 04:16:23,600
through you, Mayor Waters. Thank you for
the fullsome report. This is a good news

1482
04:16:20,479 --> 04:16:29,120
story as soon as it was on the agenda. I
I think I know I had a little inner

1483
04:16:26,319 --> 04:16:34,159
yahoo. Um
it it really is I'm I'm very very proud

1484
04:16:32,319 --> 04:16:40,479
of this council. It's been a pleasure
sitting with them because this is what

1485
04:16:36,560 --> 04:16:47,199
we were after and it's so pleasure
pleasurable to see it come to light and

1486
04:16:43,040 --> 04:16:52,880
a lot of hard work and I'm proud of us.
>> Any other comments or questions from

1487
04:16:48,880 --> 04:16:57,359
council? Uh I ju I would also like to um
thank uh County of Wellington because we

1488
04:16:55,120 --> 04:17:01,359
obviously work with those folks there
and we are doing this particular program

1489
04:16:59,359 --> 04:17:05,279
but I also know throughout the county
there are doing other programs which are

1490
04:17:03,600 --> 04:17:11,199
which if you have a chance to take a
look at them and all of this in the end

1491
04:17:08,080 --> 04:17:14,880
is to help support uh our folks in our
community and provide variety of housing

1492
04:17:13,040 --> 04:17:18,800
and that's something that we should be
all celebrate and really at the end of

1493
04:17:16,800 --> 04:17:23,359
the day it's about work working together
and when we work together we can come up

1494
04:17:20,960 --> 04:17:27,600
with some good conclusions. So this is a
very exciting thanks again for bringing

1495
04:17:25,279 --> 04:17:31,680
this forward and uh I'll read the
recommendation that the council of

1496
04:17:29,600 --> 04:17:36,560
township of center Wellington uh
received a report titled affordable

1497
04:17:33,439 --> 04:17:40,239
housing initiative 350 St. Andrew Street
West Fergus and that the council of

1498
04:17:38,479 --> 04:17:44,640
township of center Wellington authorized
and direct staff to initiate discussions

1499
04:17:42,319 --> 04:17:49,439
with adjacent property owners to explore
opportunities that may support or

1500
04:17:46,640 --> 04:17:53,439
enhance the future development of 350's
St. Andrew Street West Fergus and that

1501
04:17:52,000 --> 04:17:58,560
council and the township of center
Wellington authorize and direct staff to

1502
04:17:55,680 --> 04:18:02,720
proceed with the issuance of uh request
for proposal for the disposition of a

1503
04:18:00,800 --> 04:18:09,279
long-term lease development and
management of 350 St. Andrew Street West

1504
04:18:05,680 --> 04:18:13,600
Fergus uh sustain uh substantially in
accordance with the parameters outlined

1505
04:18:11,279 --> 04:18:19,359
and report subject to any minor
revisions satisfactory to the chief

1506
04:18:16,000 --> 04:18:24,080
administration officer in consulted in
consultation with legal advice. Do I

1507
04:18:22,080 --> 04:18:28,319
have a mover for that? Councelor Wilton.
Second on that councelor Kratic. Any

1508
04:18:26,399 --> 04:18:32,399
further comments or questions? Seeing
none, all those Oh yes, go ahead.

1509
04:18:30,960 --> 04:18:36,159
» Just a quick comment to give a shout out
to the rest of the planning department

1510
04:18:33,920 --> 04:18:39,760
too. Mariana and Brett and others. I
think it's been a group effort. So,

1511
04:18:37,680 --> 04:18:45,760
appreciate all the work.
>> Thank you for that comment. All those in

1512
04:18:42,080 --> 04:18:51,359
favor. So, move. Thank you. Uh, now we
move down to item 12.12.

1513
04:18:48,640 --> 04:18:56,920
Garch shore farmhouse change of use
assessment. And Casey, welcome.

1514
04:18:58,800 --> 04:19:04,239
» Yeah. Uh, good evening, Mayor and
Council. Staff are pleased to bring

1515
04:19:02,239 --> 04:19:07,920
forward this information report as a
follow-up to council's direction report

1516
04:19:05,840 --> 04:19:11,120
CS2026-12
to assess the requirements of potential

1517
04:19:09,439 --> 04:19:15,040
change of use use of the Gshore
farmhouse to office space. Uh the

1518
04:19:13,359 --> 04:19:18,239
assessment was concluded included a
structural building code mechanical and

1519
04:19:16,880 --> 04:19:22,880
electrical reviews as well as a high
level cost estimate to identify the work

1520
04:19:20,319 --> 04:19:26,319
that would be required to do so. The
complete assessment confirms a feasible

1521
04:19:24,560 --> 04:19:29,760
path forward a high level cost estimate
of around $90,000.

