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 (50 motions)
47 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the agenda for the May 12, 2020, meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole be approved.
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Sylvia Bray
Carried
That the Council Communications and Petitions - April 28, 2020 - May 11, 2020, having been given due consideration, be received.
Moved by Councillor Mike Burkett, seconded by Councillor Don Allen
Carried
Page 2 of 104 That the following Council and Committee of the Whole minutes be confirmed and adopted: • Joint Council and Committee of the Whole - Minutes - April 28, 2020
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Sylvia Bray
Carried
That County Council direct staff to move towards a flat levy cost per serviced unit, rather than an assessment based charge for curbside waste collections, effective January 1st, 2021; and That staff report back on operational details, a financial analysis and associated costs, moving forward.
Moved by Councillor James Leduc, seconded by Councillor Harry Hughes
Carried
That Council recess into Committee of the Whole at 9:25 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Mike Burkett
Carried
That the following Consent Agenda Items, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Basil Clarke, seconded by Councillor Jennifer
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-148, dated May 12, 2020, regarding County Development Charge Rebate Requests for secondary units created with funds from the County’s Secondary Suites Program, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to authorize the Clerk and General Manager of Social and Community Services to enter into site- specific loan agreements to set out the terms of the Development Charges Rebates; and That staff be given authority to approve County Development Charge Rebate subsequent requests for eligible County Secondary Suites Program applicants as generally outlined in Item CCW 2020-148.
Moved by Alternate Councillor Donna Orsatti, seconded by Councillor Lynn Dollin
Carried
That the following Consent Agenda Item, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Anita Dubeau, seconded by Councillor Jane Dunlop
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-123, dated May 12, 2020, regarding a request for a Special Permit to remove woodlands under the Forest Conservation By-law 5635, be received; and That a Special Permit for 3318 County Road 88, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, to allow the removal of approximately 4.11 hectares (10.16 acres) of woodlands as generally outlined in Item CCW 2020- 123, be granted.
Moved by Alternate Councillor Joe Gough, seconded by Councillor Ralph Hough
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-160, dated May 12, 2020, regarding Ontario’s Draft Forest Sector Strategy, be received; and That the correspondence attached as Schedule 1 to this Item submitted through the Environmental Registry on January 31, 2020 regarding Ontario’s Draft Forest Sector Strategy, be endorsed.
Moved by Councillor Harry Hughes, seconded by Councillor Keith Hull
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-177 be
Moved by Councillor Harry Hughes, seconded by Councillor Basil Clarke
Deferred
That Item CCW 2020-158, dated May 12, 2020, regarding the preferred blue box transition date, be received; and That the County of Simcoe’s preferred date for transition to full producer responsibility of the blue box program be January 1, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter; and That the County of Simcoe express an interest in providing collection, contract management and potential transfer services on behalf of Producers, should mutually agreeable terms be negotiated; and That this resolution and Item CCW 2020-158, which provides further detail, the rationale for the preferred date, and the municipal contact person be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Moved by Councillor Gerard LaChapelle, seconded by Councillor James Leduc
Carried
That, in accordance with section 262(2), the Corporation of the County of Simcoe hereby declares the office of County Councillor (Deputy Mayor) for the Township of Ramara, to be vacant, effective this 12th day of May 2020; and That the Alternate County Councillor from Ramara be compensated with full County Councillor remuneration and per diem while the seat remains vacant.
Moved by Councillor Keith Hull, seconded by Councillor Rob Keffer
Carried
That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session at 10:06 a.m. under authority of the Municipal Act, Section 239 (2) (c) to discuss matters related to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.
Moved by Councillor Doug Leroux, seconded by Councillor Sandi Macdonald
Carried
That direction to staff In Camera regarding Confidential Item CCW 2020-163, dated May 12, 2020, 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, 2001, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Bob Meadows, seconded by Councillor Doug Measures
Carried
That direction to staff In Camera regarding Confidential Item CCW 2020-164 dated May 12, 2020 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, 2001, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Rick Milne, seconded by Councillor Richard Norcross
Carried
That Committee of the Whole rise from Closed Session and report at 10:19 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Floyd Pinto, seconded by Councillor Mike Ross
Carried
That the Performance Management recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report and the Confidential Report dated May 12, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Don Allen, seconded by Councillor Michael Smith
Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated May 12, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Steffen Walma, seconded by Councillor Ted Walker
Carried
That the Corporate Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated May 12, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Steffen Walma
Carried
That Bill No. 22 be enacted as a By-law of the County of Simcoe.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Don Allen
Carried
That Bill No. 23 be enacted as a By-law of the County of Simcoe. Page 11 of 104
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Nina Bifolchi
Carried
That the May 12, 2020, meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 10:27 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Brian Saunderson, seconded by Councillor Stewart Strathearn
Carried
That the agenda for the April 28, meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Sylvia Bray
Carried
That the Council Communications and Petitions - April 14, 2020 - April 27, 2020, having been given due consideration, be received.
Moved by Councillor Mike Burkett, seconded by Councillor Mike Ross
Carried
That the following Council and Committee of the Whole Minutes be confirmed and adopted: Joint Council and Committee of the Whole - Minutes - April 14, 2020 Joint Council and Committee of the Whole - Confidential Minutes - April 14, 2020
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Sylvia Bray
Carried
That Council recess into Committee of the Whole at 9:17 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Don Allen, seconded by Councillor Nina Bifolchi
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-121, dated April 28, 2020, regarding a new agreement with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada for the period April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2023, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to County Council to authorize the Warden and Clerk to enter into a contribution agreement to support the activities of the Local Immigration Partnership, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2020-121.
