Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the February 8, 2022, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.

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

That Item CCW 2022-029, dated February 8, 2022, regarding the Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership’s 2022 public education campaign to reduce racism and discrimination, #ITSTARTS, be received; and That member municipalities be encouraged to participate in the #ITSTARTS campaign between March 1 and March 31, 2022, including a municipal proclamation supporting the initiative and recognizing March 21, 2022 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

That Item CCW 2022-040, dated February 8, 2022, regarding the Community Data Program Memorandum of Agreement Renewal, be received; and That the Warden and County Clerk enter into a renewed Memorandum of Agreement with the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2022-040.

That Item CCW 2022-042, dated February 8, 2022, regarding the proposed 2022-2023 Homelessness Prevention System Funding Allocations, be received; and That the proposed allocations for 2022-2023 Reaching Home Funding, 2022-2023 Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative Funding, 2022-2023 Home For Good Funding and Seniors at Home Funding as outlined in Schedule 1 and 2 to CCW 2022-042, be approved; and That the necessary by-law be enacted to permit the General Manager, Social and Community Services or, in his/her absence, a Director from Social and Community Services Division, and the County Clerk, to enter into agreements with related community services providers.

LaChapelle That Item CCW 2022-050, dated February 8, 2022 regarding Warming Centre – City of Barrie, be received; and That County Council reaffirms its matching commitment of $20,000 via the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative to the John Howard Society of Simcoe Muskoka warming centre operations.

That Staff schedule a meeting with elected officials from Orillia, Barrie, Simcoe County, staff and other relevant Simcoe County warming agencies to review Warming Centre operations.

That the recommendations contained within the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Reports, dated November 19, 2021 and January 21, 2022, be approved.

That Official Plan Amendment No. 63 to the Township of Springwater Official Plan, as adopted by the Township of Springwater By-law 2021-104, as per Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2022-048, dated February 8, 2022, be approved; and That Notice of Decision of Official Plan Amendment No. 63 to the Township of Springwater Official Plan be provided in accordance with the Planning Act.

Lynn Dollin Whereas municipal governments provide essential services to the residents and businesses in their communities; and Whereas the ability to provide those services is negatively impacted by exponentially rising insurance costs; and Whereas one driver of rising insurance costs is the legal principle of ‘joint and several liability,’ which assigns disproportionate liability to municipalities for an incident relative to their responsibility for it; and Whereas, the Government of Ontario has the authority and responsibility for the legal framework of ‘joint and several liability;’ and Whereas the Premier of Ontario committed to review the issue in 2018 with a view to helping municipal governments manage their risks and costs; and Whereas the Association of Municipalities of Ontario on behalf of municipal governments has provided recommendations in this source document to align municipal liability with the proportionate responsibility for incidents and capping awards; Now, therefore be it resolved, that the Corporation of the County of Simcoe does hereby support AMO’s recommendations; and Further be it resolved that the Corporation of the County of Simcoe does hereby call on the Attorney General of Ontario to work with municipal governments to put forward a plan of action to address “joint and several liability” before the end of the government’s current term so that municipalities can continue to offer high quality services to their communities.

That Item CCW 2022-052, dated February 8, 2022, regarding Consolidated Fees & Charges By-law Amendments, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2022-052, and to repeal and replace the Fees and Charges By-law No. 6884.

That the Bursary Committee recommendations contained in the Bursary Committee Report dated January 17, 2022, be approved.

That the recommendations contained within the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee Report, dated January 20, 2022, be approved with the exception of the Township of Springwater, Township of Tay, Township of Oro-Medonte and Township of Adjala-Tosorontio recommendations.

That the recommendations contained within the Audit and Finance Committee Report, dated January 26, 2022, be approved.