Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the September 24, 2024, meeting of Committee of the Whole, be approved.

That Item CCW-2024-260, dated September 24, 2024, regarding Simcoe County Archives Operations in June-August 2024, be received.

Staveren That Item CCW 2024-254, dated September 24, 2024, regarding Amend the Investment Plan for OPHI Year 6 (2024/25) Funding Allocations, be received; and That staff amend the Investment Plan, as needed, to avoid any loss of available housing program funding; and That the necessary by-law be presented to authorize the General Manager of Social and Community Services and Clerk to execute all associated agreements and documents necessary to carry out funding related to this amendment, and any of its components.

That Item CCW 2024-207, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Reaching Home 2024-2028 Community Plan, be received; and That the proposed Reaching Home 2024-2028 Community Plan, attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2024-207, be approved.

Jennifer Coughlin That Item CCW 2024 - 268, dated September 24, 2024, regarding informational updates on the Implementation of the Medical Priority Dispatch System, be received.

That Item CCW 2024-267, dated September 24, 2024, regarding base funding for 16 long-stay beds to operate as a designated Behavioural Specialized Unit at Georgian Manor, be received.

That Item CCW 2024-265, dated September 24, 2024, regarding National Seniors Day, be received.

That Item CCW 2024-229, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Township of Tiny’s Request for Delegation of Approval Authority for Plans of Subdivision and Condominium, be received; and That the necessary by-law and signed memorandum of understanding be presented to County Council for approval to delegate approval authority for plans of subdivision and condominium within the geographic area of the Township of Tiny, to the Council of the Township of Tiny in accordance with Planning Act regulation O. Reg. 297/97, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2024-229.

That Item CCW 2024-259, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 Summary, be received; and That staff prepare a work plan to update the County Official Plan to the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 and provide this information to County Council for consideration in Q4 2024; and That staff be authorized to provide comments, if necessary, on transitional matters related to County of Simcoe Official Plan Amendment No. 7 which is before the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval; and That staff be authorized to retain consulting expertise to review and update the 2016 Septage and Landfill Leachate Disposal Feasibility Study in consultation with area local municipalities, and to confirm the appropriate recommendations for future consideration by County Council.

That Item CCW 2024-247, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Additional County Landfill Monitoring and Proposed Approach Following the New Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Objective, be received; That authority be granted to include sampling for PFAS in the fall of 2024 at all private water supply wells already included as part of the County’s ongoing landfill environmental monitoring program; and That authority be granted to offer to install granular activated carbon water treatment systems at any properties where County sampling as part of its ongoing landfill environmental monitoring program indicates PFAS concentrations are above the new Health Canada Objective for PFAS in their private water supply well.

That the recommendations contained within the Economic Development Sub-Committee Report, dated September 10, 2024, be approved.

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

That the Council and Committee of the Whole meetings for January and February 2025 be held fully virtually or in a hybrid capacity should the option be available.

That Item CCW 2024-198, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Regular Meeting Schedule for 2025, be received; and That subject to amendments as may be provided by the Procedure By-law, that the 2025 schedule of regular meetings as generally outlined in Item CCW 2024-198, be approved; and That the Council and Committee of the Whole meetings for January and February 2025 be held fully virtually or in a hybrid capacity should the option be available.

That Item CCW 2024-232, dated September 24, 2024, regarding 2025 High Level Draft Budget Assumptions, be received; and That subject to deliberations in the affirmative, the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2024-232, dated September 24, 2024, be approved and incorporated into the 2025 County of Simcoe draft budget.

That Item CCW 2024-249, dated September 24, 2024, regarding 2024 Forecast Report, be received; and That subject to deliberations in the affirmative, Item CCW 2024-249 regarding the 2024 Forecast Report, be approved.

That Item CCW 2024-244, dated September 24, 2024, regarding a lease agreement between Simcoe County Housing Corporation and the Corporation of the County of Simcoe for a Social and Community Services office in Bradford, Ontario, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to County Council to authorize the Warden and Clerk to enter into a lease agreement for a Social and Community Services office in Bradford, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW-2024-244.

That the recommendations contained within the Audit and Finance Committee Report, dated September 17, 2024, be approved.

That the recommendations contained within the Special Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee Report, dated September 5, 2024 be approved.

That the following Bursary Committee reports be approved:  Bursary Committee - Report - September 17, 2024  Bursary Committee - Confidential Report - September 17, 2024

That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2024-257, dated September 24, 2024, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239 (6)(b), of the Municipal Act.

That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2024-269, dated September 24, 2024, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239 (6)(b), of the Municipal Act.

That the September 24, 2024, Committee of the Whole, be adjourned at 11:34 a.m.