Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the October 10, 2023, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.

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

That Item CCW 2023-264, dated October 10, 2023, regarding the updated provincial funding allocation and directed growth plan for Child Care, be received; and That staff proceed with program strategies, guidelines and approaches concerning the updated provincial funding allocation and directed growth plan for Child Care, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2023-264.

That the minutes of the Simcoe County Housing Corporation Board dated September 26, 2023, be received.

That the recommendations contained within the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Report, dated October 3, 2023, be approved.

That a letter supporting the Town of Wasaga Beach resolution regarding Illegal Car Rally - Provincial Task Force be sent to senior levels of government.

That Item CCW 2023-280, dated October 10, 2023 regarding Post Secondary Education Capital Funding, be received; and That the request from Georgian College, in the amount of $1.5 million towards the capital renovations of the skilled trades facilities, be supported with funding being utilized from the post secondary capital reserve; and That the request from Lakehead University, in the amount of $15 million towards the further development of the Orillia Campus facilities, be supported with funding being utilized from the annual budget contributions toward post secondary capital supports until the commitment is achieved.

That the recommendations contained within the Audit and Finance Committee Report, dated September 27, 2023, be approved.

That the October 10, 2023, meeting of Committee of the Whole, be adjourned at 10:21 a.m.