1522
04:19:28,399 --> 04:19:33,040
Staff are encouraged by the result and
believe that it represents a practical

1523
04:19:31,120 --> 04:19:36,279
and value valuable use of the township
own asset

1524
04:19:36,720 --> 04:19:41,120
indicating both the parks and the
buildings and properties division in

1525
04:19:39,359 --> 04:19:44,640
close proximity the new operations
center and the green houses would

1526
04:19:42,880 --> 04:19:47,600
provide an operational benefit including
improved coordination reduced travel

1527
04:19:46,239 --> 04:19:51,279
greater integration with the related
services. Uh this report is for

1528
04:19:49,920 --> 04:19:55,120
information only. No recommendations,
approvals or budget decisions are being

1529
04:19:52,960 --> 04:19:59,040
requested at this time. uh staff will
continue to advance the work and we'll

1530
04:19:57,520 --> 04:20:02,800
bring any funding requests forward
through the 2027 budget process. So just

1531
04:20:01,520 --> 04:20:07,040
happy to answer any questions that you
guys would have.

1532
04:20:03,680 --> 04:20:11,600
» Comments or questions for Casey?
>> Oh,

1533
04:20:08,720 --> 04:20:15,279
yes. Councelor Jefferson.
>> Thank you, Mayor Waters. I was just

1534
04:20:13,359 --> 04:20:18,960
wondering, I had a question. Um, it's in
regards to the basement that there's a

1535
04:20:16,800 --> 04:20:22,319
rubble wall down there and it's
recommending that we do like a

1536
04:20:20,560 --> 04:20:27,600
repointing of it and then it's going to
be an ongoing annual expense to have it

1537
04:20:25,439 --> 04:20:30,800
maintained. Um, why would it not be
looked at to be encased or fully

1538
04:20:29,439 --> 04:20:34,479
encased?
>> Yeah, I think through you uh obviously

1539
04:20:32,880 --> 04:20:38,319
it's a recommendation we would look at
what would the best option be to do the

1540
04:20:36,319 --> 04:20:42,880
whole foundation at a future capital
project. these the costs that were kind

1541
04:20:40,159 --> 04:20:46,720
of indicated here were the internal life
safety mechanical electric. So so that's

1542
04:20:45,120 --> 04:20:51,120
a future capital project that we'd bring
forward um but would be looked at at an

1543
04:20:49,680 --> 04:20:55,359
area where reduce the amount of
maintenance that would be required with

1544
04:20:52,319 --> 04:20:59,520
it as well.
>> Okay. Any other comments or questions

1545
04:20:57,120 --> 04:21:04,159
for Casey? Okay. I'll read the
recommendation that the council township

1546
04:21:01,199 --> 04:21:08,960
of central Wellington receives report CS
2026-27

1547
04:21:06,640 --> 04:21:13,279
guardshore farmhouse change of use
assessment for information. Do I have a

1548
04:21:10,960 --> 04:21:18,000
mover for that? Councelor Evo a seconder
on that

1549
04:21:15,199 --> 04:21:23,760
councelor McDonald. Any other comments
or question? Seeing none, all those in

1550
04:21:20,080 --> 04:21:30,239
favor that is so moved. Uh we'll move
down to item 12.13.

1551
04:21:26,800 --> 04:21:34,159
uh reciprocal use agreement with the
upper grand District School Board.

1552
04:21:32,960 --> 04:21:38,239
Hello, Adam.
>> Okay. Hello, Mayor Waters. Thank you.

1553
04:21:35,600 --> 04:21:40,800
One more. Um so, uh before you is a
proposed agreement with the Upper Grand

1554
04:21:39,439 --> 04:21:44,720
District School Board referred to as a
reciprocal use agreement, which provides

1555
04:21:43,279 --> 04:21:48,800
a framework for the shared use of
township and board facilities. Uh

1556
04:21:47,120 --> 04:21:52,800
highlights of the agreement include use
of township facilities by Upper Grand

1557
04:21:50,880 --> 04:21:56,800
District School Board students during
non-prime township hours. That's from

1558
04:21:55,040 --> 04:22:02,479
Monday to Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at no cost. Uh

1559
04:22:00,640 --> 04:22:06,640
schoolboard facilities by the township,
including um the Center Wellington

1560
04:22:04,800 --> 04:22:11,279
District High School, uh Grand River
Public School, and the Allora Public

1561
04:22:08,800 --> 04:22:15,439
School um at no cost to the township
during non-school hours. The agreement

1562
04:22:13,920 --> 04:22:19,040
creates new opportunities for township
programs such as pickle ball, which

1563
04:22:17,840 --> 04:22:22,960
everybody's very excited about these
days, uh, at three school sites and

1564
04:22:21,279 --> 04:22:27,040
ensures that school programs have more
equitable access to township facilities.

