Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the February 11, 2025, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.

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

That Item CCW 2025-049, dated February 11, 2025, regarding Homelessness Addiction and Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub – Application and Encampment Response and Shelter Expansion Initiative Funding Update, be received; and That the necessary by-law be enacted to authorize the General Manager, Social and Community Services (or a Director from Social and Community Services in his/her absence) and the County Clerk to enter into agreements related to this project; and That staff be authorized to utilize necessary funding from the Social Services Reserve to start the critical steps of implementation while awaiting provincial funding on specific components for the approved HART Hub and Provincial Encampment Initiative implementation plans. Funding will be utilized contingent upon written confirmation on the project proceeding from the Province.

That Item CCW 2025-054, dated February 11, 2025, regarding 2024/25 One-Time Funding for Long-Term Care, be received; and That staff be authorized to utilize the one-time funding received from Ontario Health to purchase the equipment and provide training, as outlined in this Item.

That Item CCW 2025-046, dated February 11, 2025, regarding Township of Severn Official Plan, be received; and That the Township of Severn Official Plan, as adopted by the Township of Severn Council by By-law 2024-40 dated June 26, 2024, and modified as per Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to Item CCW 2025-046 dated February 11, 2025, be approved; and That the County’s approval does not apply to the following Non-Decisions: Non-Decision No. 1: A Non-Decision applies to various sections and map schedules of the Official Plan that reference Employment designations and policies including Sections 6.5 Supporting Employment, 11.5 Settlement Employment, 11.13 Highway Employment, and 11.14 Resort Employment; and That staff issue a Notice of Decision of the Official Plan for the Township of Severn in accordance with the Planning Act.

Ben Verkaik That Item CCW 2025-037, dated February 11, 2025, regarding Development Charge Infrastructure Financing, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to County Council, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to this Item, to authorize the Warden and Clerk to enter into an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC” or “Infrastructure Ontario”) for temporary and long-term borrowing for certain capital works of the Corporation of the County of Simcoe pursuant to a capital line facility in accordance with the financing agreement with OILC, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2025-037.

That the recommendations contained within the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee Report, dated January 21, 2025, be approved with the exception of the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio and Town of Midland recommendations.

John Broderick That the recommendations contained within the Audit and Finance Committee Report, dated February 4, 2025, be approved.

That the February 11, 2025, Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 9:45 a.m.