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[clears throat] Welcome everybody to the
Thursday, August 20th meeting of Trent

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Hills Municipal Council. I am Deputy
Mayor Mike Metaf and I will call the

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meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.
We'd like to formally recognize the

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traditional keepers of this land and
specifically our neighbors of the

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Alderville First Nation. Welcome
[clears throat] to the Gunshot Treaty

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lands of 1788. It is on these lands

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the opening of these lands for
settlement. Let us be reminded of the

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responsibilities that we all have in
making sure that we respect these lands

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and waters that give us life and sustain
our livelihoods.

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Uh opening the meeting, we have adoption
of the agenda. Be it resolved that the

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agenda for the council meeting of August
20th, 2026 be received and adopted. Can

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I get [clears throat] a mover and a
seconder? Councelor English, councelor

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Savory. All those in favor and that is
carried. Thank you.

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Do we have any disclosure of interest?
[clears throat] Seeing none, if anything

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does arise, please advise the clerk.

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We have the minutes of our council
meeting held on July 28th, 2026.

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Be it resolved that the minutes of the
council meeting held on July 28th, 2026

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be received and adopted as presented.
Could I get a mover and a seconder?

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Councelor Pope, Councelor Bratney. All
those in favor

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that is carried. Thank you.

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[clears throat] We have the minutes of
the public

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» without a lot of good information.
>> Was that something we take?

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» Planning staff is making some notes and
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» moves us along this along to
deputations. Dean executive director for

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the numbering.
>> Thanks for having me today. Uh my name

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is Janine and I'm the community outreach
and development coordinator with

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Northland United Way. I focus on um
supporting and building relationships

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within our rural communities across
North umberland county and alongside my

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executive director Alicia partner with
council partner with council to make it

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happen. We've been serving services in
the county a conveyor moving people from

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poverty their uh people and to
strengthen our communities. So this uh

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people and to strengthen our
communities. So this past June,

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we reached communities in West North
umberland and completed projects at Ed's

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House, Cornerstone Family Violence
Prevention Center, uh the Primrose

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Donkey Sanctuary, and many more. Um but
it isn't just about completing projects.

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It's about building connections between
our neighbors, organizations,

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businesses, and volunteers. This past
June, we had over 150 volunteers. We had

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25 site uh project sites and donations
that went to purchasing essential items

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like tools, brushes, lumber, and
breakfast for all volunteers.

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So, why Trent Hills? Uh Trent Hills are
communities with a strong tradition of

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neighbors helping neighbors. From local
businesses and service clubs to

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volunteers and community organizations,
people consistently come together to

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support one another. We're excited about
the opportunity to bring Day of Caring

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here because we believe it can make a
meaningful impact. By connecting

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volunteers with local projects, we can
support seniors, families, community

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organizations, and public spaces while
strengthening the connections that

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already make Trent Hills such caring
communities. Hosting a day of caring in

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Trent Hills is one way we can invest in
the people and the organizations that

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help these communities thrive. We're
proposing to hold the event on Friday

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before or after Thanksgiving, a time
that naturally reflects gratitude,

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generosity, and community and an
opportunity to turn those values into

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action. To summarize, we want to
replicate what's been working in West

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Northumberland and expand this model
into Trent Hills.

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Okay. So, what would that look like in
Trent Hills? Uh, before the event, local

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not for profofits would submit their
project ideas to us directly. We would

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carry out all the organizing and
logistics to make this event come to

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life. This is a way to hear directly
from the community as to what their

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needs are. On the event day, we start
the day early to make sure that we have

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enough hours in the day to get all our
projects completed. Volunteers will

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gather at a central community hub for
breakfast, opening remarks, and safety

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protocols. And then we will distribute
all jobs and required tools to teams. We

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have all the equipment and team uh for
teams organized into sections to make it

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easier for volunteers. And then after
this, volunteers would go out into the

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community to complete the designated
projects. So it could be painting

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classrooms. Um we could help prep
seniors gardens for the wintertime. Um

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there's there's countless possibilities
here. Um once the jobs have been

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completed, we would gather at the end of
the day to celebrate with a barbecue um

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and basically just thank everybody
involved and get to celebrate our

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accomplishments.

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So what we are asking for um to make
Dave Caring successful in Trent Hills,

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we're looking for council support in
several ways. First off, through

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promotion to help us share the date and
application portal to local nonprofits.

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You are the connectors and people who
know and know people who would enjoy and

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benefit from this directly. We are also
asking for sponsorship. We're seeking

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sponsorship of $3,000 to help cover the
cost of project materials, equipment,

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and volunteer meals. We will also match
the $3,000 provided by council. We are

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requesting that council also send a team
of volunteers from the municipality to

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help on the day of by providing support
for projects around Trent Hills. It's a

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time to get your hands dirty. Um we also
ask that the council provide a

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designated point person to communicate
the status of the event and any

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additional information that council
should know about. Every contribution

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whether it's financial, logistical or
promotional will really help bring this

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day to life

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and why this matters. So for more than
26 years uh day of caring has shown what

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is possible when people come together
with a shared purpose. It's more than a

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volunteer event. It's an opportunity for
us to strengthen our relationships,

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remove barriers for residents, and
support local organizations.

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It also is an opportunity to demonstrate
what community looks like in action

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for Northland United Way. Bringing Day
of Caring to Trent Hills also reflects

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our commitment to ensuring rural
communities have access to the same

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opportunities for connection and support
as every every other part of the county.

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We would be honored to partner with
Trent Hills Council to bring that vision

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to life. And thank you so much for
having me today.

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» Thank you, [clears throat] Janine,
uh, for your for your words today. Much

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appreciated. Uh, open it up to council
for questions and comments. Councelor

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Giddings.
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thank you, Deputy Mayor. for you. Um I
do actually want to point out that um

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obviously this is a great thing, but
they actually do work here already in

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Trent Hills um with the incredible Trent
Hills. They actually doubled our school

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nutrition program that gave us access to
be able to go into our local schools

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here um and teach the kids not only the
uh the gardens that we have, but how to

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utilize the the product from the gardens
and teach them how to do their own

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cooking and uh and produce things that
uh like hot sauces that are being sold

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here in Sharp. So, um, their support has
been well received already in this

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community and an opportunity to help
support them back would be great. Thank

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you.
>> Thank you.

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» Thank you, councelor. Counselor English.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, great

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presentation. Thank you very much, Dean.
I do have a couple questions. I noticed

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that you identified uh work in each
community in Trent Hills, which is

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lovely. Mhm.
>> Uh also is just this let's say we don't

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get this work done in one day. Is this
something [clears throat] that can go on

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to make sure the job is done?
>> Uh when we review the applications um we

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we make sure that you know we would have
the capacity to complete them in that

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day.
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» Um we have been doing it for so long
that we we kind of know how the day

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flows and what to expect. So, I'd be
confident that the projects that we

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select would be completed on the day of.
>> And in Trent Hills, can you say that

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there'll be something done in each
community?

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» If there was applications submitted and
it was something that we would be able

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to complete, absolutely.
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» Yeah.
>> I like the idea and I like the matching

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of the money.
>> Thank you very much.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you, counselor. Any other comments
or questions?

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» [clears throat]
>> Do we have any suggestions? Councelor

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Pope.

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Um, thank you, Chair. Um, I would like a
motion that we support this

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» for the value of $3,000.

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» Uh, yes, for $3,000.

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» Uh, thank you, counselor. I'll read the
um resolution. Be it resolved that

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information presented by Jan Janine
Lais, community outreach and development

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coordinator and Alicia Vanine, exit
executive director of Northland United

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Way. Re day of carrying be received. So
we'll do this one uh to receive movever

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and a seconder. Councelor Giddings,
councelor English. All in favor and that

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is carried.
Councelor Pope H has suggested a motion.

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It will be be it resolved that council
direct staff to promote Day of Caring

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and the application portal to local
nonprofits and that council provide

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sponsorship of $3,000 to help support
Day of Caring. That council encourage

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municipal staff and council to
participate as volunteers for Day of

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Caring as they are able.

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Councelor Pope still good with that
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Second.
>> Yes. Thank you.

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» Seconded by
>> Second by Coun Councelor Brney. Any

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further discussion.
>> All in favor?

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That is carried. Thank you, Janine. Uh I
think it's a great program that you've

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you've had in the past. Uh and as
councelor Giddings alluded to, you know,

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United Way North umberland has done some
great things. So this is a small I think

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a small uh that effort that we can put
forward for partnering with you. So

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thank you. Thank you so much.

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» Moves us to item six in our agenda,
public comments. We did not receive any

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public comments to the clerk's office.
That moves us along to presentations. We

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have a presentation by Ronda Baitman,
chief administrative officer of Lower

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Trent Conservation Authority for our
2027 draft budget. Welcome, Rhonda. And

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you know the drill.
>> Yes, I do. Thank you, Mayor. Deputy

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Mayor Medka. Uh, yes. Thank you very
much for the invitation to speak about

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our draft budget in front of council.
This is the opportunity under our

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consultation
um for your council uh board members to

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bring back any comments back to our
board of directors.

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And uh so I'm just going to outline the
facts of our budget, our programs, uh

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our highlights, uh the municipal levy,
next steps for the budget, and

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transition information because
everyone's always curious as to what's

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coming next.
So, as you know, we are a service

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delivery organization. We do have a lot
of services. Um, and our staff are

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skilled and knowledgeable in and
experienced uh in a in a lot of in all

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of their program areas. Staffing as
usual for an organization of our kind is

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about 70% of the budget which leaves
general uh operations capital to about

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30%.
Oops, I went too far. Okay. So, uh the

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facts this year are consu we use the
consumer price index of 1.7 which was

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the average from August 2025 to May
2026. We normally do a full year August

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to July but because of the transition we
were [clears throat] trying to get our

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budget out as quickly as possible. Um so
we don't have the full year range. Uh so

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we put our cost of living at 1.7%.
We anticipate a 10% increase in

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insurance costs and 5% to property
taxes. Uh we're not um [clears throat]

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changing any of our staffing numbers
this year in any programs being paid

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through our municipal funding.

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So there's uh a snapshot of most of our
programs. Um we do have other programs

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that fall under some of these like
stewardship. um when we get grants for

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certain programs that uh we haven't put
in the budget but we've applied for

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grants for um those don't show up here
but they usually fit into one of those

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categories. So you see we do a lot of we
have a lot of programming

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and so some of our program highlights um
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So these are some of the activi we've
been very busy with activities this

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year. Some of the education and and uh
outreach that we've done a lot of youth

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education. We've been to a lot of
schools. We've been doing a lot more

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outreach um for adults on our own
properties. Um we have uh things like um

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invasive specy polls days and we're
doing um you can see forest wellness at

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Seymour Conservation. That is the last
event

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um that we have in Trend Hills for this
year. I'm sure there'll be others. We

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just haven't sorted them out. But once
school starts, our staff are in the

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schools um uh giving uh programming uh
curriculum related programming to to

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students.
So, and we are always at Incredible

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Edibles. Um and right now my staff are
at the Hastings County Plowing Match.

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So, it's been a busy year.
And here's just some photos of of the

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kinds of things we do. Our Tri County
Children's Water Festival is amazing. It

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brings in anywhere between 600 to 900
students and uh volunteers over a

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two-day um a [clears throat] two-day
festival. It's uh got lots of hands-on.

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There's oh, I don't even remember how
many booths there are. Over 35 booths uh

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education centers where the the children
learn. So, it was really it's really

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successful. and our children's uh uh the
Great Lakes map that's in the top

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corner. We purchased that and um it is a
massive story map of the Great Lakes and

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it has um it focuses on drainage of the
Great Lakes, but it also focuses on

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First Nations around the Great Lakes and
the history of the Great Lakes with the

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First Nations uh aspect involved. And
it's been very popular at schools. We

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have to make sure the school has a big
enough gymnasium. The map is that big.

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It's it's quite quite amazing. So, it's
been wellreceived.

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Okay. Back to brass tax for the budget.
So, um the budget the proposed budget um

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is basically about 3% overall um excuse
[clears throat] me with staffing at 1.7%

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and operation increase of 3.4. for our
capital is

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a 3.3%
increase but that will be coming from

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reserve the increase in that

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and there's our revenue sources as you
can see the MR hasn't of course

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increased since uh 2018
um source protections going up slightly

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but not greatly So
basically we will we project 3,144,000

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in uh revenue for next year.

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And our funding from the general levy is
uh proposed to go up $41,000 over our

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seven municipalities.
And although we have a new capital asset

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management plan which would have
increased the capital levy to over

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$120,000, the board decided to go with
the former capital levy so that there'd

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be no increase this year.

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And there's our aortionment for all of
our municipalities.

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So Trent Hills um [clears throat]
the proposed levy is 275,000

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and so overall the total budget increase
is 11,152.

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Um category 1 being 7.6,000.
Uh category 2 increases $1,000 and

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category 3 program is an increase of
2342.

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Um due to a rising costs of monitoring
or sampling sorry uh the processing of

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our monitoring sampling we
underestimated last year. So that's why

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the category 3 programs um went are
going up by uh over $2,000. We decreased

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it last year by 900, so almost $2,000.
And uh we were a little bit short in uh

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in our in that category. So that's why
it's an increase of where it is.

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So, our next steps on our budget is to
receive comments from our municipalities

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um and municipal presentations. This is
my third. Uh I'm I'll bring any comments

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back to the board for discussion at our
September 10th meeting and then the

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board makes a decision as to whether uh
we need to make changes or whether they

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approve the draft budget and
aortionment.

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So, transition information. So Laura
Trent will be part of the Eastern

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Ontario Region Conservation Authority.
There are seven conservation authorities

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going into the we call it aa. It's not a
pretty name, but uh that's the acronym

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for it. [snorts] Uh the transition date
is supposed to be February 1st unless

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it's modified legislation.
The appointment of the project executive

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has happened. Our project executive
is Allison McDonald and she is uh a also

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a chief administrative officer of the
Reto Valley Conservation. So she's

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stepped away from that position to be
the project executive to oversee and

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guide the transition for URA.
So the regional CA board appointments

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will be January February of 2027
and the regional boards will be chosen

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from a single or upper tier
municipality. So Trend Hills will be uh

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represented through North Humberland
County.

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And I and I've been saying at my other
presentations that this is the last time

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I will come before council with a budget
because it is proposed that the next

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budgets will go to the regional and
single tier municipalities.

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Um
and then f yeah that's basically that's

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basically it. Um there's a lot to this.
are the transition committees which are

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made up of board members and a board
member from each conservation authority

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and um the CAO or alternate um will be
starting meetings in September to

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get the transition underway and to meet
whatever targets we are um

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to meet based on what the province
wants.

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» [snorts]
>> So, and that's that's it.

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» Thank you, Rhonda, for that
presentation. Do we have any comments or

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questions from council?

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Councelor Bratney.
>> Morning, Chair. And just a question,

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Rhonda. through this transition period
and everything once it's down the

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roadways, is the public going to be able
to interact with this new board or is

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there going to be walls between the
public and and the board?

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Um that's a that's a very good question
because we don't know uh where the board

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will be sitting but I don't think the
governance side of it I think there's

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still going to be the ability to uh
address

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the board because if we have hearings we
still have to have you know the board

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there and uh Carrie I I I don't I don't
see it changing drastically but it's

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going to
where your representative is from um to

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get in touch with them to go to the
board and um I was going to say

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something else about that. the um right
now there's an ER posting about [snorts]

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board members and um representation and
as it sits with the arrow posting right

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now our board may be uh 25 members
which is kind of unyield

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unwieldy but um so that is open for
comments until September 14th or 12th I

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believe. So, um, you can you can feel
free to to comment on that.

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Um, I I re I I hope it's not going to
change the ability for the public to

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address board members. It shouldn't. Um,
[clears throat]

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uh, Deputy Mayor Medaf may have
[laughter]

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something else to say on that as well.
Being a

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» Yeah. C um through to councelor Rodney,
the board will still remain a board and

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it will still remain a public board. Uh
it just depends where they meet. Those

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meetings will still be open to the
public just as they are now. You will

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continue be to be able to participate in
those public board meet board meetings.

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uh the governance model uh as it's
worked out through the transition period

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will is also looking at taking into
consideration local watershed councils

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and we're just not sure how those local
wershed councils fit in quite uh right

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now into the governance model but that's
part of the transition period sort of

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between now and February and then for
two years beyond that there's a period

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that um the the consolidation and that
transition will continue to work so some

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of those things will be worked out but
it will definitely still be a public

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body.
>> Absolutely. Thank you. [clears throat]

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» Unfortunately, chair, I can't share your
enthusiasm for this project. I've had my

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suspicions of it all the time driven
from the government and uh uh it just

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the government is the government that we
have is not the government that we

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elected on a couple years ago. I guess
that's the short answer to it. Thank

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you.
>> Just trying to provide some facts. I'm

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not sure whether I'm terribly enthused
as well, but just providing some

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information,
>> councelor Savory.

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» You deputy mayor. Just following up on
this amalgamation of of the conservation

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authorities into regional centers. Was
this whole idea about savings money uh

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for for the municipalities or is this
just a direction by government and

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nothing's going to there's no savings
involved here. It's just more of a a

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top- down direction.
Can you answer that Rhonda?