Moved by Councillor Anita Dubeau, seconded by Deputy Warden Barry Burton
Carried
Page 18 of 104 That Item CCW 2020-097, dated April 28, 2020, regarding the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance Funding Allocation for 2019, be received; and That capital funding be provided to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Georgian Bay General Hospital, and Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital subject to the terms and conditions as generally outlined within Item CCW 2020- 097.
Moved by Councillor Jennifer Coughlin, seconded by Councillor Dan Davidson
Carried
That except for Agenda Item 19.2, the following Consent Agenda Item, having been given due consideration, be received:
Moved by Councillor Jane Dunlop, seconded by Alternate Councillor Joe Gough
Carried
That Consent Item 19.2 be
Moved by Councillor Harry Hughes, seconded by Councillor Basil Clarke
Referred
That the application to amend the Simcoe County Official Plan Amendment for the Big Bay Point Golf and Country Club Next Nine Lands, be accepted and approved.
Moved by Councillor Dan Davidson, seconded by Alternate Councillor Joe Gough
Defeated
That Item CCW 2020-145, dated April 28, 2020, regarding Simcoe Page 20 of 104 County Official Plan Amendment for the Big Bay Point Golf and Country Club Next Nine Lands - Supplementary Material Review and Comment, be received; and That the recommendations made in CCW 2019-388 (Schedule 2) to refuse the application to amend the Simcoe County Official Plan Amendment for the Big Bay Point Golf and Country Club Next Nine Lands, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Stewart Strathearn, seconded by Councillor Rick Milne
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-156, dated April 28, 2020, regarding comments provided to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing through the Environmental Registry Number: 019-1406. regarding amendments to the Planning Act and Development Charges Act for Community Benefits Charges under the authority of Bill 108 More Homes, More Choices Act, 2019 be received; and That Schedule 2 to item CCW 2020-156 be forwarded to local Simcoe County municipalities, for information.
Moved by Councillor Ralph Hough, seconded by Councillor Harry Hughes
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-129, dated April 28, 2020, regarding the temporary closure of County Road 17 (Upper Big Chute Road) at the Durnford Bridge & the Lovering Bridge, be received; and That in accordance with By-law 4952 and as generally outlined within Item No. CCW 2020- 129, that County Road 17 (Upper Big Chute Road) at the Durnford Bridge & the Lovering Bridge be temporarily closed, alternating in sequence, within the Township of Severn for a total duration of 30 weeks in 2020.
Moved by Councillor James Leduc, seconded by Councillor Doug Leroux
Carried
That Item EDS 2020-152 dated April 23, 2020, regarding Simcoe County's COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Results, be received.
Moved by Councillor Brian Saunderson, seconded by Councillor Richard Norcross
Carried
That Item EDS 2020-151 dated April 23, 2020, regarding Simcoe County's Economic Development Office response to COVID-19, be received.
Moved by Rob Keffer, seconded by Doug Measures
Carried
That the recommendations contained within the Planning Advisory Committee Report, dated April 14, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Floyd Pinto, seconded by Councillor Mike Ross
Carried
That the 2020 Tourism Culture and Sport Grant be suspended and that the budgeted $300,000 be transferred to the Tourism Simcoe Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Bob Meadows, seconded by Councillor Anita Dubeau
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-157, dated April 28, 2020, regarding the 2020 Tourism, Culture and Sport Grant, be received; and That the 2020 Tourism, Culture and Sport Grant be suspended and that the budgeted $300,000 be transferred to the Tourism Simcoe Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Michael Smith, seconded by Councillor Ted Walker
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-113, dated April 28, 2020, regarding Development Charge Interest Policy, be received; and That the Development Charge Interest Policy, substantially attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2020-113, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Nina Bifolchi, seconded by Councillor Sylvia Bray
Carried
Page 25 of 104 That Item CCW 2020-140, dated April 28, 2020, regarding the County of Simcoe 2019 Year End Report, be received; and That the 2019 surplus be allocated to the General Contingency Reserve as outlined in Item CCW 2020-140.
Moved by Councillor Mike Burkett, seconded by Deputy Warden Barry Burton
Carried
That Item CCW 2020-150, dated April 28, 2020 regarding a by-law to authorize specific complaints to the Assessment Review Board, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to County Council, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2020-150.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor Anita Dubeau
Carried
That the Committee of the Whole rise with report and resume sitting as County Council at 11:06 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Dan Davidson, seconded by Councillor Lynn Dollin
Carried
That the Performance Management recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated April 28, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Anita Dubeau, seconded by Councillor Jane Dunlop
Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated April 28, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Steffen Walma, seconded by Alternate Councillor Joe Gough
Carried
That the Corporate Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated April 28, 2020, be approved, with the exception of the Delegated Authority Item.
Moved by Councillor Ralph Hough, seconded by Councillor Harry Hughes
Carried
That Bills No. 17, 18 , 19 , and 20 be enacted as By-laws of the County of Simcoe.
Moved by Councillor Keith Hull, seconded by Councillor Rob Keffer
Carried
That Bill No. 21 be enacted as a By-law of the County of Simcoe.
Moved by Councillor Lynn Dollin, seconded by Councillor James Leduc
Carried
That the April 28, 2020, meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole be adjourned at 11:21 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Brian Saunderson, seconded by Councillor Doug Leroux