Committee of the Whole

Jennifer Coughlin That Closed Session Item 13.1, Confidential Correspondence dated July 30, 2025 from Township of Springwater regarding real property matters, be moved to and considered in open session; and That the related correspondence be made public in the September 9, 2025 Committee of the Whole Report.

Staveren That the agenda, as amended, for the September 9, 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 2025-235, dated September 9, 2025, regarding 2025-26 Confirmed Funding Allocations for Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI), Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), and Expansion Target, be received; and; That the recommendations, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-235, be approved; and That staff amend the Investment Plan as may be required to avoid any loss of funds, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-235.

That Item CCW 2025-221, dated September 9, 2025, regarding the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance Funding Request, be received; and That the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance capital funding allocation for 2024, as outlined in Item CCW 2025-221, be approved.

Jennifer Coughlin That Item CCW 2025-225, dated September 9, 2025, regarding the County of Simcoe becoming a prescribed Community Improvement Plan (CIP) upper-tier municipality, be received; and That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing requesting an amendment to Ontario Regulation 221/07 to add the County of Simcoe as a prescribed upper-tier municipality authorized to prepare a Community Improvement Plan (CIP).

That the recommendations contained within the Economic Development Sub-Committee Report, dated August 12, 2025, be approved.

That the recommendations contained within the Planning Advisory Committee Report, dated August 26, 2025, be approved.

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

That Item CCW 2025-234, dated September 9, 2025, regarding the New Multi-Residential property tax subclass, be received; and That staff report back in spring 2026 with further information as the impact and administration becomes clearer to assess the potential for implementation of a subclass in the 2027 tax year.

That the Correspondence dated July 30, 2025, from the Township of Springwater regarding real property matters, be received.

That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-224, dated September 9, 2025, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, 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 2025-226, dated September 9, 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.

That the September 9, 2025, Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 10:32 a.m.