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» I can. It was never indicated that it
was going to be saving money. Uh it was

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uh it was said to be an exercise in
efficiencies

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and delivery. So that
all of the conservation authorities

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together would have the ability to meet
targets and have a similar if not the

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same um software
uh to say for example for permitting so

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that we'd all be on the same playing
field because we all know that some CAS

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have um a good well some of them are
quite large and have a large budget

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and have the ability to have an
excessive number, it shouldn't be

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excessive, enough staff to be able to
deliver programs and especially

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permitting and planning in a in a
reasonable time whereas smaller ones

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have a harder time with that because the
budgets are smaller and the staff

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complement may not be large enough to
deliver in a timely fashion.

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I didn't in your presentation editing in
software the presentation here I didn't

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see anything regards to transition of
software to create one model for sharing

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these permits and information amongst
the reg to the new regional board. Is

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there something in here that will be uh
married in here or or transition to a

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new software or we or how are they going
to talk to each other?

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» We were directed to develop a budget on
the same basis. pretend there's no

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transition. So this year um the 2020
well 2027 budget was calculated based on

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what we currently have and that's part
that inefficiencies is part of the

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longer range transition planning. So it
wouldn't h it may not it's not going to

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happen January 1st or February 1st.
going to happen down the road because

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everyone will have to
they have I don't even know if it's

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developed at this point what it is they
want us to use and to to have uniformity

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it's going to take time and training and
that sort of thing. Okay, thanks Ronda.

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» Mhm.

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» Just a little bit to with that as well.
Some of the conservation authorities of

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the 36 went through a process called a
lean process uh just within this last

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year and that process identified uh e
some of the efficiencies and some ways

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in which uh authorities were working
well. So, I'm sure they're going to be

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using some of that information and it'll
be over the next two years that period

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of of transition and and and consult or
collaboration

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» transition
>> transition

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» that um that they'll look at those
different pieces. It's not something as

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as Rhonda said that's that's going to be
implemented on February 1st. If you

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think about it, between now and February
1st is is a very short period of time.

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So really all they're trying to get in
in place is the leadership to guide uh

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those transition teams and and
[clears throat] the uh to get to that

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point.
>> Can I add one thing? Um in case anyone's

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worried, our offices are still to remain
open.

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» My staff will be at the office. I will
be at the office. So there's no break in

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service on any of our programs.
>> Yes. The consolidation, the word that

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escaped me, uh will continue for the
next two years.

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» Any [clears throat] further questions?

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» I do have a couple for you, Rhonda.
>> Okay.

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» Um [clears throat]
on the page that you have LTC budget

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facts, you say there's a 10 proposed 10%
or anticipated 10% increase in insurance

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costs. Um
so back in April at the conservation

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Ontario meeting that the report conserv
you're part of the marsh.

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» Yes.
>> Um so so the comp the cost actually went

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down 6%. And the year over that it went
down 21%. So the the program is held

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being held at zero for 20 for for this
year.

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Um
>> so

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» sorry there's there's also health
insurance and that sort of thing to be

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considered. Was that part of that
presentation? I missed that meeting.

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» Yeah, that that was also uh the Mosy and
Mosy benefits package as well and it was

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it stayed uh the same as well.
>> Okay. So we can go back and look at

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that.
>> Uh the 5% increase anticipated in

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property taxes, what what is what is
that exactly?

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uh the property taxes that we would pay
on our conservation areas

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» on your your own lands.
>> On our own lands. Yes.

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» You participate in the conservation
authority um lands incentive tax

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program.
>> Yes, we do.

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» So most of that about 90% of that is is
returned back

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» on some properties, not on all, but the
5% is 5% based on what we paid last

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year. So it's yeah taking clip and myth
tip into consideration.

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» Okay.

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» Uh if you look at your 2027 budget
proposed operating capital chart

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» the total at the bottom there. So
[clears throat] last year the 2026 was

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3,770,776

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and the the proposed budget for this
year is 3,144830.

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The increase in decreases it's only
6,872

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but if you do that math the increase is
667,854.

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» Are you looking at the at that budget?
>> Not on your presentation. Oh. Oh, on my

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presentation, sorry. Um, when we
initially sent out our data, we did not

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uh include the capital. So, I'm not sure
if the presentation was updated

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properly.
Apologies.

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Capital 5,000.
So your So this is the slide that has

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capital at 153 22 0 for 2026 and 158
>> correct

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» 226.
>> If you add up the difference between 27

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total and 26 total, it's about 60,000
more than 6,872.

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And it definitely definitely is not 0%.
>> It's 66872.

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I didn't move the decimal over. I
apologize.

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» Okay.
>> Yeah.

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» And then I don't know how that relates
to a 0% change.

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» Uh [sighs]

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if you do 66,000
divided by 3,000 or sorry 3,700

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3,77,000
it comes out at a decimal point.

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Okay.
Um,

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just uh do you know how much you have in
in reserves currently? Cuz there's

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several lines here that you're OP
category one you're pulling 50,000 from

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a surplus.
>> Yes.

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» Category one capital reserve and
category 2

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uh surplus.
>> Yes.

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Um
so we have several reserve accounts. The

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surplus is left over from um operations
that has not been uh directed toward

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reserves. So we last year we put $50,000
uh of surplus into our budget. We didn't

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use it so we still have it available.
Um,

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we have
I don't have the list of all our

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reserves, but when we're dealing with
the category one reserve, we at the end

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of 2025, we had $30,000 in in
information technology infrastructure.

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We had 55,000 in vehicles and heavy
equipment and uh structures, bridges,

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and buildings. we had 149,000
and in flood and erosion control capital

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reserves we have 78,000.
We also have a reserve for restricted

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land sales. So we sold a piece of
property in 2020 no 2019 and that money

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is it's over $200,000 but it's you know
used for special um only special

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projects as defined by the province.

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Okay. And
>> we have a youth and education reserve as

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well. So
>> um so on that chart uh you have category

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2 surplus
uh and reserve category 2 areus and

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agreements with municipalities. Correct.
>> Yes.

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So where does this how do you get a
surplus with

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» category with category 2
>> um

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» and agreements?
>> We don't have a surplus. Uh we'll be

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using category 1 surplus.

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» So that sorry that's 28,191 is category
one.

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Um

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» cuz it says you're using operation and
surplus and reserves for category 2 and

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three.
>> Yes.

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» So you're transferring a surplus from
category 1 to category 2.

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» I'm going to have to go back to my
finance manager on that one because that

424
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,520
should not be coming out of there for
sure.

425
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:23,680
» Okay.
>> Yep.

426
00:41:22,319 --> 00:41:28,400
» Yeah. Okay. Thank you.
>> Yep.

427
00:41:25,098 --> 00:41:33,040
[snorts] Um I mean the other
the one that you have a federal you have

428
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:36,040
Canada summer jobs um grant there at
76,400

429
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:42,720
uh and you have that in your operational
budget. Is that something you're

430
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:45,200
confident about
cuz it's an application process every

431
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:51,440
year?
>> Yes, it is. Um and it it is very

432
00:41:48,079 --> 00:41:55,599
dependent on Well, it's dependent on
that. We we the board has asked us to

433
00:41:53,680 --> 00:42:00,960
put it in the budget every year as a
secure thing. And if it doesn't come

434
00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:05,119
through, we usually get if if it's a bad
year, we get two. If it's a good year,

435
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:09,280
we get all of them. Uh this year, we got
all of them. Um

436
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:14,720
» so where do you pull the deficit from if
you don't get that grant? Because

437
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:21,599
you're you're you're predicting a def
you're predicting a grant.

438
00:42:16,319 --> 00:42:29,599
» Yes. in an operations budget with us two
predicted surpluses as well. So it ends

439
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:31,920
up being like 140,000 $154,000 worth of
by chance

440
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:35,359
» by Yeah, it is
>> operational funding.

441
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:40,880
» Technically by chance we would we would
probably pull it out of category 3

442
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:47,440
program reserves. Um
it's been difficult since

443
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:55,280
we had to categorize everything category
1 2 3. It was much simpler prior to to

444
00:42:50,480 --> 00:43:02,240
move money around. Um but now
and that's fair, but the board told us

445
00:42:58,079 --> 00:43:08,160
uh several years ago to make put the
youth education money in there or put

446
00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:12,800
the youth summer students in there um as
a as a done deal and a couple of years

447
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,920
we didn't get it all. So
>> it's that's risky operational budgeting,

448
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:22,520
is it not? It
>> it is a tad risky. That's why we had to

449
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:22,520
get board approval for that.

450
00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:30,000
Okay. Um, so your cap and this will be
my last question. So capital levy you

451
00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:32,720
have 98,15.
>> Yes.

452
00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:40,599
» Um,
capital reserve you're using 60,000 of

453
00:43:35,599 --> 00:43:40,599
that. So that still leaves 38,000

454
00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:47,960
uh capital. So where's that is that
extra coming in from a levy?

455
00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:57,319
um 60 capital reserves. Um

456
00:43:57,839 --> 00:44:05,920
4751.
Sorry, I'm just looking at my sheet

457
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:13,040
here. Uh we have 47,000
coming out of the

458
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:15,760
capital levy and 51,000 one for um
enabling services, so corporate

459
00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:20,720
services, and the other one for
conservation land and stewardship. And

460
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:25,640
that adds up to the 98 from the levy and
the additional 60 is from capital

461
00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:25,640
reserve.

462
00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:39,920
Okay. I it I I know that and it was made
fairly clear from um Ontario provincial

463
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:45,280
uh conservation authority from MECP and
conservation Ontario to to maintain a

464
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:51,280
status quo and have a zero budget. That
was the word quite

465
00:44:48,079 --> 00:44:56,240
from from the start is to net zero, you
know, do a net zero.

466
00:44:52,640 --> 00:45:01,960
» Oh, I didn't hear net zero the words
>> from the start, but

467
00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:01,960
» uh

468
00:45:02,079 --> 00:45:09,760
» I know with the CBCA with a CVA increase
of 05

469
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:14,960
um if we just used the CVA difference
from last year to this year, our levy

470
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:20,319
increase would be 94.
just with the CVA. So

471
00:45:17,839 --> 00:45:25,359
» I we were told to do our budgeting as
usual and and most CAS are going up

472
00:45:22,720 --> 00:45:30,000
anywhere from 2 to 4%. So
>> I know Autonomy and Crow are zeroing

473
00:45:27,599 --> 00:45:34,240
out.
>> Okay, that's all I that's all I have for

474
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:38,839
questions. Any any further
um questions for Rhonda?

475
00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:47,280
Thank you Rhonda for uh bringing that to
us. Uh, be it resolved the the

476
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:50,319
recommendation is be it resolved that
the presentation and draft budget from

477
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:54,560
Ron Baitman, chief administrative
officer for Lower Trent Conservation

478
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:58,640
Authority, be received for information.
Can I get a mover and a seconder?

479
00:45:56,319 --> 00:46:06,000
Councelor English, Councelor Giddings.
All in favor? That's carried.

480
00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:11,920
Thank you. Moves us right along to
reports from municipal officers.

481
00:46:09,599 --> 00:46:17,800
We have first report is non-standard
procurement Hastings Fieldhouse

482
00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:17,800
generator replacement.

483
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:26,160
Peter, do you have anything to [sighs]
uh add to the report? It looks

484
00:46:24,079 --> 00:46:30,960
relatively straightforward.
>> Uh uh thank you, Deputy Mayor. I have

485
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:34,680
nothing else to to add that uh other
than what was in the report.

486
00:46:35,839 --> 00:46:43,839
» Thank you. Recommended. Uh motion is be
it resolved that staff report CSR2026-02

487
00:46:42,319 --> 00:46:48,400
Peter Bernett, director of community
services be received. Can I get a mover

488
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:54,480
and a seconder?
Councelor Pope. Councelor Savory. We

489
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:59,440
have some questions. Councelor Savory.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor.

490
00:46:56,720 --> 00:47:04,800
Peter, just uh following up um the new
generator system for the to keep the

491
00:47:01,359 --> 00:47:10,160
dome inflated. Um sounds like like a
great idea to make sure that uh we

492
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:14,160
protect our our property. And then
understand that maybe the backup gener

493
00:47:12,079 --> 00:47:19,280
generator that's currently there at the
moment will possibly be rebuilt down the

494
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:25,599
road as a backup to the new. Um, is
there anything that could be looked at

495
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:30,160
or has been looked at to see if um, this
generator or even the backup generator

496
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:35,040
if it gets rebuilt um, can be used for
like for the building for like an

497
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:40,400
emergency services uh, center to ensure
that folks in the communities have a

498
00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:45,760
place to go to um, not just keeping the
dome up, but also making sure the lights

499
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:51,440
stay on and the heat stays on. that will
help uh serve the community in an

500
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:55,359
emergency emergency situation.
>> Through you, Deputy Mayor. Thank you

501
00:47:52,960 --> 00:48:00,800
very much for the question. Um yeah, in
the capital budget um for 2026, there

502
00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:04,560
was a there was the replacement of this
generator in the capital budget as well

503
00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:10,720
as looking at another generator for
emergency measures.

504
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:16,560
the we've conducted a study with the uh
with an electrician to try to plan what

505
00:48:13,119 --> 00:48:21,599
could be done for the bricks and mortar
type building in lights in the

506
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:26,160
fieldhouse. Um they're very separate
systems uh and they needed to be they

507
00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:32,559
have to be treated that way. Uh the
challenge is that the building was never

508
00:48:28,720 --> 00:48:40,240
constructed with the thought at the time
of having emergency generator power. So

509
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:45,440
the the way the uh the dome is the power
panels are very separate. Could be way

510
00:48:43,359 --> 00:48:48,160
we have some that are outside, some on
one side of the dome, some from the

511
00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:52,240
other side of the dome, some in the
building. So uh it just makes it

512
00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:57,119
complicated. I'm not saying it can't be
done. We have a plan. Um but the budget

513
00:48:54,800 --> 00:49:02,880
that was proposed and approved with the
2026 budget for that type of emergency

514
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:07,839
measures power may not be sufficient.
Um, so we're just in the process of

515
00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:14,960
looking at the options that we can do to
have uh backup power in that facility.

516
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:19,920
Um, and there are some grants that we
may be able to help augment that with

517
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:24,400
that just came out this week. So staff
are looking at that as an option as

518
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:28,000
well. So that was part of our plan. Uh,
it just we might not be able to

519
00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:30,800
implement it all this year, but we're
working towards that.

520
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:34,920
» Great.
>> Great. Thanks for the update, Pete.

521
00:49:35,599 --> 00:49:44,960
» Thank you, councelor. Councelor Brodney.
>> Yes. Thank you, Chair. Uh Peter alluded

522
00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:51,760
to the fact that there's power outages
in Hastings and on Facebook for the last

523
00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:59,040
year. That's been a common
common comment that a lot more than just

524
00:49:56,160 --> 00:50:04,640
odd outage. It's on on for a long time.
says, "So, is there any conversation

525
00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:09,839
with hydro to explain why the village
seems to be out of power and some of the

526
00:50:07,119 --> 00:50:14,480
other areas aren't? I mean, for a storm,
I can realize, but this lots of times

527
00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:18,800
it's just nice, calm, calm days and
they're out of power.

528
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:23,119
» You're telling me." And uh [laughter]
I actually picked it up also in our

529
00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:28,079
manager of wastewater and wa and or
water and wastewater services report as

530
00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:34,640
well. um because we're now at the point
that um those power interruptions uh are

531
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:39,119
causing damage to uh significant
equipment. But I'll pass it over to CEO.

532
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:43,599
I know she has a comment uh on this as
well

533
00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:50,160
» through you uh chair. Um so I did take
it upon myself to contact Hydro1 um to

534
00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:56,400
advocate on behalf of the municipality
uh with regards to the

535
00:50:52,720 --> 00:51:02,480
uh hydro issue in Hastings. And their
response back to me uh was I actually

536
00:50:59,359 --> 00:51:06,800
still am pursuing a meeting with Hydro1.
I want to try to uh get them to

537
00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:11,520
understand uh from our perspective
especially with regards to the

538
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:19,040
fieldhouse obviously an asset that we do
not want to lose due to the uh frequent

539
00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:22,880
power interruptions in Hastings. Um so I
did reach out to them and they have

540
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:27,839
advised me that they are doing an
upgrade to the system in Hastings. Uh, I

541
00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:32,480
don't know if you've noticed across the
street from the fieldhouse, they're

542
00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:37,359
running Hastings Hydro through a trailer
at this point. And I guess it's been

543
00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:42,640
like that for quite some time. So, they
have assured me that they are working on

544
00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:47,440
upgrading the hydro uh um through a
process over the next several months and

545
00:51:45,599 --> 00:51:50,440
that they are going to be providing
hastings.

546
00:51:54,480 --> 00:52:02,880
um this th this uh item and uh try to
I'll be relentless when it comes to

547
00:52:00,559 --> 00:52:07,119
having a meeting with them. So, I will
uh certainly provide council with an

548
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:11,000
update uh when I have one, but that's
what I have at this time.

549
00:52:11,839 --> 00:52:18,559
» Thank you, CEO.
Any further comments or questions on our

550
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:21,559
Hastings Fieldhouse generator
replacement?

