Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the March 9, 2021, meeting of Committee of the Whole, be approved.

That the following Consent Items, having been given due consideration, be received:

That Item CCW 2021-038, dated March 9, 2021, regarding the County’s Provincial Child Care and EarlyOn Service Agreement, Funding Allocations, and related Guidelines, be received; and That program strategies, guidelines and approaches, in conjunction with 2021 service provider proposed funding allocations, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2021-038, be approved; and That the 2021 one-time provincial transitional grant be maximized, as outlined in Item CCW 2021-038, to offset and assist with the new required cost sharing of 50/50 provincial/municipal administrative funding and redirect the County of Simcoe’s share of 2021 municipal savings to the Social Services Reserve, to help offset future year budget pressures.

That Item CCW 2021-099, dated March 9, 2021, regarding Emergency Replacement of Facility Equipment, be received; and That the emergency upgrade of Door Security hardware at Georgian, Simcoe, Sunset and Trillium Manors be approved and funded as outlined in Item CCW 2021-099.

LaChapelle That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session at 10:23 a.m. under authority of the Municipal Act, Section 239 (2)(h) to discuss matters related to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; and Section 239 (2)(k) to discuss matters related to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That Confidential Item CCW 2021-082, dated March 9, 2021, regarding information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them, be voted upon and approved in accordance with section 239(6)(b), as amended.

That direction in camera regarding Confidential Item CCW 2021-083, dated March 9, 2021, regarding a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That Committee of the Whole resolve back into open meeting with report at 11:01 a.m.

That a speed limit of 50 km/h be established along County Road 91 at a point 400 metres east of Browns Boulevard to the limit of the current 50 km/h speed zone entering the village of Duntroon; and That the necessary amending by-law be presented.

That the recommendations contained within the Planning Advisory Committee Report, dated February 25, 2021, be approved.

That, except for Agenda Item 10.3, the following Consent Items, having been giving due consideration, be received for information:

That the resolution from the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio regarding the closure of the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst, be supported; and That the closure of the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst be

That Item CCW 2021-070, dated March 9, 2021, regarding an Agreement Extension for the Integrity Commissioner, be received; and That an agreement with Principles Integrity, appointed as the County of Simcoe’s Integrity Commissioner (IC), be extended to March 31, 2023; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute all necessary documents in support of the Integrity Commissioner services agreement.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session at 12:11 p.m. under authority of the Municipal Act, Section 239 (2)(d); labour relations or employee negotiations.

That Committee of the Whole resolve back into open meeting with report at 12:44 p.m.

That the March 9, 2021, meeting of Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 12:48 p.m.