1565
04:22:25,520 --> 04:22:30,080
Uh, staff are seeking delegated
authority for the managing director of

1566
04:22:28,319 --> 04:22:34,080
community services to make minor
amendments to the agreement as required

1567
04:22:32,000 --> 04:22:38,239
and to execute the finalized agreement
which is scheduled to commence in

1568
04:22:36,159 --> 04:22:43,120
September, this September. Uh, thank you
and happy to answer any questions or

1569
04:22:40,720 --> 04:22:47,279
comments you have at this time.
Uh, thank you, Adam. Uh, councelor

1570
04:22:44,880 --> 04:22:51,680
McDonald.
>> Through you, Mayor Waters. Well, you're

1571
04:22:49,279 --> 04:22:58,080
speaking my language about pickle ball.
Um, so, uh, will the school board allow

1572
04:22:54,640 --> 04:23:04,080
you to tape pickle ball down on the
floor like for the summer or is that

1573
04:23:01,760 --> 04:23:07,439
going to be a maintenance
going going forward?

1574
04:23:06,080 --> 04:23:10,479
» Yeah, thanks, Councelor McDonald. So,
through the mayor. So part of the

1575
04:23:08,800 --> 04:23:15,600
agreement allows us to make what we call
enhancements to these sites. Um if we

1576
04:23:13,600 --> 04:23:19,439
wanted to, for example, put down either
temporary paint or permanent paint to

1577
04:23:17,760 --> 04:23:22,640
accommodate those types of programs, we
have the framework within the agreement

1578
04:23:20,880 --> 04:23:26,399
to do that. It's understood that would
be at the township's cost to do so and

1579
04:23:24,880 --> 04:23:29,120
the agree the school board would have to
agree to it. But that's something we

1580
04:23:27,600 --> 04:23:35,199
have discussed and we want that
flexibility. There is a desire I think

1581
04:23:31,439 --> 04:23:40,479
at the board to um allow us to enhance
some of their facilities so that we can

1582
04:23:37,359 --> 04:23:42,960
offer different programs.
>> Councelor Evoy,

1583
04:23:41,680 --> 04:23:48,479
» thank you through you, sir. I'm going to
look to our CIO first of all with deep

1584
04:23:46,560 --> 04:23:54,239
gratitude. I remember having this
conversation several years ago with um

1585
04:23:51,680 --> 04:23:58,560
outgoing now outgoing director Peter
Sran and incoming director Brent

1586
04:23:56,080 --> 04:24:03,359
McDonald who are working together with
our team to do exactly what we keep

1587
04:24:01,120 --> 04:24:08,080
talking about as a council finding ways
to work together to use existing

1588
04:24:05,920 --> 04:24:14,080
services and make it work for everybody.
This to me is exactly what community

1589
04:24:11,600 --> 04:24:18,880
looks like. So kudos to you, kudos to
the uh the directors, outgoing and

1590
04:24:16,800 --> 04:24:23,600
incoming directors at Upper Grand and to
the staff for making this happen. This

1591
04:24:20,479 --> 04:24:29,199
is great news.
>> Okay. Uh Councelor Adams,

1592
04:24:26,560 --> 04:24:34,239
» agreed. I echo my colleagues comments.
Thank you to you all. Um great

1593
04:24:31,359 --> 04:24:37,439
partnership. I know in the past, you
know, the Upper Grand District School

1594
04:24:35,680 --> 04:24:40,880
Board has cited that they've had to like
shut down some of the programs that were

1595
04:24:39,279 --> 04:24:47,040
happening outside of their facilities
due to costs. Has there been talks

1596
04:24:44,720 --> 04:24:50,080
that you know we may see like a return
of some of those that may have shut

1597
04:24:48,640 --> 04:24:54,080
down? Like have they talked about the
impact to them?

1598
04:24:52,720 --> 04:24:57,520
» Yeah, thanks Councelor Adams. So through
the mayor. So that didn't come up in our

1599
04:24:56,000 --> 04:25:02,239
conversations with them, but we have
heard kind of through the grapevine that

1600
04:25:00,000 --> 04:25:05,120
that for the hockey learn to play hockey
program for example kind of became cost

1601
04:25:04,080 --> 04:25:10,159
prohibitive
>> for um some uh students or the class.

1602
04:25:08,479 --> 04:25:14,239
So, we're hopeful that this could help
in that regard and that they're they

1603
04:25:11,520 --> 04:25:19,439
will have access to ice during non-prime
time hours at no cost.

