Committee of the Whole

MacLellan That the agenda for the April 11, 2023, meeting of Committee of the Whole, be approved.

That Item CCW 2023-088, dated April 11, 2023, regarding Simcoe County Archives operations in February, 2023, be received.

That Item CCW 2023-061 be

That Council approve the following option to proceed with development, as identified within Item CCW 2023-061: • Option 3: 176 residential affordable housing and mixed-income unit split That, in addition to the previously approved allocation to the project of approximately $6 million from the 2024/25 Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI) and Canada-Ontario Housing Initiative (COCHI) combined allocations, a further $1 million be allocated to the project from the Social Housing Reserve, as well as all proceeds from the sale of scattered units in Barrie; and That staff proceed with detailed design, planning approvals, tendering, contract award, site preparation and construction of the mixed-use affordable housing development project, as generally outlined within Item CCW 2023-061; and That the signing officers for the Simcoe County Housing Corporation execute all required applications, agreements, and documents.

MacLellan That Item CCW 2023-063, dated April 11, 2023, regarding an amendment to the agreement with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to support a Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), be received; and That the Warden and the County Clerk execute an amending agreement with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in support of ongoing Local Immigration Partnership activities.

That Item CCW 2023-089, dated April 11, 2023, regarding A Call to Action to End Homelessness, initiated by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), be received; and That Council enact a Resolution as generally outlined in Schedule 1 for submission by the Warden to the Province of Ontario, and AMO; and That staff undertake A Call to Action to End Homelessness media campaign, and Simcoe County member municipalities be encouraged to participate in the Call for Action to End Homelessness, through enactment and submission of a similar Resolution as outlined in Schedule 1.

That Item CCW 2023-092, dated April 11, 2023 regarding Simcoe Strong Volunteer Program, be received.

That Item CCW 2023-107, dated April 11, 2023, an update on Long Term Care and Seniors Services Pandemic Guidance Changes, be received.

That Item CCW 2023-117, dated April 11, 2023 regarding the Long-Term Care Service Accountability agreement, be received; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute the agreement with Ontario Health, substantively in the forms attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2023-117.

That Item CCW 2023-118, dated April 11, 2023 regarding the Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) Updates, be received; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute the agreement substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2023-118; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute the Declaration of Compliance for The Corporation of the County of Simcoe as required of the Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement (M-SAA), substantively in the form attached as Schedule 2 to Item CCW 2023- 118.

That the recommendations contained within the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Report, dated March 21, 2023, be approved.

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

That the recommendations contained within the Economic Development Sub-Committee Report, dated March 14, 2023, be approved.

That the recommendations contained within the Grant Program Task Force Report, dated April 5, 2023, be approved.

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

That Item CCW 2023-109, dated April 11, 2023, regarding Simcoe County Museum Electrical Service and HVAC Retrofit Project Updates, be received; and That subject to deliberations in the affirmative, that funds be allocated from prior budget carry over, General Contingency Reserve and / or 2023 Surplus to fund the Simcoe County Museum – Electrical Service and HVAC Retrofit Project, as outlined in Item CCW 2023-109.

That direction in Camera contained within Confidential Item CCW 2023-096 dated April 11, 2023, regarding OPSEU 303 Bargaining labour relations or employee negotiations, be voted upon and approved in accordance with section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.

That direction in-camera and the recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2023-104, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, be approved.

That the April 11, 2023, meeting of Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 11:49 a.m.