551
00:52:22,559 --> 00:52:30,480
Seeing none, we have a mover and a
seconder. All those in favor?

552
00:52:26,559 --> 00:52:36,240
That is carried. Thank you.
Moving along to building department

553
00:52:32,240 --> 00:52:40,640
activity, April to June 2026.
Be it resolved that staff report

554
00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:46,880
building 2026-006,
Steven White.

555
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:51,920
Laura Cook's here to present the or take
questions this morning. Our chief

556
00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:58,800
building official uh be received. Can we
get a mover and a seconder? Councelor

557
00:52:54,240 --> 00:53:02,599
Pope, Councelor Savory, any questions or
comments on this report?

558
00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:11,040
Councelor Savory,
just it's nice to see this report come

559
00:53:07,040 --> 00:53:15,359
in and appreciate what staff and and and
the building official put together to

560
00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:19,359
make sure we see what's going on in a
snapshot that takes place in our

561
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:25,119
municipality. And it's nice to see that
there's a little bit of bounce back in

562
00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:29,599
July for uh new permits and and changes
to help uh show that there is some

563
00:53:27,359 --> 00:53:34,480
positive things happening again in our
communities that'll make uh our

564
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:40,319
communities grow. So appreciate your
your staff and yourselves putting this

565
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:45,359
together for us. Thank you.
>> Thank you, counselor. Any further

566
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:52,559
comments or questions?
Seeing none, and all those in favor,

567
00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:56,160
that is carried. Thank you.
We'll get you back here, Laura. Don't

568
00:53:54,000 --> 00:54:02,960
worry.
Moves us along to item two uh 8C 2026,

569
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:09,119
second quarter operational report for
water wastewater. Be it resolved that

570
00:54:05,599 --> 00:54:14,000
staff report WWS 2026-07,
Kyle Bock, manager of water and

571
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:19,960
wastewater services be received. Could I
get a mover and a seconder? Councelor

572
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:19,960
Brney, Councelor Pope,

573
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:29,040
trying to follow my notes at the same
time. Um, any questions,

574
00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:33,200
comments?
I do have one and it's councelor Savory.

575
00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:35,839
Go ahead.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. It's probably

576
00:54:34,480 --> 00:54:40,160
the same lines of where you're going.
Um, does the municipality have a leg to

577
00:54:38,079 --> 00:54:45,760
stand on about the damage done to the
power outages to that affect our plants

578
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:50,960
operations
>> through you deputy mayor? Um, I have

579
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:56,880
included it as part of my discussion
with Hydro1. Um, so, um, you know, I

580
00:54:54,880 --> 00:55:02,079
don't see that they're probably going to
give us any any, uh, financial

581
00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:07,760
compensation, but certainly I will
continue to pursue, um, any anything

582
00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:12,480
they're willing to offer us. I'm
actually um

583
00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:17,920
interested in seeing if they can support
us with some kind of you know I don't

584
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:22,800
know if it's practical but like some
kind of generator a backup service or

585
00:55:21,119 --> 00:55:27,440
because they're right there on Elgen
Street right so it's nice and close to

586
00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:30,079
the so basically what I'm saying is I'm
going to try to get whatever I can out

587
00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:32,400
of them
>> okay yeah

588
00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:38,079
» I'm going to try anyway right
>> because I'm not sure the the damage at

589
00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:43,680
this time financially but the rateayers
that use a system shouldn't be held

590
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:48,160
responsible for something that they're
they know they have a problem with and

591
00:55:45,599 --> 00:55:54,160
the fact that now we have to kick out
more money out of our budgets to try and

592
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:58,160
fix the problem that they're causing. So
appreciate what you can

593
00:55:55,359 --> 00:56:05,839
» for sure. You know, obviously it is a
communitywide concern uh for Hastings

594
00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:10,079
» and uh which is why I uh insist on
pursuing it.

595
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:15,520
» Do we have an an ideal number at this
time what it's going to cost to um

596
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:21,280
replace the damage that's been done? Do
we know at that at this particular time

597
00:56:17,920 --> 00:56:26,160
what it's expected to repair this
problem?

598
00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:29,760
through you, Deputy Mayor.
Through you, Deputy Mayor. Uh, we don't

599
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:32,960
have the the bills kind of all finalized
for the wastewater side yet. We just

600
00:56:31,280 --> 00:56:35,920
haven't received our our bills from our
contractors for their electrical

601
00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:42,760
service, but I mean, parts wise, we're
in about 1,200 bucks already. So,

602
00:56:39,599 --> 00:56:42,760
thank you.

603
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:51,520
» Thank you, counselor. Uh, that was along
the lines of my questioning. Uh but

604
00:56:48,079 --> 00:56:57,040
along with that um
would this fall uh under under the

605
00:56:55,119 --> 00:57:02,640
deduction line of uh some type of
insurance uh through

606
00:56:59,599 --> 00:57:06,559
through this uh incident? Um I know that
there was a quite a number well the pri

607
00:57:05,119 --> 00:57:10,799
in the private sector anyway there have
been quite a number of insurance claims

608
00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:16,640
for property and damage and that sort of
thing but it all depends I guess on uh

609
00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:21,119
the the limit of of the in the extent of
the damage.

610
00:57:18,720 --> 00:57:28,640
Yeah, like through through you, Deputy
Mayor. Um we are still waiting for the

611
00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:33,280
final uh amount uh to be able to um you
know reference it to our insurance

612
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:38,160
deductible to determine if it is
something that we should be looking at.

613
00:57:35,200 --> 00:57:42,359
But I suspect that it will be uh the
deductible will be much more

614
00:57:42,720 --> 00:57:51,440
» as I anticipated.
It's good to question.

615
00:57:48,079 --> 00:57:57,400
Uh we have a mover and a seconder. All
those in favor? That is carried. Thank

616
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:57,400
you.

617
00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:07,599
Moves us along to item 8D, community
improvement plan application 2026-06

618
00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:12,079
for 30 Doxy Avenue South.
Be it resolved that staff report

619
00:58:09,599 --> 00:58:16,960
EDC206-017
Kamese community development manager be

620
00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:22,680
received that the community improvement
plan application funding request from

621
00:58:19,119 --> 00:58:22,680
Rio and Laura

622
00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:32,559
Saran
uh tenants of 30 Doxy Avenue South came

623
00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:37,040
be approved to an upset limit of 3,300
that the appropriate bylaw be brought

624
00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:40,319
forward for council's consideration and
then The applicant be advised of

625
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:46,000
council's decision under the community
development advisory signature.

626
00:58:43,359 --> 00:58:54,520
We get a mover and a seconder.
Councelor Pope, councelor Savory,

627
00:58:50,559 --> 00:58:54,520
any comments or questions?

628
00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:07,400
Kira, where where are we about uh on on
our budget? I believe it's you've got an

629
00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:07,400
appendix on here that sort of shows but

630
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:16,720
do you know approximately where we are
on our our annual usage of that 75,000

631
00:59:14,079 --> 00:59:25,200
» uh through you deputy mayor we are about
what is that 29,000

632
00:59:20,559 --> 00:59:34,240
I believe is our in year
um so um you know not quite half I'd say

633
00:59:30,400 --> 00:59:38,240
uh 2025 and 2026 our applications are a
little bit lower, but I think we can

634
00:59:36,079 --> 00:59:43,200
attribute that to just to kind of a
general uncertainty in the economy, but

635
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:46,880
I have had a couple of meetings. I have
a couple of more applications coming in.

636
00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:54,880
So, we're basically going to be on track
with where we were for 2025, I think.

637
00:59:50,400 --> 01:00:01,040
Um, and we've uh we're working with the
uh Chamber of Commerce and the uh RTU,

638
00:59:58,160 --> 01:00:06,640
not R28, Ministry of Rural Affairs. They
have a new fund coming up focusing on

639
01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:10,880
accessibility. So, I'm hoping that that
opportunity to maximize funding might

640
01:00:09,040 --> 01:00:16,720
see an uptick in applications for the
last uh quarter of the year as well.

641
01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:22,079
» Thank you. the the commitments that's on
the appendix here of 28,600. Does that

642
01:00:19,200 --> 01:00:29,240
roll into the current year's budget or
is it is it taken out of the year in

643
01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:29,240
which it's dispersed?

644
01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:40,880
» No. So, we work on that entire amount
like it comes out of the 2020 this

645
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:46,079
year's amount. Yeah. I guess I'm going
to change my answer. Yes, it comes out

646
01:00:42,799 --> 01:00:50,640
of this year's aotment, but we track the
whole entire amount in terms of what the

647
01:00:47,760 --> 01:00:55,760
reserve is and what the outstanding
commitments are plus

648
01:00:53,040 --> 01:01:01,520
an ongoing. So, we changed it so that we
in the past as we got close to that

649
01:00:58,240 --> 01:01:06,079
maximizing the 75% we'd have to go into
reserve. This way we are just kind of

650
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:10,799
tracking it because sometimes those
those applications that happen near the

651
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:15,839
end of the year end up being dispersed
in the next calendar year but we do

652
01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:23,119
track it for the budget year
>> and the current um

653
01:01:19,359 --> 01:01:32,160
PIC or policy
um CIP sorry P CIP policy is 12 months

654
01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:37,440
365 that's typically uh between in your
application and the final project. You

655
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:43,839
have one year to do that. Okay.
Thank you. Any other questions?

656
01:01:41,119 --> 01:01:47,880
Seeing none, all those in favor?
That is carried. Thank you.

657
01:01:47,920 --> 01:01:55,040
Moves us along to item 8 E. We have a
special event application for the

658
01:01:52,480 --> 01:02:02,480
Warworth Fair September 11th to 13th,
2026. Put it in your calendar.

659
01:01:57,920 --> 01:02:07,520
be resolved that staff report EDC206-018
Kamese community development manager be

660
01:02:04,799 --> 01:02:12,160
received and that council approve the
issuance of a special event permit

661
01:02:09,119 --> 01:02:15,680
number 2026-015
subject to the conditions outlined in

662
01:02:13,839 --> 01:02:21,200
the draft permit and that council
approve the fee waiver requested to use

663
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:24,160
the table and chair event trailer and
that the applicant be advised of the

664
01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:28,559
council's decision under the deputy
clerk's signature

665
01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:35,359
mover over in a second here. Councelor
English, Councelor Pope.

666
01:02:32,400 --> 01:02:40,160
Any discussion?
This is a an annual event that we always

667
01:02:38,400 --> 01:02:45,920
try to support. I don't see any
discussion. All those in favor? That is

668
01:02:42,480 --> 01:02:50,079
carried. Thank you.
Moving along to 8F. We have special

669
01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:55,520
event application for the Dave Down
Bridge Hospice Run, Walk, and Wag

670
01:02:52,720 --> 01:03:02,480
September 19th, 2026. Put it in your
calendar. Be it resolved that staff

671
01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:08,160
report EDC 2026-019
Kirase community de development manager

672
01:03:05,119 --> 01:03:12,640
be received and that council support the
issuance of special event permit number

673
01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:17,640
2026-016
subject to the conditions outlined in

674
01:03:14,480 --> 01:03:17,640
the permit

675
01:03:17,839 --> 01:03:26,000
mover and a seconder councelor Brney
Councelor Pope any discussion on this

676
01:03:23,680 --> 01:03:26,000
great

677
01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:33,480
Seeing none, all those in favor
that is carried.

678
01:03:34,319 --> 01:03:37,880
Thank you very much.

679
01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:44,319
Moves us along to item 8G, another
special event application. We have

680
01:03:42,319 --> 01:03:49,599
Camperford Royal Canadian Legion Branch
103, the drum head ceremony, September

681
01:03:47,039 --> 01:03:55,960
27th, 2026.
Put it in your calendar. Be it resolved

682
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:55,960
that staff report EDC206-20

683
01:03:57,039 --> 01:04:03,359
Kiraamese community development manager
be received that council support the

684
01:04:01,440 --> 01:04:06,359
issuance of special event permit number
2026-017

685
01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:12,119
subject to the conditions outlined in
the permit

686
01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:21,280
a mover and a seconder councelor English
councelor Savory

687
01:04:17,839 --> 01:04:21,280
any comments or discussion

688
01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:29,359
I think it's
a great opportunity for the Legion to

689
01:04:26,240 --> 01:04:35,760
support u the 100year
of uh legions in Canada

690
01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:41,000
with this special event. All those in
favor? That is carried. Thank you.

691
01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:47,559
Moving along to item H uh 8H,

692
01:04:49,359 --> 01:04:57,440
we have Lower Trent Conservation
Authority Board appointment.

693
01:04:54,400 --> 01:05:03,280
Be it resolved that staff report uh
clerk 2026-11

694
01:04:59,920 --> 01:05:06,960
Jessica Pauly our clerk be received
and that council received the

695
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:10,640
resignation as board member of lower
trent conservation authority from

696
01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:15,920
councelor English
and that councelor does appoint someone

697
01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:20,079
from this table as a council
representative on the lower trent

698
01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:26,160
conservation authority for the remainder
of the term of council.

699
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:34,240
Uh there it is in the report and I have
with my experience stepped forward to

700
01:05:28,880 --> 01:05:38,640
allow that. Um but we do have a process.
Um Jessica, what's the process that

701
01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:44,240
we're going to follow? In accordance
with your procedural bylaw, Deputy

702
01:05:40,400 --> 01:05:50,799
Mayor, uh section
10B of your procedural bylaw does still

703
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:55,839
require you uh to call three times from
the floor for any additional nominations

704
01:05:52,559 --> 01:06:01,760
of members of council. Um so you will
whilst we uh did do the survey to

705
01:05:58,720 --> 01:06:05,839
request an interest um and we only
received one name, we do do still allow

706
01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:11,119
the opportunity for anybody else who
would like to step forward. So you will

707
01:06:07,680 --> 01:06:15,599
call for um any interest for three times
and and I will create a list if uh

708
01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:20,799
necessary and then we will go from
there.

709
01:06:18,240 --> 01:06:25,920
» Thank you. Here's the process. I will
call for the first time to fill this

710
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:30,599
vacancy on the lower Trent Conservation
Authority Board. Any nominations?

711
01:06:31,200 --> 01:06:35,079
Second time any nominations?

712
01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:39,559
Third time any nominations?

713
01:06:39,680 --> 01:06:47,599
I will declare nominations
closed

714
01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:51,839
uh and we will proceed.
Uh deputy mayor. So that will update

715
01:06:49,280 --> 01:06:58,039
your resolution to include adding uh
Deputy Mayor Metaf in the blank of the

716
01:06:53,920 --> 01:06:58,039
resolution that you just read.

717
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:05,960
» Thank you. Everyone clear?
Do I need to reread

718
01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:18,079
Uh, do we have a mover and a seconder
for that? Councelor Giddings, councelor

719
01:07:13,760 --> 01:07:23,680
Brone. All in favor? That is carried.
Thank you.

720
01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:28,640
Moves us along to item 8 I. We have
independent energy system operator uh

721
01:07:26,880 --> 01:07:33,799
required municipal support for
hydroelect electric energy project in

722
01:07:30,799 --> 01:07:33,799
Hastings.

723
01:07:35,280 --> 01:07:44,720
I'm going to ask our planner to maybe uh
have a a few words on this application.

724
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:48,079
Uh I I believe uh it's relatively
straightforward, but it is something

725
01:07:46,079 --> 01:07:51,520
that perhaps we could have a discussion
about.

726
01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:55,920
» Thank you, Deputy Mayor. So, we did see
this similar application from the same

727
01:07:53,039 --> 01:07:59,520
owner last uh October. Uh they have
increased the amount of megawatts they

728
01:07:57,680 --> 01:08:02,480
proposing from 3 megawatts to two. This
is based on the number of turbines and

729
01:08:00,799 --> 01:08:06,880
the flow rate of the Trent River in the
area. Uh so they were unsuccessful at

730
01:08:05,359 --> 01:08:11,359
last year's bid. There are a number of
bids as IO looks for alternative sources

731
01:08:09,359 --> 01:08:15,760
of energy. That's what this is the
independent energy system operator. So

732
01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:19,679
it's not um not like the new one outside
of Port Hope, which is the province

733
01:08:17,520 --> 01:08:23,120
creating this. It is for private
companies to come forward to sell power

734
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:26,799
to the grid. So this is a hydro electric
one. Hydro 1 operates a few in the area

735
01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:31,040
or Ontario Power Generation I should
say. Um but this is an independent one.

