The Simcoe County Record

Committee of the Whole

April 25, 2023

Who was there

Present (34): Scott Anderson, Keith Bell, Mike Burkett, George Cabral, Jack Contin, Judith Cox, Lynn Dollin, Janet-Lynne Durnford, Kenneth Fowler, Tim Fryer, Bill Gordon, Randy Greenlaw, Bryn Hamilton, Yvonne Hamlin, Julius Lachs, James Leduc, Stephanie MacLellan, Sandie Macdonald, Donald McIsaac, Doug Measures, Sean Miskimins, Nigussie Nigussie, Richard Norcross, Barry Norris, Doug Rawson, Clare Riepma, Dan La Rose, Raj Sandhu, Brian Smith, Michael Smith, Tanya Snell, Paul Van Staveren, Ted Walker, Steffen Walma

Absent (4): David Evans, Jay Fallis, Peter Lavoie, Alex Nuttall

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (13 motions)

13 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the agenda for the April 25, 2023, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Judith Cox
Carried
That Item CCW-2023-123, dated April 25, 2023, regarding Simcoe County Archives Operations in March, 2023, be received.
Moved by Councillor Kenneth Fowler, seconded by Councillor Keith Bell
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-122, dated April 25, regarding Museum activity from January to March 2023, be received.
Moved by Councillor Tim Fryer, seconded by Councillor Ted Walker
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-093, dated April 25, 2023, regarding Sustainable Operations Energy Reporting and Climate Action Planning Overview, be received.
Moved by Councillor Keith Bell, seconded by Councillor Randy Greenlaw
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-065, dated April 25, 2023, regarding the County’s Provincial Child Care and EarlyON Funding Allocations and related guidelines, be received; and That program strategies, guidelines and approaches, in conjunction with 2023 service provider proposed funding allocations, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2023-065, be approved; and That the 2023 one-time provincial transitional grant be maximized to offset and assist with the new required cost sharing of 50/50 provincial/municipal administrative funding and redirect the municipal savings to the Social Services Reserve to help offset future year budget pressures.
Moved by Councillor Brian Smith, seconded by Councillor Keith Bell
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-008, dated April 25, 2023, regarding the 2022 Homelessness System Review and Recommendations, be received; and That staff proceed with recommendations as generally outlined in Item CCW 2023-008; and That four new permanent staff positions, to be fully funded through federal administrative dollars, to support the implementation of recommendations outlined in Item CCW 2023- 008, in conjunction with supporting the broader needs of the Social and Community Services Division, be approved.
Moved by Barrie Councillor, seconded by Orillia Mayor Don McIsaac
Carried
Staveren That Item CCW 2023-114, dated April 25, 2023 regarding Simcoe Village Campus Project Update, be received.
Moved by Councillor Richard Norcross, seconded by Councillor Paul Van
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-127, dated April 25, 2023 regarding Long-Term Care Pandemic Funding Update, be received.
Moved by Councillor Kenneth Fowler, seconded by Councillor Randy Greenlaw
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-095, dated April 25, 2023 regarding the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance Funding Allocation for 2022, be received; and That applicable reductions in annual capital funding related to the Hospital Alliance Memorandum of Understanding with respect to Transfer of Care Performance Standards be waived for the period of 2022 related to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic and resume beginning in 2023.
Moved by Councillor Richard Norcross, seconded by Councillor Barry Norris
Carried
That the following Consent Item, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Kenneth Fowler, seconded by Councillor Scott Anderson
Carried
That Item CCW 2023-097, dated April 25, 2023, regarding the County of Simcoe 2022 Year End Report, be received; and That the 2022 surplus be allocated to the General Contingency Reserve as outlined in Item CCW 2023-097.
Moved by Councillor Sandie Macdonald, seconded by Councillor Barry Norris
Carried
That direction in Camera contained within Confidential Item CCW 2023-124 dated April 25, 2023 regarding labour relations or employee negotiations, voted upon and approved in accordance with section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Moved by Councillor Scott Anderson, seconded by Councillor Tim Fryer
Carried
That the April 25, 2023, meeting of Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 12:31 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Judith Cox, seconded by Councillor Lynn Dollin
Carried

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