Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the November 12, 2024 Regular Council Meeting be approved as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize staff to bring forward an amending By-law at the next Regular Council Meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Variance Analysis Report as at October 31, 2024 as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Administration Department Update as at November 7, 2024 as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize staff to submit delegation requests for the ROMA Conference to meet with Minister Surma, Minister Calandra, the NDPs, and the Liberals regarding our financial situation and capital infrastructure funding support needs.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Santa Claus Parade 2024 Report as presented; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to pursue the traditional parade route and if not acceptable to the MTO to change the route identified in this report starting at Moira Place. Deputy Mayor Demarsh will follow-up with MPP Ric Bresee.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accept the draft Boundary Road Agreement between the Municipality of Tweed and the Municipality of Centre Hastings; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to bring forward a By-law at a future council meeting to enact the said Boundary Road Agreement.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accept the request to replace the disc head on the tractor mower; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to purchase the replacement head from Colvoy Equipment.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accept the Request to Add a Tracking Unit to our Sidewalk Machine report; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to purchase the GPS system from Trackmatics.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accept the Water System Quotes for Actinolite and Thomasburg Halls report; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to accept the quotation provided by Tristan Kennelly Plumbing.

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

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the October, 2024 Animal Control and Livestock Investigation Report as presented.

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council grant consent for Severance Application B104/24 as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment/Planning with the following conditions: 1. All realty taxes are paid in full. 2. Parkland fee is paid in the amount of $750.00 for the new lot. 3. Road widening as required along the severed lot to conform to 33 feet from the centre line of the travelled roadway – Countryman Rd. 4. Public Works Manager is satisfied with safe site entrance on the severed lot and with roadside ditching and drainage. 5. Rezoning of the severed lands from Rural (RU) to Rural Residential (RR).

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council grant consent for Severance Applications B105/24 & B106/24 as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment/Planning with the following conditions: 1. All realty taxes are paid in full. 2. Parkland fee is paid in the amount of $750.00 for each new lot. 3. Road widening as required along the severed lot to conform to 33 feet from the centre line of the travelled roadway – Ervine Road. 4. Public Works Manager is satisfied with safe site entrance on the severed lot and with roadside ditching and drainage. 5. Rezoning of the severed lands from Rural (RU) to Rural Residential (RR).

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Zoning Amendment Public Meeting Report as presented; AND FURTHER THAT Council consider passing a By-law for Zoning Amendment ZA14/24 after the County has adopted the Official Plan Amendment related to the planning file. AND FURTHER THAT Council consider passing a By-law for Zoning Amendment ZA19/24 at the next regular meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the September and October 2024 Building Permits Reports and the September and October Statements of Revenue & Expenditures as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2024-88 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 12th day of November, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the release of the $500 deposit to Kortney Mattucci (Cox).

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the Ontario Good Roads Association request for the Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to prepare a Resolution as follows: WHEREAS official statistics from the Government of Ontario confirm that rural roads are inherently more dangerous than other roads; AND WHEREAS, despite only having 17% of the population, 55% of the road fatalities occur on rural roads; AND WHEREAS, rural, northern, and remote municipalities are fiscally strained by maintaining extensive road networks on a smaller tax base; AND WHEREAS, preventing crashes reduces the burden on Ontario’s already strained rural strained health care system; AND WHEREAS, roadway collisions and associated lawsuits are significant factors in runaway municipal insurance premiums. Preventing crashes can have a significant impact in improving municipal risk profiles; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Tweed requests that the Government of Ontario take action to implement the rural road safety program that Good Roads has committed to lead. It will allow Ontario's rural municipalities to make the critical investments needed to reduce the high number of people being killed and seriously injured on Ontario’s rural roads; and FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Premier Doug Ford, Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Rob Flack, Minister of Agricu

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the Mayor of the Town of Aurora request for the Redistribution of the Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to Municipalities for Sustainable Infrastructure Funding. AND FURTHER THAT Council hereby adopts the following Resolution: Whereas municipalities face growing infrastructure needs, including roads, bridges, public transit, water systems, and other critical services, which are essential to community well-being and economic development; and Whereas the current sources of municipal revenue, including property taxes and user fees, are insufficient to meet these increasing demands for infrastructure investment; and Whereas the Province of Ontario currently collects the Land Transfer Tax (LTT) on property transactions in municipalities across the province, generating significant revenue that is not directly shared with municipalities; and Whereas the Federal Government collects the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on property transactions, a portion of which could be directed to municipalities to address local infrastructure needs; and Whereas redistributing a portion of the Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to municipalities would provide a predictable and sustainable source of funding for local infrastructure projects without creating a new tax burden on residents or homebuyers; and Whereas a redistribution of a portion of the existing Land Transfer Tax and GST would allow municipalities to better plan and invest in long-term infrastructure

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council go into a Closed Meeting at 10:49 a.m.

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the Resolution of the Town of Wasaga Beach re: OPP Detachment Billing Increases.

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmatory By-law No. 2024-89 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 12th day of November, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourn at 11:02 a.m.