736
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:35,600
The first round of bidding that that
previous council motion was for they

737
01:08:33,040 --> 01:08:38,799
were announced in May. The selected uh
bids the selected contracts were

738
01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:44,400
announced in May and they were primarily
largecale agotic uh solar plants and a

739
01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:48,400
couple other um projects as well but
mostly I think one wind and the rest

740
01:08:46,480 --> 01:08:50,960
were all solar. So that might have been
a factor in what they were looking for

741
01:08:49,440 --> 01:08:54,799
at that time of things that could be
scaled up quickly and put in in place

742
01:08:53,279 --> 01:08:59,600
immediately where something like this
would require the construction of um a

743
01:08:58,159 --> 01:09:04,000
dam. They do have the mill rights to
that uh that pond putting the turbines

744
01:09:02,560 --> 01:09:07,839
and everything else. So it might have
had a longer lead time and what wouldn't

745
01:09:05,759 --> 01:09:11,359
have been what the ISO was looking for
last year where this project is for

746
01:09:09,920 --> 01:09:16,400
anything that will come online in the
next um five years. I do mention towards

747
01:09:14,239 --> 01:09:19,759
the end that there is an option we could
look at blankets supporting all

748
01:09:18,239 --> 01:09:23,920
hydroelectric projects below a certain
megawatt or every time there's a new

749
01:09:21,920 --> 01:09:28,319
round of bidding uh we can go through
this public process. Again, it's really

750
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:34,480
up to council on whether you want um not
be notified every time there's a new uh

751
01:09:30,960 --> 01:09:41,120
round of RFPs or if we want to establish
a certain uh automatic project type and

752
01:09:37,839 --> 01:09:45,920
a power level uh type to be sort of auto
approved by by council. That is up to

753
01:09:44,239 --> 01:09:51,040
council's consideration. The resolution
is for this specific project at this

754
01:09:48,719 --> 01:09:53,759
specific size for this specific bid. If
they're unsuccessful and there's a new

755
01:09:52,159 --> 01:09:58,040
bid next year, we'll have come to the
same same thing at that time.

756
01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:06,239
» Thank you, Cameron. Is there any
comments or questions from council?

757
01:10:03,440 --> 01:10:11,120
Councelor Savory, deputy mayor. So,
confirming then uh these folks applied

758
01:10:08,719 --> 01:10:16,480
last year, they never went forward with
the project because there there was

759
01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:23,040
other projects that were deemed more uh
successful to uh have implement right

760
01:10:18,880 --> 01:10:31,199
away. Um they're now requesting to
create a a dam system again from 2

761
01:10:26,239 --> 01:10:35,679
megawatts to 3 megawws. Um
when they submit, are they going to be

762
01:10:32,719 --> 01:10:41,280
able to they we have no idea if they're
going to be able be approved again? And

763
01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:47,600
we have no idea if they did even um
contact the indigenous uh community to

764
01:10:44,960 --> 01:10:52,960
to find out if there was uh any concerns
from their reason why they were turned

765
01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:56,560
down or is just an update there if there
was any communication there that we

766
01:10:55,280 --> 01:11:01,520
aware of.
>> Yeah. So through the chair so IO has the

767
01:10:59,600 --> 01:11:05,440
bids and assigned a bid. So there were
hundreds maybe even a thousand

768
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:10,560
applications. I think 17 it's in the
report 17 were approved across Ontario.

769
01:11:08,159 --> 01:11:13,360
Um not the same company. So this company
I think he does have another

770
01:11:11,600 --> 01:11:18,320
hydroelectric project down near London
where he's originally from. Um so it is

771
01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:22,000
a different project but one of the it is
a requirement to have indigenous

772
01:11:19,520 --> 01:11:26,480
consultation but uh typically you know
some of the ones that were approved had

773
01:11:24,320 --> 01:11:30,400
um whether they were on indigenous uh
you know first nations lands or just had

774
01:11:28,239 --> 01:11:33,199
a higher degree of involvement from the
start. Maybe that was why they were

775
01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:36,400
approved. But in this case, the
requirements of the RFP is that you have

776
01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:39,679
to promise to do it in the future. So if
they do get approved by ISO, that's not

777
01:11:38,640 --> 01:11:44,480
doesn't mean they can just go right
ahead. They still have to do public uh

778
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:50,159
engagement in the municipality for that
specific project. They have to reach out

779
01:11:46,400 --> 01:11:53,120
to indigenous at that time. Uh so it you
can do it ahead of time and some of them

780
01:11:51,840 --> 01:11:58,719
did and maybe that was why they're
successful, but it's not a requirement

781
01:11:55,199 --> 01:12:04,800
to do it before the IESO approves your
bid.

782
01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:10,560
Thanks Cameron.
>> Thank you counselor.

783
01:12:07,360 --> 01:12:13,840
Um Cameron, historically and we probably
talked about this in the last

784
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:19,520
application. Historically this location
has had um small scale electric gener

785
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:22,560
generation previously hydro dam
generation. Yeah.

786
01:12:20,719 --> 01:12:26,320
» Yeah. So originally this was a mill
pond. I believe it was a grist mill um

787
01:12:24,719 --> 01:12:30,239
from what I've heard from the owner cuz
he you know had all the the legal work

788
01:12:28,159 --> 01:12:34,000
and showed what it was. So the land that
he does own on off Water Street, those

789
01:12:32,560 --> 01:12:38,640
were currently used as a gravel parking
lot was originally a mill. Then for a

790
01:12:37,199 --> 01:12:45,440
long time, I think it was about a half
megawatt or uh 25% of a megawatt uh

791
01:12:43,280 --> 01:12:49,600
generating station for a long time. I
believe it might have burned down or

792
01:12:46,719 --> 01:12:52,000
just fell apart sometime in 60s and it's
sort of been vacant since. I'd have to

793
01:12:50,800 --> 01:12:56,239
look at the exact timeline, but yes, it
has been used for power. Uh in 2016 he

794
01:12:54,480 --> 01:13:00,640
was approved uh by the province for
power there or 2015 I should say he was

795
01:12:58,000 --> 01:13:07,040
approved. Um but then in 2016 th those
contracts for renewable energy were uh

796
01:13:03,440 --> 01:13:10,400
cancelled by the province and uh his was
one of the bids that was uh canceled

797
01:13:08,560 --> 01:13:15,600
even though he did have approval at that
time.

798
01:13:12,239 --> 01:13:20,800
» Thank you. The end user of this energy
it goes into the whole uh energy system

799
01:13:18,880 --> 01:13:23,840
the whole power generation system.
Correct.

800
01:13:21,920 --> 01:13:29,360
» Yes, that is correct. It is sold to the
uh entire uh grid.

801
01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:34,320
» Thank you. uh blanket support. I think
maybe that's something that we can uh

802
01:13:31,920 --> 01:13:39,280
look at uh in the future if we see more
applications. At this time, I believe we

803
01:13:36,800 --> 01:13:45,280
only ever have really seen one
application uh in the municipality. So,

804
01:13:43,360 --> 01:13:50,159
if council agrees, I think we will just
do a by application at this time and if

805
01:13:47,760 --> 01:13:57,280
if it's warrants, we will look at the
blanket support at a later date.

806
01:13:54,400 --> 01:14:01,520
Any further question? Councelor Savory.
Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Couple other

807
01:13:59,199 --> 01:14:05,679
things. Um, if the project does get
approved, they have to prove to the

808
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:09,840
municipality that they they have the $5
million worth of liability insurance

809
01:14:07,520 --> 01:14:14,320
that protects the municipality from any
kind of uh incidents that may take place

810
01:14:11,679 --> 01:14:19,360
in the property of of the municipality.
And the second question is they are

811
01:14:16,800 --> 01:14:26,719
aware that there's still a pathway a
spawning uh bed for the pickrol coming

812
01:14:23,840 --> 01:14:31,679
up in the in the spring to do their
spawning for for the uh the Trent River

813
01:14:29,520 --> 01:14:35,360
system. They are aware of that issue as
well.

814
01:14:33,440 --> 01:14:39,679
» Yeah. For the fir through the chair for
the first question I Yeah. They'd have a

815
01:14:38,159 --> 01:14:44,400
contractor and they'd have insurance for
construction. So I imagine insurance and

816
01:14:42,480 --> 01:14:48,960
everything like that. Uh it's all on
private property. Um but I imagine just

817
01:14:47,120 --> 01:14:53,840
be under general contractor insurance.
So the they own uh the three blocks of

818
01:14:51,840 --> 01:14:57,840
land. Uh when it says municipal project
area, that's just what the ISO refers to

819
01:14:55,840 --> 01:14:59,840
as the what we say the subject land.
Okay?

820
01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:03,920
» It's not land that we own. They're not
renting it from us or using it or buying

821
01:15:01,679 --> 01:15:09,120
it from us. Uh it's land they privately
own. But uh um that just just a weird

822
01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:13,040
term that I I even I was confused when I
first read that about the ISO for these

823
01:15:11,199 --> 01:15:17,360
spawning grounds. A lot of it is a bit
further down. Um but that would be

824
01:15:15,840 --> 01:15:20,800
something they'd have to look at of you
know what would be the impact on the

825
01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:26,880
river. Uh on they do have the mill
rights to that little pond and um the

826
01:15:24,640 --> 01:15:31,199
way the the dams and lobster set up no
fish do go up between the two. So it is

827
01:15:28,719 --> 01:15:35,840
a barrier between so they're going up to
Rice Lake as a migration route. Um there

828
01:15:34,239 --> 01:15:42,480
could be do they could do some work to
improve the habitat. So I think he I

829
01:15:39,440 --> 01:15:46,239
believe the owner uh mentioned he was a
fisher and you know knew about uh a bit

830
01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:50,560
of their habitat and there could be done
they could do some improvements outside

831
01:15:48,159 --> 01:15:54,719
of the navigation channel that have to
be done with the collaboration of Parks

832
01:15:52,239 --> 01:15:58,000
Canada to improve that picker roll uh
ground but that is something they have

833
01:15:56,400 --> 01:16:02,440
considered in my conversations with
them.

834
01:15:58,640 --> 01:16:02,440
» Great. Thanks Cameron.

835
01:16:02,719 --> 01:16:10,640
» Thank you counselor.
>> Is everyone all in?

836
01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:14,000
I will read the resolution. Be it
resolved that staff report planning

837
01:16:12,320 --> 01:16:19,360
2026-48
Cameron Law Planner be received. Whereas

838
01:16:17,199 --> 01:16:23,520
the proponent is proposing to construct
and operate

839
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:28,719
an LLT energy project with the
characteristics outlined in the table

840
01:16:25,760 --> 01:16:34,000
included in the report located on the
properties identified below under the

841
01:16:31,040 --> 01:16:40,080
long-term to energy supply.
Window one request for proposals issued

842
01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:46,239
by the ESO
capitalized item terms not defined

843
01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:52,719
herein have the meanings ascribed to
them in the LLT RFP.

844
01:16:50,080 --> 01:16:57,520
And number three, the proponent has no
later than 60 days prior to the date of

845
01:16:55,280 --> 01:17:03,120
this municipal resolution in support of
the proposal submission delivered a

846
01:17:00,400 --> 01:17:07,760
pre-engagement confirmation notice to an
applicable local body administrator in

847
01:17:05,840 --> 01:17:14,520
respect of the municipal lands
comprising the project site outlined in

848
01:17:10,640 --> 01:17:14,520
the table below.

849
01:17:15,760 --> 01:17:23,040
The legal name of the proponent Prodigy
Power Incorporated. The generating

850
01:17:20,400 --> 01:17:27,679
technology of the LLT energy project
hydroelect electricity

851
01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:33,920
generation. The maximum potential cap
contact capacity of the LLT energy

852
01:17:30,080 --> 01:17:39,760
project is 3 megaww.
Item four, pursuant to the LLT RFP. If

853
01:17:37,440 --> 01:17:43,760
the LLT energy project is proposed to be
located in whole or in part on municipal

854
01:17:42,159 --> 01:17:48,000
lands, the proposal must include a
municipal support confirmation which may

855
01:17:45,840 --> 01:17:53,920
be in the form of a municipal resolution
in support of proposal submission.

856
01:17:51,600 --> 01:17:57,120
Therefore, be it resolved that the
council of the municipality of Trent

857
01:17:55,520 --> 01:18:02,480
Hills supports the submission of a
proposal of the long-term energy project

858
01:17:59,679 --> 01:18:06,640
located on the municipal project lands.
that this resolution's sole purpose is

859
01:18:04,480 --> 01:18:13,440
to satisfy the mandatory requirements of
section 4.2A 2A of the LLT RFP and may

860
01:18:11,040 --> 01:18:19,440
not be used for the purpose of any other
form of approval in relation to the

861
01:18:15,840 --> 01:18:25,360
proposal or LLT energy project or for
any other purpose that the proponent has

862
01:18:22,960 --> 01:18:30,640
undertaken or has committed to undertake
indigenous and community engagement

863
01:18:27,280 --> 01:18:34,800
activities in respect of the LLT energy
project to the satisfaction of the

864
01:18:32,400 --> 01:18:38,719
municipality and that the municipal
project lands does not include lands

865
01:18:36,880 --> 01:18:44,480
designated ated as prime agricultural
areas in the official plan of the

866
01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:49,120
municipality of Trent Hills.
Mover and a seconder. Councelor Pope,

867
01:18:47,360 --> 01:18:53,840
Councelor Giddings. Any further
discussion?

868
01:18:51,199 --> 01:18:59,000
Seeing none, all in favor?
And that is carried. Thank you.

869
01:19:01,840 --> 01:19:10,480
moves us along to item 8 J. Severance
consent application B212026

870
01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:16,320
Bruce Sharp Limited 68 Doxy Avenue North
G geographic town of Campbellford.

871
01:19:14,719 --> 01:19:19,440
I will read the resolution. Be it
resolved that staff report planning

872
01:19:17,840 --> 01:19:24,320
2026-49
Sam Dur planning and development

873
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:29,120
assistant be received. Net severance
consent application B212026

874
01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:35,199
Bruce Sharp Limited with respect to
property located in plan 112 part of lot

875
01:19:32,480 --> 01:19:44,080
13 and part of block D being parts three
and four on reference plan 38R-3810

876
01:19:40,480 --> 01:19:48,120
designated as part four and five on
reference plan 39R-1513668

877
01:19:49,280 --> 01:20:00,400
Doxy Street North plan 112 block The
lots 15-1685

878
01:19:56,800 --> 01:20:04,679
Front Street North 85 Front Street North
Geographic Town of Camelford

879
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:11,120
for application to create two separate
parcels

880
01:20:09,199 --> 01:20:16,600
which have merged in title be approved
with the following with the conditions

881
01:20:12,719 --> 01:20:16,600
as noted in this report.

882
01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:24,159
» Can I ask planning staff to ask the
government to make this a little bit

883
01:20:22,960 --> 01:20:28,800
Did everyone understand that? Because
I'm not reading it again.

884
01:20:26,159 --> 01:20:34,880
» Any questions or comments? Can I get a
mover and a seconder? Councelor English.

885
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:38,920
Councelor Giddings. All in favor?
That is carried. Thank you.

886
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:48,159
» Moves us along to item 8K. We have
Campbellford Memorial Hospital request

887
01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:54,280
to wave fees for past and future
planning applications for the campus of

888
01:20:50,400 --> 01:20:54,280
care project.

889
01:20:56,000 --> 01:21:04,239
Uh I will re I would I'd like to open
discussion first on this um because we

890
01:21:01,520 --> 01:21:08,719
have a choice that we need to make um on
this resolution.

891
01:21:06,239 --> 01:21:13,920
Uh is there any comments uh from
council? Councelor Pope

892
01:21:10,880 --> 01:21:20,560
» uh through the chair. Uh thank you. Um
certainly I know the hospital uh board

893
01:21:17,840 --> 01:21:23,920
has talked about how well uh our
planning department has helped them.

894
01:21:22,080 --> 01:21:29,920
This is going to be a big project for
the town and um it's going to require a

895
01:21:28,000 --> 01:21:34,480
lot of support from the council which
actually means uh the rateayers and

896
01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:40,320
taxpayers in the town. So I believe that
this amount is uh reasonable to do and u

897
01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:43,840
everything we can do to expedite uh this
project while following the rules. I

898
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:46,840
know our planning will look after it for
us.

899
01:21:48,159 --> 01:21:57,800
» Thank you, councelor Cro.
[clears throat and cough]

900
01:21:53,280 --> 01:21:57,800
Madam Chair, excuse me.

901
01:21:58,159 --> 01:22:07,520
I just echo the comments of councelor
Pope. Uh I think we have to be seen as

902
01:22:04,639 --> 01:22:15,520
leading the the parade on this to
incorporate other municipalities in our

903
01:22:10,320 --> 01:22:21,520
area to uh move this project along. I I
recognize that the five Lions Clubs in

904
01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:27,520
the area have got a fundraiser going for
the hospital and are on side with

905
01:22:24,719 --> 01:22:32,480
continuing that for four or five years.
That's just one thing that I've learned

906
01:22:29,120 --> 01:22:37,679
and I think it's certainly our our
position to be the leading on this and

907
01:22:35,760 --> 01:22:42,120
get it
clear the path as much as we can.

908
01:22:43,440 --> 01:22:50,080
» Thank you councelor Councelor English.
>> Thank you mayor. I certainly agree with

909
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:54,000
the comments coming forward here. I
think we need to to uh be the leaders in

910
01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:56,960
this and provide all the help that we
can for this very very important

911
01:22:55,760 --> 01:23:01,120
project.
uh there's going to be a lot of work

912
01:22:58,239 --> 01:23:05,679
going ahead with it and the more that we
can do in helping this project is the

913
01:23:03,040 --> 01:23:12,639
better and I think if we didn't accept
it it might be hard on our health as

914
01:23:07,440 --> 01:23:18,719
well as a counselor. So thank you.
>> Thank you councelor councelor Giddings.