1604
04:25:16,159 --> 04:25:23,040
» Thank you, Council Wilton.
>> Thank you, Mayor Waters. Uh, thank you,

1605
04:25:21,120 --> 04:25:27,199
Adam, and echo all my colleagues
comments. I'm just curious why it's only

1606
04:25:24,640 --> 04:25:31,120
the three schools. Is was there a
specific reason for that or could that

1607
04:25:28,479 --> 04:25:34,239
be expanded in the future? Thank you.
>> Yeah, thanks Councelor Wilton through

1608
04:25:32,479 --> 04:25:39,120
the mayor. Very good question. So, we
wanted to we're kind of calling this a

1609
04:25:36,159 --> 04:25:42,560
bit of a pilot or a soft launch. Um, and
so I think it could be expanded in the

1610
04:25:41,040 --> 04:25:45,680
future. We wanted to start with three
sites, you know, the high school site,

1611
04:25:44,560 --> 04:25:49,920
obviously the kind of the largest
amenities, and then we wanted to have a

1612
04:25:47,120 --> 04:25:53,680
school site in Fergus and in Allora. But
I think there is definitely an

1613
04:25:51,279 --> 04:25:59,840
opportunity if um this goes well to
expand that to include more upper grand

1614
04:25:56,479 --> 04:26:03,199
sites in the future.
and councelor Ree. Sorry,

1615
04:26:01,439 --> 04:26:07,279
» just one last question through you. As
much as I love as we all know, uh, and

1616
04:26:05,840 --> 04:26:10,720
appreciate upper grand, are we also
looking at the Wellington Catholic as a

1617
04:26:08,960 --> 04:26:14,800
potential partner? And are there any
other options that we can look at as

1618
04:26:12,319 --> 04:26:19,920
potential partners going forward?
>> Yeah, thanks Councelor Revo through the

1619
04:26:16,319 --> 04:26:22,560
mayor. So, we have not had those types I
have not had those types of

1620
04:26:20,880 --> 04:26:25,600
conversations yet with the Catholic
school board. We would certainly be

1621
04:26:23,840 --> 04:26:30,560
interested in in having a similar
agreement with the Catholic school board

1622
04:26:28,000 --> 04:26:34,880
and um you know I think that's something
um we could pursue in the future. We now

1623
04:26:33,120 --> 04:26:41,159
have a great template for an agreement
and maybe we can use that to uh work

1624
04:26:36,880 --> 04:26:41,159
with other groups that have facilities.

1625
04:26:41,439 --> 04:26:48,319
» Uh any other comments or questions? Uh
thank you for for your comments and uh

1626
04:26:46,000 --> 04:26:51,520
good questions. Uh I'll read the uh and
thank you Adam. I'll read the

1627
04:26:49,760 --> 04:26:58,640
recommendation that the council of
township of center Wellington receives

1628
04:26:53,439 --> 04:27:02,960
report number CSU uh 20226-29
and that the uh council authorized the

1629
04:27:01,120 --> 04:27:07,840
managing director of community service
to make minor amendments as directed by

1630
04:27:05,520 --> 04:27:12,960
legal council and the township insurer
to draft a reciprocal use agreement

1631
04:27:10,640 --> 04:27:18,479
included as a attachment to report
number CS 2026-29

1632
04:27:16,159 --> 04:27:22,800
and that uh once all the minor
amendments ments have been uh finalized.

1633
04:27:20,479 --> 04:27:26,800
Council authorized the managing director
of community service to execute a final

1634
04:27:24,960 --> 04:27:31,199
reciprocal use agreement with Upper
Grand District School Board. Do I have a

1635
04:27:29,439 --> 04:27:35,439
mover for that? Councelor Adams.
Seconded on that, Councelor Wilton. Any

1636
04:27:33,439 --> 04:27:41,600
further comments or questions? Seeing
none, all those in favor? That is so

1637
04:27:37,520 --> 04:27:47,600
moved. Thank you. Uh we move down to
>> bylaws. Bylaws. Bylaws.

1638
04:27:45,520 --> 04:27:55,120
Okay. It's usually one of our favorite
times of the evening because it means

1639
04:27:49,359 --> 04:28:01,840
that we're wrapping up. So anyways, um
Oh, yeah. Well, yes, but we're getting

1640
04:27:56,960 --> 04:28:07,680
there. Anyways, so uh uh bylaws uh 2026
uh- 62 a bylaw to authorize an fund uh

1641
04:28:05,359 --> 04:28:13,040
raise fundraising activities and the
form of soliciting

1642
04:28:09,760 --> 04:28:20,399
by a toll booth on Wellington Road 26 in
Belwood. Next, 2026 uh-63, a bylaw to

1643
04:28:18,159 --> 04:28:28,080
amend the township municipal waterworks
bylaw. Bylaw number 206-080.

1644
04:28:25,359 --> 04:28:34,159
Next, 2026-64,
a bylaw to designate the lands at 250

1645
04:28:31,359 --> 04:28:39,279
GRA Street East to be of cultural
heritage value or interests. Next,

1646
04:28:36,960 --> 04:28:45,439
2026-65,
a bylaw to designate the lands at 80076

1647
04:28:43,279 --> 04:28:51,279
Wellington Road 19 to be of cultural
heritage value or interests.

