Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the January 24, 2024 Regular Council Meeting be approved as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Variance Analysis Report as at December 31, 2023 - Pre-Audit as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Budget Reconciliation Under O. Reg. 284/09 Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council approve the 2024 Budget Reconciliation under O. Reg. 284/09.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Update on Hydraulic Capacity Reserve as at December 31, 2023 as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Quarterly Reports to Council Report as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Incident from Snow Removal at the Curling Club Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that an incident report be filed for a one year period from one winter to another winter from the date of the incident, and also take appropriate pictures to accompany the incident report.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Request to Purchase a Sidewalk Plow Report as presented; AND FURTHER, that Council approve the purchase of a used Trackless Sidewalk Plow; AND FURTHER, that Council approve the sale of current assets to offset costs.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Public Works Department Update as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the December 2023 Tweed By- law Operations Logs as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Committee/Board Reports as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2024-04 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 24th day of January, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2024-05 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 24th day of January, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2024-06 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 24th day of January, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2024-07 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 24th day of January, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the request from the National Wall of Remembrance Association for support of the National Wall of Remembrance Project in the amount of $349.00 plus tax; AND FURTHER, that Council authorize staff to include the cost of the business card size advertisement in future budget deliberations.

WHEREAS the lives of many citizens of Tweed have been directly or indirectly impacted by the ravages of violence; AND WHEREAS many Canadians fall prey to senseless acts of violence every year and this violence can happen in our homes, schools and our local communities; AND WHEREAS by the time a child graduates from high school, they would have seen an estimated 16,000 televised and social media shootings and overall 300,000 acts of violence; Page 5 of 9 – January 24, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes AND WHEREAS the prevalence of violence in our society makes victims of us all; AND WHEREAS random acts of kindness must prevail and overcome random acts of violence; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Tweed declare the week of March 4 to 10, 2024 to be the 28th Annual Violence Awareness & Random Acts of Kindness Week; AND FURTHER, that the citizens of Tweed are encouraged to continue to support and embrace the ideology and practice Random Acts of Kindness not only during this special week but throughout the year.

WHEREAS municipal public works departments from across the Province of Ontario provide invaluable services to our communities ensuring the health and safety of all residents; AND WHEREAS if it was not for our municipal public works employees from across the Province of Ontario maintaining our public roads systems, our communities would not be able to function as emergency personnel could not respond to calls, school buses could not get our children to school, residents would not be able to get to work, school or appointments and many more basic functions would not be able to happen; AND WHEREAS municipal public works departments are already feeling the impacts of a labour shortage, which will only be exasperated over the next three to five years, which will cause levels of service municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents to decrease; AND WHEREAS there is currently no provincial-wide course that properly trains potential municipal public works employees, specifically relating to municipal heavy equipment; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Tweed supports the work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator Course to address this issue; AND FURTHER, that the Municipality of Tweed calls on the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, Immigration and Skilled Trades to fully fund the Municipal Equipment Operator Course in 2024 through the Skills Deve

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council establish the Preliminary Community Centre Task Force with the following members: CAO/Treasurer, Manager of Community Development/Parks & Recreation, Parks & Recreation Supervisor, TMHA Representative Jeff Newman, Tweed Figure Skating Representative Laura Reavie, Agriculture Community Representative, Two Youth Representatives, Senior Representative Jo-Anne Albert, and Community Members Emily Rashotte, Natalie Mitts, Mike Carmody, Wayne Spicer, Ross Lough, and Dennis Raybone.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the CAO/Treasurer to negotiate a new lease agreement with the Tweed Lions Club for the Hungerford Hall as requested.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council rescind Resolution No. 465 from the July 26, 2022 Regular Council Meeting and enter into negotiation with the Committee to work out a fair deal.

Page 7 of 9 – January 24, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the amendments to the draft Traffic and Parking By-law as amended to include set fines rather than administrative monetary penalties; AND FURTHER, that Council authorize staff to prepare a new By-law incorporating the changes for consideration at the next Regular Council Meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council go into a Closed Meeting at 7:33 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff follow Council direction from the Closed Meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Correspondence - Information be received and filed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmatory By-law No. 2024-08 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 24th day of January, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourn at 8:01 p.m.