915
01:23:15,520 --> 01:23:22,000
» Uh thank you deputy mayor. Um this will
sound repetitive. I mean, obviously I

916
01:23:20,159 --> 01:23:28,080
agree uh with my colleagues on this and
I think we should um um approve that we

917
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:32,400
wave it, but before we do, let's keep in
mind that we we have services to put in.

918
01:23:30,960 --> 01:23:37,040
Um that's going to have some serious
costs. And I think maybe before we make

919
01:23:34,880 --> 01:23:41,679
a decision right now, do we have an idea
what that would cost to wave these fees,

920
01:23:39,840 --> 01:23:44,760
what it has cost, what it might cost in
the future?

921
01:23:46,239 --> 01:23:54,000
Uh I'll pass it over to planning to uh
give a commentary on where we're at and

922
01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:57,280
predict uh a little bit into the future
uh as to what it might be.

923
01:23:55,520 --> 01:24:00,960
» Yeah. So through uh the chair, this
specific waving of fees is just for

924
01:23:59,360 --> 01:24:05,520
planning applications and anything under
the fees and charges bylaw. It doesn't

925
01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:09,199
include servicing. So right now it's it
would be uh with all the applications

926
01:24:07,440 --> 01:24:12,239
that are uh they've just submitted
official plan amendment application that

927
01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:15,679
notice went out as well as a zoning bile
amendment for those lands that they had

928
01:24:13,760 --> 01:24:20,239
previously severed. Um that would be
about $11,000 worth of planning fees

929
01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:23,679
that uh I think deposits as well that
they would then not have to pay. Uh

930
01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:30,159
we've also recommended a few other
application in the future which would be

931
01:24:25,280 --> 01:24:34,960
up to another 10 to 15,000 with um uh
you know the plan subdivision if they do

932
01:24:32,080 --> 01:24:37,760
that to divide the land uh extensions to
that because once it's in place has to

933
01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:40,960
get it reapproved every three years by
council and all those things have

934
01:24:38,960 --> 01:24:46,000
additional fees. So, it could be about
$25,000 worth of planning fees over the

935
01:24:42,880 --> 01:24:50,800
next uh 10,000 this year and then
another 15,000 over the next few years.

936
01:24:47,600 --> 01:24:54,880
We continue through the process for um
providing services of the property.

937
01:24:52,159 --> 01:25:00,560
That's really something um outside of
our scope right now. We still don't have

938
01:24:56,639 --> 01:25:04,880
the expected demand. Um there's also um
you know depending on who goes first. If

939
01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:09,760
they have mentioned that Omni long-term
care facility might be first and they

940
01:25:06,239 --> 01:25:13,920
might being partially a for forprofit
long-term care facility might uh have to

941
01:25:12,480 --> 01:25:17,760
assist with part of that to provide that
level of service where um I also

942
01:25:16,159 --> 01:25:23,840
mentioned this is specifically for the
Campford um uh anything from the Camp

943
01:25:20,639 --> 01:25:28,320
Memorial Hospital is if we do approve it
as is the one rep uh one motion is for

944
01:25:27,280 --> 01:25:31,679
specifically anything related to the
Campford Memorial Hospital if there are

945
01:25:29,920 --> 01:25:35,280
other organizations that come forward to
use the land, they would not be exempt

946
01:25:33,199 --> 01:25:39,760
from uh this waiver. They would have to
reapply at that time. So, that would be

947
01:25:37,840 --> 01:25:46,080
um potential other fees that we might
get back at that point um depending on

948
01:25:42,800 --> 01:25:49,760
uh the nature of of those other um
groups, businesses, corporations that

949
01:25:47,840 --> 01:25:53,600
would be involved in the the overall
campus of care.

950
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:57,199
» Uh thank you, Cameron. I mean,
obviously, I'm in support of of of

951
01:25:55,120 --> 01:26:01,920
waving this and I agree with uh Council
Bratney that um we have to lead the way.

952
01:25:59,600 --> 01:26:06,400
Uh our future council has to bear the
burden of this decision when it comes to

953
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:10,239
budget season. Um, and then maybe just
keep in mind that there will be other

954
01:26:08,400 --> 01:26:16,239
costs associated with this. So, that's
my only comment on that.

955
01:26:13,600 --> 01:26:20,719
» Thank you, counselor. Counselor Savory.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. It's so true.

956
01:26:18,719 --> 01:26:25,679
We have to be a leader in this whole uh
parade here to make sure that our camp

957
01:26:23,040 --> 01:26:30,719
hospital gets all the tools and things
necessary to go forward and and uh

958
01:26:28,480 --> 01:26:36,800
create create this project and and make
sure it happens. Uh so strongly support

959
01:26:34,719 --> 01:26:42,800
what's going to happen here and look
forward to seeing all the pieces of the

960
01:26:38,800 --> 01:26:46,639
puzzle put together. Thank you.
>> Thank you councelor Councelor English.

961
01:26:45,280 --> 01:26:52,080
» Thank you Dr. Merrick. Just quick
question to finance. Is this something

962
01:26:49,040 --> 01:26:55,719
that our development charges reserve
could be used for?

963
01:26:56,719 --> 01:27:02,880
» Director of finance.
>> Hi. Your DC charges are very strict on

964
01:27:01,040 --> 01:27:08,719
what they can be used for and they are
specific to the projects listed in the

965
01:27:04,560 --> 01:27:14,080
DC charges bylaw. So, no.
>> Or the uh running of the water and sewer

966
01:27:11,280 --> 01:27:17,520
could not be included in that as well.
>> It's not one of the listed projects for

967
01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:20,840
DC charges.
Thank you.

968
01:27:22,560 --> 01:27:30,800
» Thank you, counselor.
With that question, um when are we

969
01:27:28,639 --> 01:27:38,480
looking at
uh a new uh Dc charge um

970
01:27:36,800 --> 01:27:46,159
study?
And does this even fall into uh that

971
01:27:43,679 --> 01:27:50,760
municipal level because it is not a
technically a municipal project.

972
01:27:51,440 --> 01:27:58,159
» I have director of planning on the spot.
>> Mr. Chairman, yes, you threw in that

973
01:27:55,760 --> 01:28:00,800
second part and got me thinking. So,
first let me say I think it was only

974
01:27:59,440 --> 01:28:04,560
last year that we updated our
development charges by a lot. doesn't

975
01:28:02,639 --> 01:28:10,000
mean we can't update it at any time we
choose, but I think it's 10 years that

976
01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:13,679
we have to do it now. Um, if other
projects come up that haven't been

977
01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:17,440
included that we want to see included in
that, then that would be a decision of

978
01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:24,080
council to go ahead before the time
limit is up. um

979
01:28:20,960 --> 01:28:28,400
development charges
and our water and sewer connection

980
01:28:26,480 --> 01:28:33,040
charges
are charged to new development to pay

981
01:28:30,639 --> 01:28:37,360
for the demand on services related to
growth. So that's basically what the

982
01:28:34,719 --> 01:28:42,560
study does. We look at all the things we
need in the community that are covered

983
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:46,400
by those service areas and determine all
the new housing, all the new

984
01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:52,560
development, what is it, what burden is
it putting on those things. Um I'm not

985
01:28:49,679 --> 01:28:58,639
aware that a project like the hospital
is exempt. So that may be a choice that

986
01:28:55,760 --> 01:29:01,840
council has to make going forward. Um
I'm sure when we get to the point and

987
01:29:00,639 --> 01:29:07,679
this has been brought up by the
counselors already, what are these costs

988
01:29:03,520 --> 01:29:10,719
going to be? Um there'll be a um sure
the director of finance will be doing a

989
01:29:10,101 --> 01:29:16,400
[laughter]
marvelous report on how those

990
01:29:13,440 --> 01:29:20,280
opportunities fit in and uh what it
would cost the community.

991
01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:33,280
» Thank you. Uh my last my question
councelor were you gonna coun councelor

992
01:29:29,840 --> 01:29:40,159
Sab. Thank you, Deputy Mayor.
Just a short update. We did attend the

993
01:29:36,080 --> 01:29:43,600
uh AMO 2026 this year and the
governments are telling us that there's

994
01:29:41,520 --> 01:29:48,320
going to be more grants that are going
to come forward to help for water sewer

995
01:29:46,159 --> 01:29:54,080
roads improvements and that down the
road. So, that may help us uh put some

996
01:29:51,199 --> 01:29:59,120
of that water sewer connections in place
and some of the costs that uh will

997
01:29:56,159 --> 01:30:04,520
affect maybe including connection fees.
Who knows? But just an update, quick

998
01:30:01,199 --> 01:30:04,520
update there.

999
01:30:05,440 --> 01:30:14,800
» Thank you. Uh and I guarantee you that
that uh our staff compliment uh are

1000
01:30:11,840 --> 01:30:19,440
continually looking and getting those uh
those new grants that come forward and

1001
01:30:17,199 --> 01:30:25,600
two have already been alluded to uh
today in in uh some of the reports as

1002
01:30:23,040 --> 01:30:31,360
that will continue.
Uh just one quick question. This uh

1003
01:30:28,960 --> 01:30:36,000
approval does not disrupt the
operational budget of the planning

1004
01:30:33,360 --> 01:30:44,760
department as it's laid out. Uh what it
would do is is reflect the possible

1005
01:30:39,920 --> 01:30:44,760
revenue for the year. Is that correct?

1006
01:30:45,840 --> 01:30:52,960
» Yes. So that is my interpretation that
it would uh I'm sure we'll we'll want to

1007
01:30:51,120 --> 01:30:56,159
show that we've dealt with these
applications

1008
01:30:54,320 --> 01:31:00,560
» and there'll be I don't know whether it
will look at like an inner and out or

1009
01:30:58,639 --> 01:31:05,120
we'll track it in some manner as we'll
track all the costs associated with the

1010
01:31:03,199 --> 01:31:11,840
hospital that the municipality particip
participates in.

1011
01:31:08,639 --> 01:31:19,440
» Thank you.
As uh everyone else has commented, I I

1012
01:31:15,520 --> 01:31:25,199
also do uh agree that as much support as
we can give to this project uh is

1013
01:31:22,560 --> 01:31:30,320
important. And for me, this is a uh this
is is one that's relatively minor in

1014
01:31:27,600 --> 01:31:34,960
scale to what we're the asks are going
to be going forward. Councelor Giddings,

1015
01:31:33,520 --> 01:31:39,760
» sorry, I didn't mean to. I didn't. Do
you need a motion to approve

1016
01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:45,520
» versus the decline?
>> I do. I would like to do that.

1017
01:31:41,920 --> 01:31:52,639
» I will read the um motion in the
recommended motion in front of us. Be

1018
01:31:47,679 --> 01:31:59,560
resolved uh that staff report
planning 2025-50

1019
01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:59,560
Cameron Law Planner be received.

1020
01:32:01,920 --> 01:32:11,840
» Oh, we're in year 2026. Sorry. 2026-50
be received. uh that Campbeller Memorial

1021
01:32:09,679 --> 01:32:16,239
Hospital requests to wave the fees for
all planning applications related to the

1022
01:32:14,080 --> 01:32:21,440
CM Camp Campbell Memorial Hospital's
campus of care project for the property

1023
01:32:18,159 --> 01:32:27,520
legally described as parts lot six and
seven concession 7 part 3 on plan

1024
01:32:24,800 --> 01:32:31,679
39R-12944
geographic township of Seymour

1025
01:32:29,840 --> 01:32:37,320
Municipality of Trent Hills pursuant to
section five of fees and charges bylaw

1026
01:32:34,320 --> 01:32:37,320
2025-082

1027
01:32:37,679 --> 01:32:43,960
and its successors
for approval

1028
01:32:44,400 --> 01:32:51,520
is that we're going to wave uh and then
it's approved.

1029
01:32:50,839 --> 01:32:58,159
» [snorts]
>> So we have a mover, councelor Giddings,

1030
01:32:54,639 --> 01:33:02,719
seconder, councelor English.
Any further discussion to approve

1031
01:33:00,480 --> 01:33:09,159
waving?
Seeing none, all those in favor? That is

1032
01:33:06,159 --> 01:33:09,159
carried.

1033
01:33:09,760 --> 01:33:19,679
Thank you. Moves us along to item 8 L.
We have severance application B 062026

1034
01:33:16,639 --> 01:33:24,800
and zoning by law amendment application
C052026

1035
01:33:22,239 --> 01:33:30,080
for status update and continued
deferral.

1036
01:33:27,040 --> 01:33:33,760
I have some counselors in queue, so
we're going to go right to discussion on

1037
01:33:31,520 --> 01:33:37,239
this one first.
Councelor English.

1038
01:33:37,440 --> 01:33:44,560
» Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh I certainly
do uh am looking forward to deferring

1039
01:33:42,880 --> 01:33:50,239
this. There's so many unanswered
questions on this plan of subdivision.

1040
01:33:47,600 --> 01:33:55,920
Uh things like traffic, parking,
density, type,

1041
01:33:53,065 --> 01:34:01,280
[snorts] uh
water, uh runoff. There's so many

1042
01:33:59,280 --> 01:34:06,239
questions that aren't answered here. So
definitely definitely looking forward to

1043
01:34:03,600 --> 01:34:10,080
deferral on this. And as you can see to
the rest of council, I have been for

1044
01:34:08,719 --> 01:34:15,280
some reason I've been getting all the
emails on the opposition of this. Uh

1045
01:34:13,440 --> 01:34:20,000
sometimes they CC the building
department, but not always and I'm the

1046
01:34:17,600 --> 01:34:24,639
only one receiving them. So I think it's
important and I have forwarded each and

1047
01:34:22,159 --> 01:34:29,120
every email that I've got to all council
because it's not just me in on this,

1048
01:34:26,719 --> 01:34:34,159
it's the whole council. So sorry for all
the emails, guys, but uh you got to see

1049
01:34:31,840 --> 01:34:38,080
this. So anyway, I just wanted to make
it clear that everything I have got has

1050
01:34:36,159 --> 01:34:43,040
been forwarded on and I know the odd
time the clerk has got it. Sometimes not

1051
01:34:40,560 --> 01:34:47,120
always. The emails are very inconsistent
with where they're being sent. So I

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01:34:45,040 --> 01:34:50,960
think it's important that the bottom
line is it's important that all the

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01:34:48,480 --> 01:34:57,639
council receives and hears what people
are saying about this. That's why you've

1054
01:34:52,960 --> 01:34:57,639
been getting all my emails. Thank you.

1055
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:04,880
» Thank you, counselor. And yes, thank you
for forwarding those along. Uh it is

1056
01:35:02,560 --> 01:35:10,960
important that we communications go to
to everyone. Councelor Giddings.

1057
01:35:08,320 --> 01:35:13,840
» Thank you, Chair through you. Um I think
this is an opportunity to continue a

1058
01:35:12,639 --> 01:35:18,639
discussion that we've had over four
years is that um and certainly for the

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01:35:16,480 --> 01:35:23,199
future council is that development's
important. uh growth is important but

1060
01:35:21,360 --> 01:35:28,080
controlling that growth to make sure we
don't get into high [snorts] density um

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01:35:25,600 --> 01:35:32,560
and and repeating what cities and high
high resident uh municipalities have. We

1062
01:35:31,040 --> 01:35:36,159
have a lot of land. We have a lot of
land to protect. Uh we have a lot of

1063
01:35:34,320 --> 01:35:39,760
agricultural land to protect. This isn't
agricultural land. I understand that.

1064
01:35:37,679 --> 01:35:43,840
But um just promoting highdensity
housing is probably not something that

1065
01:35:41,280 --> 01:35:47,280
the future council um should take so
lightly. So I hope that with this

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01:35:45,120 --> 01:35:50,960
deferral or if we defer it that uh
further discussion um comes on this and

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01:35:49,520 --> 01:35:55,600
then we can set a precedence in this
community that we do encourage growth um

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01:35:53,600 --> 01:36:00,480
but it control growth is very important
that we can sustain our viability. Thank

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01:35:57,920 --> 01:36:05,199
you.
>> Thank you counselor councelor Savory.

1070
01:36:02,960 --> 01:36:10,320
» Thank you deputy mayor. Yeah, just want
to thank councelor English for keeping

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01:36:08,080 --> 01:36:14,239
council in the loop on all the emails
and I want to thank the public for their

1072
01:36:12,239 --> 01:36:18,239
feedback too because it's important to
us when we make these decisions about

1073
01:36:16,000 --> 01:36:23,679
how the future of our communities are
going forward and how we'd like to see

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01:36:19,840 --> 01:36:27,280
them uh progress. Uh the you know you
you look you look at development, you

1075
01:36:25,679 --> 01:36:31,679
look at the growth and you look at the
things that that people have come here

1076
01:36:29,199 --> 01:36:36,800
to live for live with. And uh it's
important that as we go forward that the

1077
01:36:34,639 --> 01:36:41,040
emails that I read that everybody seems
to be looking for forward to another

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01:36:38,880 --> 01:36:48,320
public meeting and that I think is a
fair fair uh choice uh for for the

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01:36:44,560 --> 01:36:53,840
public to uh sit down in the future with
the developer to make sure that the

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01:36:50,480 --> 01:36:58,560
needs meet the requirements and satisfy
both the builder developer and the

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01:36:55,920 --> 01:37:04,960
community. So the project to go forward
in the future will will satisfy the

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01:37:00,960 --> 01:37:08,320
folks that live here. Thank you.
>> Thank you councelor. Uh we have Cameron.