1648
04:28:47,600 --> 04:28:56,800
Recommendation that bylaws 2026-62
through and 2026-65

1649
04:28:54,479 --> 04:29:01,760
be read a first, second, and third time
and pass signed by the mayor and clerk

1650
04:28:59,840 --> 04:29:06,239
and corporate seal of fix. Do I have a
mover for that? Councelor Adams second

1651
04:29:04,159 --> 04:29:11,600
on that. Councelor Evo, any further
comments or questions? Seeing none.

1652
04:29:08,720 --> 04:29:18,000
Okay. All those in favor? Thank you for
that. So moved. Notice of motions. And

1653
04:29:14,960 --> 04:29:23,520
then uh uh motions where noticed have
been given. So councelor Wilton.

1654
04:29:21,760 --> 04:29:27,920
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. I'll just read
my motion. Um

1655
04:29:25,920 --> 04:29:31,760
all right. Given the rapid growth of AI
dri driven systems, cloud computing and

1656
04:29:29,840 --> 04:29:36,159
digital infrastructure has accelerated
the development of new and large-scale

1657
04:29:33,760 --> 04:29:39,600
data centers to meet industry defined
needs and the fact that the province of

1658
04:29:37,760 --> 04:29:44,319
Ontario has not yet established a
provincial regulatory framework for AI

1659
04:29:42,000 --> 04:29:47,359
data center industry. There is cause to
exercise caution regarding the

1660
04:29:45,840 --> 04:29:52,399
introduction of data centers within the
township of center Wellington.

1661
04:29:50,239 --> 04:29:57,040
A therefore, the council of the township
of center Wellington directs staff to

1662
04:29:54,399 --> 04:30:02,560
undertake a review and study costing no
more than a review and study costing no

1663
04:29:59,439 --> 04:30:06,640
more than $49,999
of staff time of the township's land use

1664
04:30:04,720 --> 04:30:11,279
planning policies in relation to
artificial intelligence AI data centers

1665
04:30:09,279 --> 04:30:14,720
pursuant to section 38 of the planning
act applicable to all zones where the

1666
04:30:13,279 --> 04:30:18,880
use is permitted in the township of
central Wellington, including but not

1667
04:30:16,960 --> 04:30:23,199
limited to its official plans and zoning
bylaw and any required changes to the

1668
04:30:20,960 --> 04:30:27,520
township's land use planning policies,
mapping, and regulatory framework with

1669
04:30:25,040 --> 04:30:31,359
consideration of but not limited to the
following.

1670
04:30:29,279 --> 04:30:35,359
One, existing official plan policies and
zoning bylaw permissions and

1671
04:30:32,720 --> 04:30:39,359
regulations. Two, energy use and the
impacts to power grids. Three, water use

1672
04:30:37,840 --> 04:30:45,439
and the impacts to long-term drinking
water quality and quantity. And four,

1673
04:30:42,560 --> 04:30:49,920
noise and light pollution impacts.
B, that staff be directed to report back

1674
04:30:47,680 --> 04:30:55,040
to council on the items listed above in
A in Q3 of 2027.

1675
04:30:52,880 --> 04:30:59,760
And C, that staff be directed to prepare
for council's consideration at the

1676
04:30:56,640 --> 04:31:04,159
council meeting on September 28th, 2026,
an interim control bylaw under section

1677
04:31:01,920 --> 04:31:08,800
38 of the planning act prohibiting
prohibiting the use of AI data centers

1678
04:31:06,720 --> 04:31:14,080
within the study area described in a
above. Thank you.

1679
04:31:11,199 --> 04:31:17,760
» Thank you, councelor Wilton. Um, so we
could do this one of two. You could

1680
04:31:15,520 --> 04:31:21,439
either uh push that as forward as your
motion and you be the first on that and

1681
04:31:19,680 --> 04:31:25,680
then we'd look for a seconder or we
could just open it up for questions

1682
04:31:22,960 --> 04:31:30,880
first. So what would council like to do?
So I'll put it on the table. Okay. So

1683
04:31:29,120 --> 04:31:34,479
moved by councelor Wilton who would
second on that. Councelor Jefferson.

1684
04:31:32,720 --> 04:31:38,720
Okay. Opportunity for questions,
comments. Council McDonald.

1685
04:31:37,040 --> 04:31:45,279
» Uh through you, Mayor Waters. This might
be to the clerk. I had a resident reach

1686
04:31:41,439 --> 04:31:50,479
out with more than 1,700 signatures um
in a petition similar to the one that

1687
04:31:48,080 --> 04:31:55,040
came forward to me uh when we were
deciding cannabis. Someone went door to

1688
04:31:52,399 --> 04:32:00,640
door and got 500 signatures. So, I take
the petition seriously. Um

1689
04:31:58,640 --> 04:32:05,359
she indicated to me that she couldn't
come as a delegate yet we had another

1690
04:32:02,880 --> 04:32:08,880
delegate and and would come in
September. Can you clarify that for me?

