The Simcoe County Record

Committee of the Whole

May 13, 2025

Who was there

Present (35): Scott Anderson, Keith Bell, Mike Burkett, George Cabral, Judith Cox, Lynn Dollin, Janet-Lynne Durnford, David Evans, Kenneth Fowler, Tim Fryer, Bill Gordon, Randy Greenlaw, Yvonne Hamlin, Julius Lachs, Peter Lavoie, James Leduc, Stephanie MacLellan, Sandie Macdonald, Donald McIsaac, Doug Measures, Sean Miskimins, Anita Moore, Nigussie Nigussie, Richard Norcross, Alex Nuttall, Beth Prost, Doug Rawson, Clare Riepma, Dan La Rose, Raj Sandhu, Brian Smith, Michael Smith, Tanya Snell, Paul Van Staveren, Ted Walker

Absent (3): Jay Fallis, Bryn Hamilton, Barry Norris

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 (12 motions)

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

MacLellan That the agenda for the May 13, 2025, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Stephanie
Carried
Anita Moore That the following Consent Items, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Julius Lachs
Carried
Gerard La Chapelle That Item CCW 2025-090, dated May 13, 2025, regarding Hiring More Nurse Practitioners for Long-Term Care, be received.
Moved by Councillor Judith Cox
Carried
That Item CCW 2025-127, dated May 13, 2025, regarding Emergency Repair of Simcoe Village Elevator, be received; and That funds for the Simcoe Village elevator repair be transferred from the Simcoe Village Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Kenneth Fowler, seconded by Councillor Brian Smith
Carried
That Item CCW 2025-133, dated May 13, 2025, regarding the Simcoe Village Campus Project Update, be received.
Moved by Councillor Stephanie, seconded by Councillor Peter Lavoie
Carried
That Item CCW 2025-132, dated May 13, 2025, regarding County Road 54 (10 Sideroad) Innisfil Tributary Culvert replacement, within the Town of Innisfil, be received; and That a project budget increase of $850,000, as a result of higher-than-anticipated construction bids and the addition of temporary signals to support detour operations, be approved as generally outlined within Item No. CCW 2025-132. That the request outlined within Item CCW 2025-132 to temporarily close County Road 54 (10 Sideroad) at Innisfil Tributary Culvert, within the Township of Innisfil, for a total duration of 20 weeks in 2025, be approved.
Moved by Councillor James Leduc, seconded by Councillor Scott Anderson
Carried
That Item CCW 2025-110, dated May 13, 2025, regarding Multi-Residential Organics Program, be received; and That a County-wide multi-residential organics program be approved, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-110.
Moved by Councillor Tanya Snell, seconded by Councillor Michael Smith
Carried
That the recommendations contained within the Economic Development Sub-Committee Report, dated April 22, 2025, be approved.
Moved by Councillor David Evans, seconded by Councillor Richard Norcross
Carried
That the following Consent Item, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Ted Walker, seconded by Councillor Julius Lachs
Carried
That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-105, dated May 13, 2025, 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.
Moved by Councillor Paul Van, seconded by Councillor Raj Sandhu
Carried
That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-130, dated May 13, 2025, regarding information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Moved by Councillor Sandie Macdonald, seconded by Councillor Michael Smith
Carried
That the May 13, 2025, Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Scott Anderson, seconded by Councillor Kenneth Fowler
Carried

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