1083
01:37:07,679 --> 01:37:12,239
Did you have a comment?
>> Sure. I can just chip chip in on that

1084
01:37:09,920 --> 01:37:15,040
council through the chair. So under I
said this uh before the previous public

1085
01:37:13,920 --> 01:37:19,199
meeting under the planning act there's
no further way to compel them to come to

1086
01:37:17,360 --> 01:37:22,320
a public meeting. Uh but Jim and I have
been in discussion. We might look at

1087
01:37:20,480 --> 01:37:26,400
holding a public information session or
something similar. So by that I mean the

1088
01:37:24,960 --> 01:37:30,719
the planning act sets out requirements
for that you must have a public meeting

1089
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:34,560
for uh severance application and a
zoning by application that was met at

1090
01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:38,639
the May 5th meeting for plans of
subdivision. I believe it was 2023 the

1091
01:37:36,560 --> 01:37:42,080
province removed public meetings as a
mandatory requirement. So it can proceed

1092
01:37:40,639 --> 01:37:45,840
to a decision without going to that
step. So there's no way we can compel

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01:37:44,239 --> 01:37:50,239
them to do this. We can't force them. It
would have to be voluntary. Um but Jim

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01:37:47,760 --> 01:37:54,400
and I myself as planners of Trent Hills
can host a public information session,

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01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:58,159
not quite a public meeting per the
planning act, but something similar

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01:37:55,679 --> 01:38:01,840
where we could um have a forum, show the
most updated plan once we have received

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01:37:59,760 --> 01:38:05,840
it, go over the process, answer any
questions, whether the uh developer

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01:38:03,920 --> 01:38:09,360
wants to attend or wants to uh doesn't
want to attend would be entirely their

1099
01:38:07,440 --> 01:38:11,920
choice. We'd recommend attending, but
that is something we could look at

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01:38:10,320 --> 01:38:16,239
hosting once we have received all the
applications, but it wouldn't have the

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01:38:13,199 --> 01:38:20,159
same um legislative backing. So, you
know, uh if it goes to if it does go to

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01:38:18,080 --> 01:38:24,639
appeal, anything from that wouldn't
might be included, but wouldn't have the

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01:38:21,679 --> 01:38:28,320
same legal weight as uh content from a
public meeting which has specific terms

1104
01:38:26,719 --> 01:38:31,679
in the in the act. So, that's something
we are looking at and once we have a

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01:38:30,239 --> 01:38:36,960
full submission, we'll look at putting
together um a time and a place uh for

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01:38:34,960 --> 01:38:40,199
that. Sort of what we're thinking about
right now.

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01:38:41,040 --> 01:38:50,320
» Thank you, Cameron. And yes, a PIC put
on by the municipality seems like our

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01:38:47,520 --> 01:38:55,040
only options seeing as as you mentioned
the legislative changes that uh our

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01:38:53,440 --> 01:38:58,719
province has put on us. Councelor
English.

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01:38:57,040 --> 01:39:02,159
» Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh glad to hear
that, Cameron. That's one thing I did

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01:39:00,239 --> 01:39:06,480
forget. Thank you, Councelor Savory. I
did ask at the last public meeting

1112
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:10,159
there'd be another public meeting. Uh,
however, if staff is willing to do that,

1113
01:39:08,560 --> 01:39:15,040
that'd be great cuz that's one of the
questions in every single email I got

1114
01:39:12,159 --> 01:39:18,400
was about a public meeting and to keep
everyone informed, that's what they

1115
01:39:16,400 --> 01:39:25,000
want. So, thank you for stepping up the
plate and offering that. That's either

1116
01:39:20,719 --> 01:39:25,000
or. That'd be great. Thank you.

1117
01:39:28,080 --> 01:39:34,960
» Thank you. Any further questions,
comments?

1118
01:39:32,560 --> 01:39:39,320
I'll read the resolution. Be it resolved
that staff report planning 2026-51,

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01:39:39,600 --> 01:39:47,119
Cameron Law Planner be received and that
severance consent application B 062026

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01:39:45,199 --> 01:39:50,800
and zoning bylaw amendment application
C52026

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01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:56,800
remain deferred until the plan of
subdivision subdivision application

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01:39:54,639 --> 01:40:01,679
application to close road allowance and
any other required applications are

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01:39:58,480 --> 01:40:06,159
submitted to the municipality.
I need a mover and a seconder. Councelor

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01:40:03,679 --> 01:40:11,440
English, Councelor Savory, any further
discussion.

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01:40:08,719 --> 01:40:17,199
Seeing none, all in favor?
And that is carried.

1126
01:40:14,279 --> 01:40:20,560
[snorts] Thank you.
Before we move on to uh reports from

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01:40:19,199 --> 01:40:25,600
members of council, I just want to take
a moment. Uh we we have a member of our

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01:40:23,679 --> 01:40:30,320
staff that has lost someone important to
them

1129
01:40:27,520 --> 01:40:36,280
and uh they are currently at their uh
celebration of life. So we're just going

1130
01:40:32,480 --> 01:40:36,280
to take a moment of silence.

1131
01:40:50,639 --> 01:40:59,600
Thank you everyone and we'll go on to
item nine reports uh from members of

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01:40:56,480 --> 01:41:04,000
council counselor English.
>> Thank you deputy mayor. Uh kind of a

1133
01:41:01,440 --> 01:41:08,719
long list here for myself. However, I
did attend the fire department barbecue

1134
01:41:06,320 --> 01:41:15,119
with Minister Pacini.
Uh also attended the Carson Campbell

1135
01:41:12,000 --> 01:41:20,159
parade, the Legion event, and the
Camelford Fair on the Thursday night. I

1136
01:41:18,080 --> 01:41:26,880
just want to say what a wellspoken young
man this Carson Campbell is. Uh he just

1137
01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:31,600
was so good in everything that he'd done
and the turnout was fantastic and even

1138
01:41:30,080 --> 01:41:36,639
at the end of the Thursday night at the
fairgrounds there was rides provided by

1139
01:41:33,840 --> 01:41:42,239
the company that provided the rides for
the fair. And uh I was there uh I was

1140
01:41:40,719 --> 01:41:47,280
there with the deputy mayor actually he
was there and to see all the kids that

1141
01:41:44,800 --> 01:41:53,119
enjoyed this event just really warmed
our hearts for various reasons

1142
01:41:50,080 --> 01:41:58,560
uh it's very expensive to take a family
to the fair and to see this be all free

1143
01:41:56,639 --> 01:42:03,520
was uh just a wonderful evening and
Carson added to that so it was a great

1144
01:42:00,880 --> 01:42:09,679
event. I also attended the grand opening
of Hannah's art supplies in Morwith and

1145
01:42:05,920 --> 01:42:15,760
the Abide Farmgate store in Calmerford.
Uh I went on a poly tour tour. I sound

1146
01:42:13,040 --> 01:42:21,840
like a Newfoundlander there. Tour.
Uh that visited a chicken farm east of

1147
01:42:18,400 --> 01:42:26,639
Brighton and a cash cut crop farm west
of Coburn.

1148
01:42:23,679 --> 01:42:30,480
And being fresh uh from the AMO
conference that I did, I attended a

1149
01:42:28,400 --> 01:42:35,199
session regarding grants and funding.
And this has already been brought up

1150
01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:42,159
today and one of the panel asks what is
the best that a municipality can do to

1151
01:42:37,600 --> 01:42:46,239
obtain these grants and uh the one panel
chairman said be shovel ready. So I

1152
01:42:44,960 --> 01:42:49,840
think that's important to bring back to
the municipality. Uh there are grants

1153
01:42:48,480 --> 01:42:53,760
out there. I don't know that this guy
knew something that we haven't been told

1154
01:42:51,760 --> 01:42:56,721
yet but it sounds like there's lots of
grants coming out and it's very

1155
01:42:55,040 --> 01:42:59,280
important for this municipality
[clears throat]

1156
01:42:57,520 --> 01:43:03,199
to be shovel ready. That's the number
one thing. So I just wanted to bring

1157
01:43:01,040 --> 01:43:09,040
that back from the AMO conference and
that's all I got. Thank you

1158
01:43:06,960 --> 01:43:16,000
» uh through you deputy mayor. I just
further to that comment, I just want to

1159
01:43:11,920 --> 01:43:22,000
um confirm that the I have asked the uh
leadership team to and the extended

1160
01:43:18,320 --> 01:43:30,719
leadership team to um continue to think
through projects uh 5 to 10 years out

1161
01:43:26,320 --> 01:43:35,199
and to um you know put more in-depth uh
thought into them where we can

1162
01:43:32,800 --> 01:43:43,600
potentially have them uh at a shovel
ready stage including any um any funding

1163
01:43:40,639 --> 01:43:50,480
um considered for reserves if necessary
for any potential grants that do require

1164
01:43:46,800 --> 01:43:56,159
us to have some funds already uh in our
reserves for those projects or grants.

1165
01:43:53,360 --> 01:44:03,679
So uh rest assured to council that we
are on that uh as a leadership team and

1166
01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:09,600
we are uh diligently Kira is taking the
lead on ensuring that um all of the

1167
01:44:06,880 --> 01:44:17,040
grant offers are read. I think she
received the recent uh rec grant um in

1168
01:44:14,400 --> 01:44:22,080
probably seven to 10 times uh this week.
So as and you know it's good to receive

1169
01:44:20,000 --> 01:44:26,080
them uh multiple times than to not
receive them at all. So, uh, it is at

1170
01:44:24,560 --> 01:44:30,400
the forefront of the lead leadership
team and it is something that we do

1171
01:44:27,600 --> 01:44:34,560
discuss at every single uh, uh, of our
meetings. So, we're doing our due

1172
01:44:32,480 --> 01:44:38,360
diligence to, uh, to get those grant
funds if possible.

1173
01:44:40,880 --> 01:44:53,040
» Thank you, CEO Counselor Savory.
the the uh I attended the um barbecue

1174
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:58,719
the fireman um with David Pacini and it
was it was a good turnout. It was very

1175
01:44:55,600 --> 01:45:04,239
very much wellreceived and appreciated
to see our our member provincial

1176
01:45:01,040 --> 01:45:10,159
department here to talk and and and
social with the the local folks that

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01:45:06,719 --> 01:45:15,199
help protect us every day. I also um
attended the EOTA meeting and there was

1178
01:45:12,719 --> 01:45:19,760
a concern that came up that we have to
address in the near future. One of our

1179
01:45:17,360 --> 01:45:26,480
major bridges uh an old railway bridge
that was built back in 1904 has been

1180
01:45:22,880 --> 01:45:31,840
deemed unsafe. And being unsafe, it
refers to the snow groomer that goes

1181
01:45:28,960 --> 01:45:38,960
over the trail. It may be too heavy now
for this potential bridge to support it.

1182
01:45:34,880 --> 01:45:44,320
So, they will be uh looking at ways of
funding to try and replace this bridge

1183
01:45:41,600 --> 01:45:50,800
in the in the near future, but it could
possibly affect uh snowmoilers and the

1184
01:45:47,360 --> 01:45:56,400
groomer uh this potential winter season
until they come up with alternative

1185
01:45:52,880 --> 01:46:01,360
plans uh uh detours, possibly going on
private land owners property again to

1186
01:45:59,199 --> 01:46:05,199
accommodate the snowmoilers. So, a
little bit of a hiccup that did they

1187
01:46:03,280 --> 01:46:11,040
didn't expect, but it's something that
they have to address here in the near

1188
01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:16,480
future. Uh, I did attend to the AMO uh
Association Mentalities of Ontario 2026

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01:46:13,920 --> 01:46:22,960
in Ottawa this year. Again, well
received over 3,000 attendees. Uh, great

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01:46:20,000 --> 01:46:30,239
great opportunity to network and uh
attend uh different sessions going on

1191
01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:35,760
within um within the uh conference. We
had um presentations from the provincial

1192
01:46:34,320 --> 01:46:40,639
the current provincial government
including Doug Ford on the positivity of

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01:46:38,400 --> 01:46:46,880
where this province is heading and and
what they uh to have said stated to us

1194
01:46:44,159 --> 01:46:51,679
that we've got your back. So which means
that they're looking to make sure that

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01:46:48,960 --> 01:46:57,760
the tools are in place to ensure that in
future we'll be able to uh keep going

1196
01:46:54,400 --> 01:47:02,480
forward and and keep uh keep keep the
projects that we want to deem necessary

1197
01:46:59,840 --> 01:47:09,199
to make sure our infrastructures are in
place and uh like council stated from

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01:47:06,480 --> 01:47:14,000
that one conference session he attended,
shovel ready seemed to be the theme at

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01:47:11,440 --> 01:47:19,600
this whole conference that they tried to
uh instill upon us. So, and I'm glad to

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01:47:16,719 --> 01:47:24,560
hear that our CEO is working diligently
to try and put the uh plans together for

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01:47:22,080 --> 01:47:27,800
the next 5 to 10 years. So, thank you
very much.

1202
01:47:28,560 --> 01:47:35,040
» Thank you, councelor.
You see anyone else?

1203
01:47:32,800 --> 01:47:41,600
Uh I'll try to keep mine relatively
brief. uh as uh both councelor English

1204
01:47:38,560 --> 01:47:46,719
and councelor Savory uh alluded to or
just off the association of

1205
01:47:43,440 --> 01:47:51,199
municipalities Ontario conference a
couple highlights there uh again this

1206
01:47:49,199 --> 01:47:55,280
year a big one uh a lot of the sessions
were on um housing and homelessness uh

1207
01:47:53,520 --> 01:47:59,520
and it really talked about supportive
housing uh which I think is worth the

1208
01:47:57,679 --> 01:48:05,679
discussion uh with the county as we all
know the county sort of runs uh that

1209
01:48:01,679 --> 01:48:10,960
level uh of support um some of the
interesting numbers uh were the display

1210
01:48:08,239 --> 01:48:16,000
of the cost of the system. If you're if
you have someone in a hospital acute

1211
01:48:13,600 --> 01:48:20,800
care, it's $917 a day. If you have
someone in corrections, uh it's $300 a

1212
01:48:18,880 --> 01:48:26,639
day. If you have someone in an emergency
emergency shelter, it's $125 a day. Yet,

1213
01:48:24,320 --> 01:48:31,920
if you have someone in a rent geared to
income uh supportive housing, it's $41 a

1214
01:48:29,440 --> 01:48:38,000
day. So, it's something that uh needs to
be considered uh when you're looking at

1215
01:48:34,960 --> 01:48:42,639
what is the best approach uh to combat
uh housing and homelessness. Uh and it's

1216
01:48:40,480 --> 01:48:49,040
not just here, it's it's throughout uh
all Ontario and and then some. Uh

1217
01:48:45,920 --> 01:48:54,560
conservation authority uh meetings uh
were in high demand uh over the last few

1218
01:48:51,600 --> 01:48:59,280
days. Another interesting session was on
green infrastructure. Um and one of the

1219
01:48:57,520 --> 01:49:05,199
panelists was a Port Hope counselor
Claire Halloway Wadwani and and the

1220
01:49:03,040 --> 01:49:11,440
other at the time was uh John McKenzie,
the chair the um uh CEO of Toronto

1221
01:49:09,600 --> 01:49:16,320
Regional Conservation Authority. And
they both brought some great points uh

1222
01:49:13,520 --> 01:49:19,440
on on green infrastructure and how we
can change sort of the way that we're

1223
01:49:17,840 --> 01:49:25,520
doing or add to the way that we do
things to to uh allow for that green

1224
01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:30,159
infrastructure to help with uh the
occurrences of flooding to help with uh

1225
01:49:27,840 --> 01:49:36,159
storm water management so that it's not
just conc bricks and mortar and and

1226
01:49:32,320 --> 01:49:40,239
concrete uh use. And one of the talks
that often came up was revenue

1227
01:49:38,159 --> 01:49:45,520
challenges for municipalities. And there
was a big call from uh all the

1228
01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:50,159
municipalities to change the model of
revenue for municipalities because it's

1229
01:49:47,920 --> 01:49:56,560
not getting any easier uh for
municipalities or for the taxpayer to

1230
01:49:53,280 --> 01:50:01,360
continue to run uh the operations. Uh at
this point there's very little uh

1231
01:49:58,480 --> 01:50:04,960
revenue sources other than taxation and
and that's something that needs to be

1232
01:50:02,719 --> 01:50:10,080
looked at uh from a provincial level to
allow uh as it's written through uh

1233
01:50:07,760 --> 01:50:16,239
regulation, legislation and policy what
what municipalities uh can how they can

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01:50:12,960 --> 01:50:21,840
get revenue. Uh the provincialwide cond
uh code of conduct uh has finally been

1235
01:50:19,040 --> 01:50:28,239
uh released. It has been asked for for
several years uh by municipalities and

1236
01:50:25,440 --> 01:50:32,639
uh it's currently in an a 45day comment
period through the erro platform. Uh so

1237
01:50:31,280 --> 01:50:36,480
it's somewhere something that we can
look at. Community emergency

1238
01:50:34,560 --> 01:50:41,920
preparedness grant that's uh one that
our director alluded to that's back open

1239
01:50:39,280 --> 01:50:46,159
uh which we can look at generators uh
that sort of uh emergency preparedness

1240
01:50:44,400 --> 01:50:50,480
and that that round is the fourth round
and it opened this week as well. The

1241
01:50:48,560 --> 01:50:55,119
other one that was alluded to was the
rural Ontario development program and

1242
01:50:52,560 --> 01:51:00,800
that's through the ministry of rural
affairs.