1691
04:32:07,359 --> 04:32:11,760
Sorry, clerk.
Yeah, absolutely. So, through the mayor,

1692
04:32:10,239 --> 04:32:15,120
a couple things. I'm also aware of the
the conversation that we had with that.

1693
04:32:13,680 --> 04:32:18,720
Uh, two things I'll address kind of just
like the petition piece. Uh, one thing

1694
04:32:17,120 --> 04:32:23,199
about our procedure bylaw is it does not
address petitions. Uh, so it's something

1695
04:32:20,720 --> 04:32:27,760
that we're going to be looking at. Um, I
have kind of labored this point with my

1696
04:32:24,399 --> 04:32:30,960
staff, but clean it up uh for for next
term. Uh, so it's something that we're

1697
04:32:29,359 --> 04:32:35,439
going to address, but I I have assured
the uh the individual um that we'll be

1698
04:32:33,520 --> 04:32:40,399
looking at placing that petition on the
agenda. Uh because it's my understanding

1699
04:32:37,279 --> 04:32:44,479
that it did go to council and the mayor.
Uh I have not seen it myself, but after

1700
04:32:42,479 --> 04:32:48,159
reviewing it and and and receiving it, I
have assured that individual that we

1701
04:32:45,920 --> 04:32:52,960
will place it onto the uh the agenda so
the public has uh the availability to

1702
04:32:50,560 --> 04:32:59,120
see said petition as well. Uh so I'll go
on the the petition uh next next council

1703
04:32:56,000 --> 04:33:03,920
meeting. Uh with respect to uh
delegations, we had a delegation on a

1704
04:33:01,439 --> 04:33:08,879
report that came to council. Um our
procedure bylaw, again, if you look at

1705
04:33:05,600 --> 04:33:14,080
the uh the 2021 version and the 2025,
the language is a little bit off. And so

1706
04:33:11,920 --> 04:33:18,799
my advisement to everybody just to keep
it consistent across the board was that

1707
04:33:16,799 --> 04:33:22,160
this will come forward if it does get a
mover and a seconder. Uh there's the

1708
04:33:20,879 --> 04:33:26,799
potential that a report would come
forward at the September 28th, 2026

1709
04:33:24,639 --> 04:33:31,119
meeting. And at such time I advised
everybody who did reach out to myself uh

1710
04:33:29,279 --> 04:33:35,359
to potentially bring their name forward
as a delegation at that meeting. Um

1711
04:33:33,439 --> 04:33:39,600
complete uh open and transparency and
and that is what I support. But I do

1712
04:33:37,680 --> 04:33:43,199
think uh that there is an opportunity
again, dare I say it, clean up a little

1713
04:33:41,920 --> 04:33:48,320
bit of the procedure bylaw in the next
term of council. And now that I'm here,

1714
04:33:45,600 --> 04:33:55,359
I look forward to doing that.
>> I appreciate that. Thank you.

1715
04:33:52,719 --> 04:33:58,799
» Comments or questions? uh pertaining.
Yes, go ahead. Councelor Wel.

1716
04:33:57,359 --> 04:34:03,039
» Thank you, Mayor Waters. I do have a
question for staff if I'm allowed. Thank

1717
04:34:01,359 --> 04:34:10,000
you. Uh so my question will be for
Brett. Uh just in the motion I had put

1718
04:34:07,359 --> 04:34:15,520
in brackets that the um study would be
all time and I just wanted to double

1719
04:34:12,561 --> 04:34:21,119
check that you think you have the um the
expertise in house to do that on staff

1720
04:34:18,000 --> 04:34:26,799
time. Thank you.
Um certainly when it comes to the

1721
04:34:23,600 --> 04:34:33,840
planning policy side of it we do. I
think uh where we may require some

1722
04:34:30,160 --> 04:34:37,439
external help is with the hydro water
usage

1723
04:34:35,439 --> 04:34:41,760
um noise
uh those kind of things that we normally

1724
04:34:39,119 --> 04:34:46,480
would rely on external peer reviewers to
review a development application. So

1725
04:34:43,920 --> 04:34:50,799
certainly I think you know we don't have
the full

1726
04:34:48,320 --> 04:34:56,639
capability to look at every issue that's
included in this motion.

1727
04:34:54,639 --> 04:35:00,799
» Thank you Brett. And with that in mind
I'd be open to striking the of staff

1728
04:34:59,279 --> 04:35:06,879
time. I think that would be a friendly
amendment that'd be easy enough to do.