1243
01:50:57,360 --> 01:51:04,719
No longer OMFRA split into two. Takes a
while to get that sometimes. Uh the

1244
01:51:02,880 --> 01:51:09,920
support for that is Ontario rural
economic development strategy and in

1245
01:51:07,600 --> 01:51:14,480
there is also a piece on rural business
and industrial expansion planning

1246
01:51:12,080 --> 01:51:20,080
grants. So something that we're looking
at um with new industrial park area, new

1247
01:51:18,320 --> 01:51:24,719
business, new business area. There's
money in there for to develop those

1248
01:51:22,000 --> 01:51:28,320
plans. So maybe we can try to look at a
little deeper into there and and connect

1249
01:51:26,480 --> 01:51:34,639
with some of the ministry staff there
and see see what might be available.

1250
01:51:31,679 --> 01:51:37,520
Uh I attended a ministry of economic or
sorry ministry of environment

1251
01:51:35,840 --> 01:51:40,880
conservation and parks info session and
that was on the governments of the new

1252
01:51:38,880 --> 01:51:45,679
regional conservation awards. not going
to bore you with it as we continue to go

1253
01:51:42,719 --> 01:51:50,400
down that road. Uh something exciting in
the community is I was able to attend

1254
01:51:48,000 --> 01:51:54,639
Bennett's 100year anniversary
celebrations here in Campbellford. Uh

1255
01:51:52,560 --> 01:51:59,840
and it's quite it was quite interesting
listening to the talk and and how they

1256
01:51:57,119 --> 01:52:04,400
have changed over those years to uh
continue to be sustainable. At one point

1257
01:52:01,760 --> 01:52:08,960
in time, they were a furniture store.
They were also the funeral home and they

1258
01:52:06,800 --> 01:52:16,119
were the ambulance service for this
area. so you could get transported on a

1259
01:52:11,840 --> 01:52:16,119
nice lofty couch.

1260
01:52:16,639 --> 01:52:23,520
I was uh also attended the poly egg tour
uh put on by Northland Federation of

1261
01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:30,560
Agriculture. I think that's an important
tour for um municipal

1262
01:52:27,440 --> 01:52:35,520
um council councils also municipal
staff. Uh it really every year they they

1263
01:52:32,639 --> 01:52:40,159
give some great information on uh you
know what's happening uh in the

1264
01:52:38,080 --> 01:52:45,920
agricultural realm in North umberland
county. Uh and the the last is is the

1265
01:52:43,840 --> 01:52:51,119
continued discussions with the uh
hospital board and the hospital um

1266
01:52:49,280 --> 01:52:55,840
redevelopment committee and that will be
ongoing.

1267
01:52:53,440 --> 01:53:00,320
Lots lots going on. [sighs]
All right.

1268
01:52:57,920 --> 01:53:06,000
Thank you for those updates. moves us
along to uh item 10 on our agenda. We

1269
01:53:03,679 --> 01:53:09,360
have our consent agenda. We have
announcements of interest to the public.

1270
01:53:07,599 --> 01:53:15,440
We have a Labor Day office closure will
be September 7th, 2026.

1271
01:53:12,239 --> 01:53:20,880
Uh proclamations recognized annually. We
have finance and accounting appreciation

1272
01:53:17,360 --> 01:53:25,760
week September 14th to 20th, 2026. We
have IT professionals day September 15th

1273
01:53:23,760 --> 01:53:30,480
to 2026. Wow, is that ever more
important these days. We have human

1274
01:53:28,080 --> 01:53:34,880
resources professionals day September 26
2026

1275
01:53:32,320 --> 01:53:39,280
correspondence we've received July 30th
2026 from Hassan Basset CEO of the

1276
01:53:38,000 --> 01:53:43,360
Ontario Provincial Conservation
Authority regarding the transition

1277
01:53:40,800 --> 01:53:49,440
committee teams Eastern Ontario Wardens
Caucus newsletter for July 2026.

1278
01:53:47,360 --> 01:53:54,400
We have proclamation lighting and
community flag raising for Percy

1279
01:53:51,840 --> 01:54:00,159
Agricultural Society for the Warworth
Fair fall fall fair week September 7th

1280
01:53:57,440 --> 01:54:05,679
to 13th 2026.
Uh and again a proclamation and lighting

1281
01:54:02,159 --> 01:54:11,360
s community flag raising for Meo Canada
for the world mitochondria disease

1282
01:54:08,800 --> 01:54:15,119
awareness week September 14th to 20th
26.

1283
01:54:12,960 --> 01:54:20,159
We have a request uh under the
proclamation and lighting ceremony flag

1284
01:54:17,040 --> 01:54:25,040
raising from our home children Canada
for the British home child day and

1285
01:54:22,000 --> 01:54:29,119
that's September 28th, 2026. If you ever
get a chance to look into that, it's a

1286
01:54:26,800 --> 01:54:32,960
really interesting program that happened
years ago, but it has a lot of effects

1287
01:54:30,800 --> 01:54:38,800
on smaller communities right up to this
day. We have proclamation and lighting,

1288
01:54:34,960 --> 01:54:44,560
community flag raising uh from um Canada
FASD research network for the FASD

1289
01:54:42,080 --> 01:54:50,480
awareness month of September and
international

1290
01:54:46,480 --> 01:54:55,840
uh FASD awareness day September 9th,
2026.

1291
01:54:52,800 --> 01:55:00,639
Uh and just so anyone's aware, FASD is
fetal alcohol syndrome disease.

1292
01:54:58,800 --> 01:55:04,639
proclamation lighting and community flag
raising request from Arthritis Society

1293
01:55:02,719 --> 01:55:08,960
Canada for the Arthritis Awareness Month
and that's September of 2026.

1294
01:55:07,440 --> 01:55:12,560
With all those being said, be it
resolved that the staff recommendation

1295
01:55:10,480 --> 01:55:18,480
with respect to the consent agenda items
10 C to 10 I be adopted as printed.

1296
01:55:16,320 --> 01:55:23,440
Mover and a seconder.
Councelor English, Councelor Giddings.

1297
01:55:20,800 --> 01:55:29,280
All those in favor
that is carried.

1298
01:55:26,719 --> 01:55:36,119
Thank you. We go to we have no
communications or petitions. Uh we go to

1299
01:55:32,239 --> 01:55:36,119
item 12 bylaws.

1300
01:55:37,199 --> 01:55:44,239
Be it resolved that bylaw number
2026-066

1301
01:55:41,280 --> 01:55:47,960
bylaw number 2026-067
bylaw number 2026-068

1302
01:55:48,000 --> 01:55:55,280
be read and properly signed and sealed
by deputy mayor and clerk. Mover and a

1303
01:55:53,199 --> 01:56:02,040
seconder. Councelor Brney, Councelor
Pope, all those in favor.

1304
01:55:58,639 --> 01:56:02,040
That is carried.

1305
01:56:02,239 --> 01:56:08,360
Moves us along to notice notice of
motions. Item 13.

1306
01:56:08,880 --> 01:56:14,400
First item up is 13A. We have a notice
of motion from councelor Giddings

1307
01:56:12,800 --> 01:56:19,679
regarding the elimination of workplace
safety and insurance boards second

1308
01:56:16,719 --> 01:56:25,040
injury and enhancement fund. Councelor,
do you want to speak to this one and

1309
01:56:21,119 --> 01:56:25,040
before we go through the resolution?

1310
01:56:26,560 --> 01:56:32,000
Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh through you,
yes, I would. I just I wrote it down so

1311
01:56:30,159 --> 01:56:35,040
I can read it to council. Um I want to
briefly explain why I brought this

1312
01:56:33,199 --> 01:56:39,599
motion forward and more importantly, why
I believe it is a municipal and taxpayer

1313
01:56:36,560 --> 01:56:44,320
issue. On June 16th, WSIB eliminate the
second injury enhancement fund or SE.

1314
01:56:42,639 --> 01:56:47,760
For decades, SEF has provided cost
relief where workplace injury was made

1315
01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:51,199
more costly or prolonged because of a
worker's pre-existing condition. I want

1316
01:56:49,840 --> 01:56:55,440
to be clear that this motion is not
asking WCB to preserve an 81-year-old

1317
01:56:54,000 --> 01:56:59,199
program simply because it's always
existed. If the program is inefficient

1318
01:56:57,599 --> 01:57:02,560
or needs modernization, then it should
absolutely be reviewed and improved. My

1319
01:57:01,360 --> 01:57:06,480
concern is that the principle of the
employer cost relief has effectively

1320
01:57:04,560 --> 01:57:11,599
disappeared with it. That matters to
municipalities um where we employ people

1321
01:57:09,440 --> 01:57:16,000
in physically demanding occupations like
public works, roads, water, wastewater,

1322
01:57:14,000 --> 01:57:20,000
parks and recreation facilities and
other areas. As our workforce ages,

1323
01:57:18,480 --> 01:57:23,920
pre-existing conditions are simply a
reality that employers, including

1324
01:57:21,599 --> 01:57:27,440
municipalities, have to deal with. If an
employee suffers a workplace injury,

1325
01:57:25,440 --> 01:57:30,320
that employee should receive every
benefit and every support they're

1326
01:57:28,880 --> 01:57:33,760
entitled to. Nothing this motion is
suggesting otherwise. But where a

1327
01:57:32,159 --> 01:57:37,760
pre-existing condition significantly
increases the duration or cost of that

1328
01:57:36,080 --> 01:57:41,360
claim, we need to ask whether it's fair
for the municipal employer and

1329
01:57:39,119 --> 01:57:45,280
ultimately the taxpayer to bear 100% of
those additional costs. Municipalities

1330
01:57:43,760 --> 01:57:48,400
don't have shareholders to absorb those
increases. Our costs eventually have to

1331
01:57:47,119 --> 01:57:52,239
be funded through the municipal budget
and that means ultimately fall back on

1332
01:57:49,920 --> 01:57:55,920
the taxpayer. There's also a broader
issue here where we would never create a

1333
01:57:54,480 --> 01:57:59,840
we should never create a system that
gives employers a financial reason to be

1334
01:57:57,920 --> 01:58:03,119
hesitant about hiring or retaining
someone because they have disability,

1335
01:58:01,599 --> 01:58:07,760
previous injury or pre-existing
condition. That's why this motion isn't

1336
01:58:05,280 --> 01:58:11,599
simply asking WCIB to bring SE back.
We're asking the province and WSIB to

1337
01:58:09,679 --> 01:58:16,000
review the financial implications of
this decision properly consult the

1338
01:58:13,599 --> 01:58:19,920
municipalities, employers, labor, and
other stakeholders and determine whether

1339
01:58:17,679 --> 01:58:23,520
modernizing simpler and more effective
cost relief mechanisms can replace it. I

1340
01:58:22,239 --> 01:58:26,320
believe that we can protect the workers
full entitlement while ensuring the

1341
01:58:25,040 --> 01:58:30,800
employers and in our case municipal
taxpayers are treated fairly. Um, and I

1342
01:58:28,880 --> 01:58:35,760
will also add to this that we council
has received a letter from uh Mr. Lang,

1343
01:58:33,280 --> 01:58:40,000
who is the CEO and president of WSIB
this morning, and I'd recommend that

1344
01:58:37,679 --> 01:58:44,480
council does read his email. However,
um, in response to that, I want to note

1345
01:58:41,760 --> 01:58:48,320
that I do appreciate uh, Mr. Lang's
providing this additional context. I do

1346
01:58:46,080 --> 01:58:53,840
agree that an 81-year-old program isn't
inefficient or outdated, and it should

1347
01:58:50,080 --> 01:58:57,840
be modernized or replaced. Uh, WSIB uh,
vice president of communications, Aaron

1348
01:58:55,360 --> 01:59:02,560
Lazarus, had indicated that only 2400 of
the 318,000 employers currently use SE.

1349
01:59:00,719 --> 01:59:05,920
To me that demonstrates a problem of
efficiency or access to the program not

1350
01:59:04,560 --> 01:59:10,560
demonstrate that the principle needs to
be uh removed. The fundament the

1351
01:59:08,800 --> 01:59:14,000
question remains when a pre-existing
condition materially increases the cost

1352
01:59:12,159 --> 01:59:17,679
of duration of the workplace who should
be responsible for this additional cost.

1353
01:59:15,920 --> 01:59:21,920
So again I ask the council consider this
motion. I think it's a it is a

1354
01:59:19,440 --> 01:59:25,360
provincial problem but uh for us it has
a very direct implication on our

1355
01:59:23,920 --> 01:59:30,040
taxpayers and we need to take it
seriously. Thank you deputy mayor.

1356
01:59:30,080 --> 01:59:35,760
Thank you, counselor, for bringing this
forward.

1357
01:59:33,599 --> 01:59:40,520
Do we have any comments or questions
from council before I read the

1358
01:59:37,520 --> 01:59:40,520
resolution?

1359
01:59:43,679 --> 01:59:50,560
» Well, I'd like Well, we can have the
discussion now. Councelor Pope,

1360
01:59:47,199 --> 01:59:56,000
» um through the chair, u have we ever use
that in our municipality? Uh um I know

1361
01:59:53,920 --> 02:00:00,560
some of the I'm not very well
knowledgeable about this uh from what

1362
01:59:57,840 --> 02:00:06,800
I've read. so far. Um I mean the one
side is uh councelor Giddings is putting

1363
02:00:04,239 --> 02:00:11,679
aside and the other one is that um it's
just a spot for uh consultants to make

1364
02:00:09,679 --> 02:00:16,239
money. So I didn't know if if we have
any use or have ever thought of using

1365
02:00:14,480 --> 02:00:20,960
it.
>> We'll put the spotlight on our director

1366
02:00:18,239 --> 02:00:28,159
of finance uh and she could speak to the
time that she's been here um possibly

1367
02:00:23,920 --> 02:00:32,880
not uh historically uh before that time.
through deputy mayor. Um, at this point

1368
02:00:30,960 --> 02:00:36,320
in time, I have not seen any claims come
through, but that's not to say that it

1369
02:00:34,480 --> 02:00:39,960
hasn't been used in the past.
>> Okay. Thank you.

1370
02:00:41,360 --> 02:00:51,679
» Thank you, director. Counselor Savory.
>> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. We look at um

1371
02:00:48,000 --> 02:00:57,119
this this um bylaw that was put in place
back in 1945.

1372
02:00:53,679 --> 02:01:01,840
Obviously, it is outdated. Um, do we
know if our government, provincial

1373
02:00:58,639 --> 02:01:08,000
government is looking at a something to
replace this this old um bylaw or or or

1374
02:01:06,400 --> 02:01:14,400
is this going to be completely
disappeared and and never exist again?

1375
02:01:10,400 --> 02:01:18,000
Do we know any background about that,
>> council? And I'll give councelor

1376
02:01:16,239 --> 02:01:21,440
Giddings an opportunity to speak because
he's definitely the most knowledgeable

1377
02:01:19,599 --> 02:01:24,880
at this table. Uh, I believe they're
just scrapping it at this time and

1378
02:01:23,040 --> 02:01:28,320
that's why we're seeing this um this
motion come forward uh with our

1379
02:01:26,880 --> 02:01:33,440
concerns.
>> Thanks, Councelor Giddings.