1729
04:35:04,000 --> 04:35:11,439
Striking the of staff time only to give
staff a little flexibility to bring in

1730
04:35:08,639 --> 04:35:14,439
expertise as required.
Councelor

1731
04:35:19,119 --> 04:35:24,160
Eway
>> through you. Thank you. And I also look

1732
04:35:22,160 --> 04:35:28,561
to staff at large for a couple of
questions. One is 50,000 then going to

1733
04:35:26,561 --> 04:35:32,639
be enough to do what we're studying. And
my bigger question is where are we

1734
04:35:30,799 --> 04:35:37,359
planning or how are we planning? This is
very new to us and it's new across the

1735
04:35:34,799 --> 04:35:41,760
province and it's being fought across
the province. Where are we planning on

1736
04:35:39,600 --> 04:35:46,719
looking to get the expert advice that
we're looking for to make sure that it's

1737
04:35:43,760 --> 04:35:50,799
not slanted or that it's not uh coming
to us in a way that won't serve us? Like

1738
04:35:49,199 --> 04:35:57,000
what's our plan for that? How do how are
we can you just give us a little update

1739
04:35:52,799 --> 04:35:57,000
on how we're planning on doing this?

1740
04:35:57,920 --> 04:36:05,160
» Well, council hasn't passed the motion
yet, so we don't have a plan. That's my

1741
04:36:02,160 --> 04:36:05,160
answer.

1742
04:36:05,600 --> 04:36:12,160
» Councelor Adams.
>> Thank you. just to comment. I think this

1743
04:36:09,680 --> 04:36:17,199
is something that you know all
municipalities across America are

1744
04:36:14,879 --> 04:36:22,480
talking about right now or wider and
like it has been happening a lot in you

1745
04:36:19,840 --> 04:36:29,039
know particularly the neighbor to the
south. Um but we're in another situation

1746
04:36:25,840 --> 04:36:33,520
here where municipalities are, you know,
feeling these pressures and we haven't

1747
04:36:30,799 --> 04:36:40,080
yet received full regulations
um from the province and and the and the

1748
04:36:38,400 --> 04:36:46,480
feds. So I know there's lots of talk and
stuff about there. So hopefully the this

1749
04:36:42,561 --> 04:36:51,439
gives like the time the time staff needs
to kind of go through all of that since

1750
04:36:48,480 --> 04:36:56,160
these are pressures that are um and
applications that are our township is

1751
04:36:53,279 --> 04:36:59,520
seeing today.
>> Uh councelor Eoy

1752
04:36:57,600 --> 04:37:04,160
» may I ask through sir to councelor
Wilton who proposed the motion. Um, a

1753
04:37:02,719 --> 04:37:08,400
lot of questions are coming to us. What
happens after a year? Uh, and I'm

1754
04:37:06,639 --> 04:37:12,080
wondering if you'd like to address that
with regards to

1755
04:37:10,719 --> 04:37:16,160
assuming that we have all the
information that we need by one year.

1756
04:37:14,160 --> 04:37:19,359
This is a grave concern to all of us,
including our residents, but certainly

1757
04:37:17,680 --> 04:37:22,000
all of us at the table, and I know
that's why you brought it as a motion.

1758
04:37:20,799 --> 04:37:26,320
So, I'm wondering what you're thinking
next.

1759
04:37:24,320 --> 04:37:29,600
» Thank you, Councelor Eway. Um, a year
from now may be very different around

1760
04:37:27,840 --> 04:37:34,719
this table. So, it would really be up to
the new council. I think what this does

1761
04:37:31,520 --> 04:37:38,320
is give a pause for the new incoming
council and for staff to make sure we

1762
04:37:36,799 --> 04:37:42,000
have clear understanding as councelor
Adams mentioned. So I think what happens

1763
04:37:40,400 --> 04:37:47,760
a year from now will be up to the new
council. Thank you.

1764
04:37:45,039 --> 04:37:52,799
» Any further comments or questions uh
that way? Councelor McDonald.

1765
04:37:50,719 --> 04:37:57,119
» To you, Mayor Waters. It just what you
said there triggered something. So we go

1766
04:37:55,439 --> 04:38:02,639
ahead and put this in place. Could
someone take us to a tribunal or will

1767
04:37:59,600 --> 04:38:07,039
that be based on application process
only?

1768
04:38:04,719 --> 04:38:12,799
» Uh council passes an interim control
bylaw. It can be appealed um to the

1769
04:38:09,920 --> 04:38:19,279
Ontario land tribunal. Um it used to be
that it could only be passed or appealed

1770
04:38:17,039 --> 04:38:23,439
on an extension of a bylaw, but the
planning act has been changed and so

1771
04:38:21,520 --> 04:38:28,561
it's it can be appealed when it's
passed.

1772
04:38:25,680 --> 04:38:32,359
Any other comments or questions from
council? Councelor Adams.

1773
04:38:32,400 --> 04:38:39,920
» Just a comment that I think it's fair to
say that not all data centers are the

1774
04:38:36,160 --> 04:38:45,119
same and you know I think it's time for
us to all just kind of get educated on

1775
04:38:43,439 --> 04:38:49,840
the topic because these things aren't
going away and there's just like in many

1776
04:38:47,840 --> 04:38:55,639
things good actors and bad actors and we
want to make sure who we're bringing

1777
04:38:51,359 --> 04:38:55,639
into our community are the good actors.