1380
02:01:31,199 --> 02:01:38,960
» So, through you, Chair, um I be very
clear. So, July 17th or July 16th, they

1381
02:01:36,400 --> 02:01:44,080
uh WCIB announced that as of June 16th
or 17th, I get those two mixed up. Um

1382
02:01:41,440 --> 02:01:48,320
that the policy was actually removed. Um
couple things to point out on there is

1383
02:01:45,840 --> 02:01:54,000
that they have been doing um studies on
this since 2008. They did one in 2014 I

1384
02:01:51,520 --> 02:01:58,239
believe in 2012 I believe they did three
studies um there was no stakeholder

1385
02:01:56,080 --> 02:02:02,480
engagement that I'm aware of uh from
those studies they just made the

1386
02:01:59,760 --> 02:02:08,239
decision uh unilaterally to make the to
to re remove this policy um and contrary

1387
02:02:05,440 --> 02:02:12,800
to other um other policy changes they've
done in the past there was no uh

1388
02:02:10,480 --> 02:02:17,360
bridging between the announcement and
allowing employers to to to understand

1389
02:02:15,280 --> 02:02:21,360
and absorb this it was strictly just a
decision that was made in July effective

1390
02:02:19,280 --> 02:02:26,560
a months before. Uh I do need to point
out that by removing this um by removing

1391
02:02:24,239 --> 02:02:30,639
this policy, this puts WCIB very
dangerously uh close to becoming a

1392
02:02:28,400 --> 02:02:35,360
liability or general liability insurance
uh organization rather than what the WCB

1393
02:02:33,280 --> 02:02:40,639
was intended to be, which was a buffer
between employers and employees. Um so

1394
02:02:38,880 --> 02:02:44,159
it it feels like I'm making a big deal
of something that um may not be used by

1395
02:02:42,320 --> 02:02:48,834
a lot of people, and I won't argue that.
Um the concern is that the accessibility

1396
02:02:46,960 --> 02:02:50,960
is very clouded.
>> [clears throat]

1397
02:02:48,880 --> 02:02:55,119
» um a lot of employers and I do have uh
an understanding um that maybe other

1398
02:02:52,800 --> 02:02:59,599
employers don't have but this not is a
very accessible program. Um, but

1399
02:02:57,760 --> 02:03:02,960
specifically speaking like uh I guess
the generalization behind that is if

1400
02:03:01,119 --> 02:03:06,560
someone who's hired has a pre-existing
condition and they get injured in the

1401
02:03:04,800 --> 02:03:11,440
new workplace, the employer is
responsible for that injury. But if that

1402
02:03:09,280 --> 02:03:14,159
pre-existing condition causes the the
recovery to be longer, [clears throat]

1403
02:03:12,800 --> 02:03:18,159
there's an additional cost that and
that's where that cost relief has come

1404
02:03:15,520 --> 02:03:21,599
from. And that policy was created to
provide people coming back from the war

1405
02:03:20,159 --> 02:03:26,000
opportunities to find employment where
they may not had it before. But simply

1406
02:03:24,239 --> 02:03:28,719
because it's inefficient doesn't mean we
need to remove it. We need to change it

1407
02:03:27,520 --> 02:03:33,199
and find a way to make it more
efficient. And that's that's where I'm

1408
02:03:30,639 --> 02:03:36,199
coming through with this motion
shortly.

1409
02:03:36,400 --> 02:03:46,880
Thank you, counselor. Any further
discussion?

1410
02:03:41,679 --> 02:03:50,080
I will read the notice of motion.
Uh notice a motion from councelor

1411
02:03:48,400 --> 02:03:56,880
Giddings regarding the elimination of
workplace safety insurance board's

1412
02:03:52,080 --> 02:04:02,480
second injury and enhancement fund or SE
whereas workplace safety insurance board

1413
02:03:59,360 --> 02:04:07,280
eliminated the second second injury and
enhancement fund effective June 16th

1414
02:04:04,400 --> 02:04:10,800
2026 ending a long-standing cost relief
program that assisted employers where

1415
02:04:08,960 --> 02:04:15,199
pre-existing conditions contributed to
the cost or duration of workplace injury

1416
02:04:13,040 --> 02:04:19,760
claims and whereas municipalities are
significant employers of work of workers

1417
02:04:18,080 --> 02:04:24,320
performing physically demanding duties
and may experience increased WSIB costs

1418
02:04:22,159 --> 02:04:30,159
as a result result of the elimination of
SE. Whereas a second injury enhancement

1419
02:04:28,080 --> 02:04:33,679
fund was established to provide cost
relief to employers when pre-existing

1420
02:04:31,840 --> 02:04:38,000
conditions significantly contributed to
workplace injury claims thereby

1421
02:04:35,520 --> 02:04:42,000
encouraging employers to hire and retain
workers with disabilities and

1422
02:04:39,360 --> 02:04:45,760
pre-existing medical conditions. And
whereas the workplace safety insurance

1423
02:04:43,920 --> 02:04:51,599
system was established to provide a fair
and balanced insurance system that

1424
02:04:48,000 --> 02:04:56,080
protects both workers and employers.
And as where whereas increased workplace

1425
02:04:53,679 --> 02:05:00,800
insurance costs have the potential to
place additional financial pressures on

1426
02:04:58,080 --> 02:05:04,000
municipal operating budgets and property
taxpayers.

1427
02:05:02,560 --> 02:05:07,760
Now therefore, be it resolved that the
council of municipality of Trent Hills

1428
02:05:05,599 --> 02:05:11,760
respectfully requests that the province
of Ontario and the workplace safety

1429
02:05:09,760 --> 02:05:16,480
insurance board review the impacts of
eliminating second injury and

1430
02:05:13,920 --> 02:05:21,679
enhancement fund. Consult with
employers, municipalities, labor

1431
02:05:19,440 --> 02:05:26,639
representatives, and other stakeholders
and consider modernizing or revising the

1432
02:05:24,560 --> 02:05:32,080
program rather than eliminating employer
cost relief altogether. Including by

1433
02:05:29,360 --> 02:05:37,119
modernizing, re revising or replacing
the current program with an improve an

1434
02:05:34,880 --> 02:05:42,960
improved cost relief mechanism that
continues to fairly recognize and the

1435
02:05:39,760 --> 02:05:46,159
impact of pre-existing conditions. Be it
further resolved that a copy of the

1436
02:05:44,400 --> 02:05:50,560
resolution be forwarded to honorable
David Pacini, Minister of Labor,

1437
02:05:48,880 --> 02:05:55,280
Immigration and Training and Schools
Development and MPP for North umberland

1438
02:05:53,280 --> 02:05:59,599
and Peterville South, the Honorable Doug
Ford, Premier of Ontario, all members of

1439
02:05:57,599 --> 02:06:04,159
Provincial Parliament Ontario, the Work
Safe Workplace Safety and Assurance

1440
02:06:01,599 --> 02:06:08,239
Board, Association of Municipalities
Ontario, the Eastern Ontario Wardens

1441
02:06:06,159 --> 02:06:12,239
Caucus, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce,
the Canadian Federation of Independent

1442
02:06:09,840 --> 02:06:16,639
Business, Ontario Business Improvement
Area Association, the Rural Ontario

1443
02:06:14,080 --> 02:06:20,000
Municipal Association, the Federation of
Northern Ontario Municipalities,

1444
02:06:18,400 --> 02:06:25,119
Association of Municipal Clerks and
Treasures of Ontario, local members of

1445
02:06:22,239 --> 02:06:29,840
par Parliament for awareness, local
boards of trade and chambers of

1446
02:06:27,599 --> 02:06:35,920
commerce, Northumberland County, and all
Ontario municipalities requesting their

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02:06:31,760 --> 02:06:40,840
consideration and support.
That is the resolution in front of us.

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02:06:41,520 --> 02:06:45,159
Any further comments?

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02:06:47,119 --> 02:06:56,320
I will take a motion assuming moved by
councelor Giddings. Do we have a

1450
02:06:52,239 --> 02:07:02,679
seconder? Second by councelor Brone. Any
further discussion on this motion?

1451
02:06:58,639 --> 02:07:02,679
Seeing none, all in favor?

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02:07:02,800 --> 02:07:09,520
That is carried.
Thank you councelor for bringing that

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02:07:06,719 --> 02:07:13,760
forward. Uh, and we do at this at this
time I'm going to invite councelor

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02:07:10,960 --> 02:07:17,000
Giddings to take over the chair uh for a
short period.

1455
02:07:32,159 --> 02:07:39,840
» Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, item 13B,
notice a motion from Deputy Mayor Metaf

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02:07:37,599 --> 02:07:43,119
regarding the consultation on proposed
governance regulation for regional

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02:07:41,679 --> 02:07:47,679
conservative authorities in Ontario
Provincial Conservative Agency. Uh, do I

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02:07:45,599 --> 02:07:50,679
read the motion? Anyone want to have
discussion?

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02:07:51,840 --> 02:07:59,040
» Thank you. Uh, councelor, I I can give a
little bit of a an update. This is uh

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02:07:56,560 --> 02:08:06,800
it's a bit timesensitive. Uh so
September 12th is when the um posting uh

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02:08:02,400 --> 02:08:14,400
ends. Uh essentially this is asking uh
that we reply to the ERRO posting uh and

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02:08:11,199 --> 02:08:21,520
it is in response to the governance of
the new regional conservation boards. Uh

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02:08:18,000 --> 02:08:27,760
I believe with some of the uh numbers uh
that they have provided that we need to

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02:08:24,239 --> 02:08:33,040
look uh deeper into it. uh look at the
actual boundaries and the the rep

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02:08:30,239 --> 02:08:36,719
representation by population uh for
those new regional conservation

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02:08:34,800 --> 02:08:42,400
authorities. Currently, the numbers that
they've provided uh seem to skew the

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02:08:40,239 --> 02:08:49,360
representation to larger cities and
larger populations uh reducing the voice

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02:08:45,840 --> 02:08:55,599
for smaller municipalities and rural
communities. uh if we take a look uh

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02:08:52,639 --> 02:09:02,639
more deeply and adjust those uh
population numbers accurately to the

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02:08:58,320 --> 02:09:07,280
lines on which uh the the new regional
conservations

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02:09:04,239 --> 02:09:11,840
uh are the boundaries you'll find that
uh it is significant there's a

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02:09:09,599 --> 02:09:16,639
significant change in the rep
representation by population uh to the

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02:09:14,239 --> 02:09:22,320
benefit of smaller communities smaller
municipalities and rural areas um so I'm

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02:09:19,440 --> 02:09:29,920
what I'll asking in this motion uh is
that we respond back to the ERRO posting

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02:09:26,159 --> 02:09:35,119
to the province uh with some factual
information um that I'm currently going

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02:09:32,960 --> 02:09:41,599
through with with uh conservation
authority staff uh to determine um a

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02:09:38,880 --> 02:09:46,000
proposal to go forward. Uh but
essentially that's that's my uh motion

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02:09:43,920 --> 02:09:51,280
for today to be able to take a look and
give them some accurate identify some

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02:09:48,159 --> 02:09:58,440
accurate numbers um to to have
representation uh better applied to that

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02:09:55,119 --> 02:09:58,440
uh equation.

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02:10:07,280 --> 02:10:14,239
» Okay. Uh reading the motion be it res
Well, sorry I didn't see there. I'm

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02:10:12,719 --> 02:10:17,520
doing a great job here.
>> Uh, council savory

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02:10:16,000 --> 02:10:21,360
» working behind the curtain here pulling
all these ropes and strings. Yes. Thank

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02:10:19,679 --> 02:10:25,840
you for clarification then. Are we
looking for uh this new regional

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02:10:23,280 --> 02:10:32,000
conservation authority to be similar in
nature to all the the new conservation

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02:10:29,760 --> 02:10:36,320
to be similar to all. In other words,
not taking on a population that of a

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02:10:34,159 --> 02:10:41,199
center that's bigger that doesn't have
the same kind of um mix as as the rural

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02:10:39,360 --> 02:10:45,480
areas would have. Is that the what I'm
hearing? Um

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02:10:54,560 --> 02:11:02,560
no, not so essentially it's really just
looking at those numbers and and where

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02:10:59,599 --> 02:11:07,440
those boundaries are. uh it is going to
change. It's as we heard earlier, it's

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02:11:04,800 --> 02:11:11,880
an it's going to be an upper tier and a
city uh representation. So, it's not

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02:11:10,000 --> 02:11:15,199
going to be representation from all
[clears throat] lower tiers. But the way

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02:11:13,520 --> 02:11:22,320
that the mapping shows right now, the
the population numbers that they are

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02:11:17,199 --> 02:11:28,159
using uh from from their data is is not
as accurate as it could be. And because

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02:11:24,880 --> 02:11:34,239
of that, it's inflating seat numbers for
larger populated areas uh such as us for

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02:11:32,079 --> 02:11:39,840
our new area. Durham region will now be
within our um regional conservation

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02:11:37,840 --> 02:11:43,760
authority. And I believe as it stands
now, they they're looking at Durham

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02:11:41,520 --> 02:11:49,520
Region will have three seats. Yet the
numbers if you actually look at a LAR uh

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02:11:46,719 --> 02:11:55,360
mapping and and the accurate mapping of
that area they should not have uh those

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02:11:53,520 --> 02:11:59,599
that number of seats cuz the population
is incorre incorrect. So what we're

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02:11:57,760 --> 02:12:05,040
going to be asking is to make sure that
they look at more accurate numbers of

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02:12:01,920 --> 02:12:11,840
population for the designated boundaries
of these new regional authorities so

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02:12:07,280 --> 02:12:16,239
that it it could better um have the the
population

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02:12:13,679 --> 02:12:21,119
um reflective of those pop the areas
that they're in. That's all essentially

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02:12:18,880 --> 02:12:24,639
is all I'm we're asking is to take a
better look at those numbers and where

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02:12:22,639 --> 02:12:29,239
those those boundaries are and in
instead of just looking at general

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02:12:26,239 --> 02:12:29,239
numbers.

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02:12:31,440 --> 02:12:38,400
Any other comments?
>> Okay, so I can get back to my seat

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02:12:36,480 --> 02:12:41,599
quickly. Be it resolved that council
authorizes the chief administrative

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02:12:40,079 --> 02:12:45,760
officer in consultation with the deputy
mayor and appropriate uh appropriate

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02:12:43,920 --> 02:12:49,119
conservation authority representatives
to prepare and submit comments on behalf

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02:12:47,440 --> 02:12:54,960
of the municipality of Trent Hills in
response to the environmental registry

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02:12:50,719 --> 02:12:59,040
of Ontario posting 026-0740
prior to the September 12th 2026

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02:12:57,280 --> 02:13:02,960
deadline and that the submission
identify concerns regarding the accuracy

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02:13:01,119 --> 02:13:07,599
and methodology of the population
figures used in the prop proposed tiered

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02:13:05,520 --> 02:13:11,520
allocation formula. and the resulting
impact on equitable representation of

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02:13:09,760 --> 02:13:15,599
smaller and rural municipalities within
the proposed regional conservation

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02:13:13,119 --> 02:13:20,000
authority governance structure and that
the final submission be circulated to

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02:13:17,599 --> 02:13:26,560
council following submission. I have a
motion deputy mayor seconder from

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02:13:22,880 --> 02:13:30,119
councelor Pope called a question all in.
Thank you very much.

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02:13:43,679 --> 02:13:50,639
Thank you for that, counselor.
[snorts]

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02:13:47,599 --> 02:13:56,079
That moves us along to item 14 in our
agenda. We have closed session items.

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02:13:53,920 --> 02:14:00,639
14A, we have motions to go into close
sessions to rise and report. Be it

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02:13:58,560 --> 02:14:08,639
resolved that council do now proceed
into close session at 11:42 a.m.

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02:14:06,000 --> 02:14:13,280
Pursuant to section 239 of the Municipal
Act 2001 to consider the following

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02:14:11,119 --> 02:14:18,239
matters. Labor relations or employee
negotiations

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02:14:15,360 --> 02:14:23,440
section 2392D
and acquisition or disposition of lands

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02:14:20,800 --> 02:14:30,719
section 2392
C. Be it now resolved. We do. Ry Oh,

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02:14:28,000 --> 02:14:35,440
nope. Sorry. We got a mover in a second
order. Councelor Giddings. Councelor

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02:14:33,679 --> 02:14:39,880
Savory.
All in favor go into close session.

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03:02:06,160 --> 03:02:14,560
Thank you everyone. Be it resolved that
we now do rise at 12:32 and report on

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03:02:10,399 --> 03:02:21,479
close session items 14B and 14 C. Trent
Hills firefighters payment structure and

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03:02:16,640 --> 03:02:21,479
disposition of property sale of lands.

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03:02:23,920 --> 03:02:31,040
I don't need a motion for that, do I?
>> Yeah.

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03:02:27,600 --> 03:02:35,840
» I got a mover and a seconder to rise.
Councelor Giddings, councelor Savory,

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03:02:33,600 --> 03:02:40,479
all in favor
carried.

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03:02:36,800 --> 03:02:47,920
» Just get you to note that.
I'll just note that councelor Brone uh

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03:02:44,880 --> 03:02:53,120
exited the meeting just prior to close
session at 11:43

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03:02:50,319 --> 03:02:56,240
a.m.
We have resolutions coming out of close

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03:02:54,960 --> 03:02:59,760
session. Be it resolved that the
confidential information provided in

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03:02:58,000 --> 03:03:06,880
close session regarding labor relations
or employee negotiations section 2392D

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03:03:04,319 --> 03:03:12,160
and acquisition or disposition of lands
section 2392C

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03:03:08,880 --> 03:03:17,439
be received and that staff proceed as
directed in close session. A mover and a

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03:03:14,319 --> 03:03:23,399
seconder. Councelor Pope, Councelor
Savory. All in favor?

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03:03:20,000 --> 03:03:23,399
That is carried.

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03:03:23,920 --> 03:03:29,680
Moving along to our confirmation bylaw.
Be it resolved that bylaw number

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03:03:27,600 --> 03:03:33,760
2026-069,
a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of

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03:03:31,359 --> 03:03:37,920
the council meeting held on Thursday,
August 20th, 2026, be read, passed, and

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03:03:36,319 --> 03:03:42,640
properly signed and sealed by the deputy
mayor and clerk. Mover and a seconder,

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03:03:39,920 --> 03:03:48,560
councelor Giddings, councelor Pope, all
in favor. And that is carried.

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03:03:46,720 --> 03:03:58,560
Moves us to adjournment. be it resolved.
We now do adjourn at 12:34

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03:03:54,399 --> 03:04:07,840
p.m. Moved by Councelor English,
second by Councelor Pope. All in favor?

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03:04:04,800 --> 03:04:07,840
That is carried.