1778
04:38:55,680 --> 04:39:05,439
So, I'm in support of moving this along.
>> Any other comments or questions that

1779
04:39:02,320 --> 04:39:10,160
way? Um, I agree with what Councelor
Adams has said on this. Um, obviously a

1780
04:39:08,320 --> 04:39:14,480
lot of communities not only in Ontario
and throughout North America are dealing

1781
04:39:11,920 --> 04:39:19,359
with this. Um,
it's uh, you know, the use of water,

1782
04:39:17,199 --> 04:39:23,279
electricity, noise, all that type of
thing. I think we need to educate

1783
04:39:21,039 --> 04:39:27,680
ourselves on this and I think this is
part of good planning and uh and not

1784
04:39:26,000 --> 04:39:32,480
every data center is like every data
center but we need to we need to uh be

1785
04:39:30,160 --> 04:39:37,760
looking at this because uh this is going
to be part of the new norm in terms of

1786
04:39:34,879 --> 04:39:40,798
uh of these usage and uh and where are
they going to be located because they're

1787
04:39:39,280 --> 04:39:47,040
going to be a lot a lot of times it'll
be specific to area or areas resources

1788
04:39:43,920 --> 04:39:51,440
as well. So obviously it's important for
our community because we're a well-based

1789
04:39:49,520 --> 04:39:56,718
community in terms of our water usage
and uh and we need to be able to support

1790
04:39:53,600 --> 04:40:01,200
our community that way uh with water as
well as electricity. I know a province

1791
04:39:59,040 --> 04:40:06,638
has made some overtures of what that
electricity use is. So, I'll be curious

1792
04:40:03,840 --> 04:40:09,760
to see what they come out and uh and
it's interesting. We're we're sort of in

1793
04:40:08,480 --> 04:40:13,440
some of these communities, we're we're
sort of ahead of the province in that

1794
04:40:11,360 --> 04:40:19,920
way in terms of wanting to look at this,
but it needs to be looked at and uh and

1795
04:40:16,560 --> 04:40:24,878
it is priority our reality as uh we all
have these. So we got to figure out how

1796
04:40:22,958 --> 04:40:30,480
how we're going to do uh you know sort
of move forward and uh with the use of

1797
04:40:27,600 --> 04:40:38,000
data and and so our understanding will
help us make good decisions. So uh any

1798
04:40:34,400 --> 04:40:43,600
other comments or questions? Okay. Um,
oh, uh, we had a first and seconder. So,

1799
04:40:40,878 --> 04:40:48,600
um, yes,
>> I ask for a recorded vote.

1800
04:40:45,600 --> 04:40:48,600
» Sure.

1801
04:40:49,440 --> 04:40:52,440
» All right.

1802
04:41:01,280 --> 04:41:08,958
So through the mirror, I'll go through
uh the council members and ask for a yay

1803
04:41:06,798 --> 04:41:16,080
or nay on this uh initiative here. So
the resolution is as forward as is

1804
04:41:11,600 --> 04:41:19,120
presented there. Um councelor Wilton,
>> yay.

1805
04:41:17,280 --> 04:41:22,240
» Councelor Kratic,
>> yay.

1806
04:41:20,080 --> 04:41:24,480
» Councelor McDonald,
>> yay.

1807
04:41:22,878 --> 04:41:27,200
» Councelor Jefferson,
>> yay. Councor Eboy.

1808
04:41:26,320 --> 04:41:30,638
» Yay.
>> Councelor Adams.

1809
04:41:29,520 --> 04:41:35,240
» Yay.
>> Waters.

1810
04:41:32,240 --> 04:41:35,240
» Yay.

1811
04:41:40,798 --> 04:41:47,360
Uh, thank you for that. Uh, we'll now
move down to item 16, confirmatory

1812
04:41:45,280 --> 04:41:51,760
bylaw. A bylaw to confirm the actions of
council. Recommendation that bylaw

1813
04:41:49,760 --> 04:41:57,120
2026-66
to confirm the proceedings of council at

1814
04:41:53,760 --> 04:42:01,040
its meeting held August 24th, 2026 be
introduced a first, second, and third

1815
04:41:58,638 --> 04:42:09,680
time and passed and open council. Do I
have a person for the ask Dennis? Thank

1816
04:42:04,480 --> 04:42:12,680
you. Uh second on that, councelor Lisa.
Okay.

1817
04:42:14,480 --> 04:42:21,920
All those in favor that is so moved.
Okay, adjournment. Who would like to

1818
04:42:18,878 --> 04:42:26,878
adjurnn? Councelor Adams. Second on
that. Councelor Jefferson. All those in

1819
04:42:24,638 --> 04:42:33,320
favor. That is so moved. Thanks again.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank

1820
04:42:28,958 --> 04:42:33,320
you staff. Thank you everyone.