Joint Council and Committee of the Whole

That the agenda for the August 12, 2025, meeting of County Council, be approved.

That the Council Communications and Proclamations - June 24, 2025 - August 11, 2025, having been given due consideration, be received.

Jennifer Coughlin That the following Council minutes be confirmed and adopted:  Joint County Council and Committee of the Whole - Minutes - June 24, 2025  Joint County Council and Committee of the Whole - Confidential Minutes - June 24, 2025

That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request the Province intervene to allow Council Composition By-law 7119-25 to be considered valid notwithstanding the “triple majority” requirements set out in Section 219 of the Municipal Act.

That Item CO 2025-203, dated August 12, 2025, regarding Council Composition By-law Validity and Triple Majority Results, be received; and That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request the Province intervene to allow Council Composition By-law 7119-25 to be considered valid notwithstanding the “triple majority” requirements set out in Section 219 of the Municipal Act.

That Council recess into Committee of the Whole at 9:44 a.m.

That the agenda for the August 12, 2025, meeting of Committee of the Whole, with the exception of

Staveren That Item CCW 2025-215, dated August 12, 2025, regarding Simcoe County Archives Operations in Q2 2025, be received.

That Item CCW 2025-211, dated August 12, 2025, regarding the Simcoe County Museum Matthews Innovation and Transportation Gallery Expansion project phases, be received; and That approved phases 2 and 3 be adjusted to allow the original phase 3 to be completed in 2028, and original phase 2 be complete by 2030.

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

That item CCW 2025-212, dated August 12, 2025, regarding the 2025-26 Seniors Community Grant – Resident Ambassador Program, be received; and That staff proceed with the project funded by the 2025-26 Seniors Community Grant as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-212.

That Item CCW 2025-200, dated August 12, 2025, regarding the Paramedic Services Models of Care Update, be received; and That Council direct the General Manager and County Clerk to sign an Extension Memorandum of Understanding with the participating Hospice Organizations for the Patient Model of Care – Alternative Destination Hospice Model (Schedule 1); and That Council direct the General Manager and County Clerk to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) for the Patient Model of Care – Alternative Destination Mental Health and Addiction Model (Schedule 2) to allow for information and data sharing.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session at 10:00 a.m. under authority of the Municipal Act, Section 239 (2)(c); a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-219, dated August 12, 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 Committee of the Whole rise and report at 10:18 a.m.

That the following Consent Items, with the exception of Item 27.3 Letter dated July 3, 2025 from Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding Strengthening Recycling Access and Expanding the Ontario Deposit Return Program, having been given due consideration, be received:

That the Warden write a letter to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to endorse the request from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding amending Regulation 391/21 to include small IC&I properties as eligible sources under producer responsibility collection contracts.

That Item CCW 2025-196, dated August 12, 2025, regarding an update to an application by IGC Golf Inc., Bayview-Wellington (Highlands) Inc., and 2523951 Ontario Inc., to amend the County of Simcoe Official Plan, be received; and That County Planning staff proceed to process and evaluate the County of Simcoe Official Plan Amendment application including hosting of a Statutory Public Meeting in accordance with the Planning Act.

That Item CCW 2025-163, dated June 24, 2025, regarding the Program to Increase Organics Capture, be received; and That Option 1 to implement a program where a garbage cart will only be collected if a resident uses and places their organics cart out for collection, starting November 1, 2025, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-163; be approved; and That the delivery fee for an organics cart be reduced to $25 from October 1, 2025, until December 31, 2025, as generally outlined in CCW 2025-163.

That Item CCW 2025-163, dated June 24, 2025, regarding the Program to Increase Organics Capture, be received; and That staff report back with further details and costs regarding Option 4 outlined in Item CCW 2025-163 to implement additional promotion and education to the whole County.

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

That paragraph two be replaced with the following: That the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved with a maximum 3% total budget increase to be incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe Draft budget.

That Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, regarding 2026 High Level Draft Budget Assumptions, be received; and That the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved and incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe draft budget.

That Item CCW 2025-216, dated August 12, 2025, regarding Request for Deferral of Development Charges for 1090 6th Line, Innisfil, be received; and That staff be authorized to prepare and execute a Development Charge (DC) Deferral Agreement with the owner of 1090 6th Line which provides, in addition to the County’s standard terms, for the date of DC calculation for the County DCs to be delayed up to six (6) months upon which the County DCs will be payable unless a valid exemption applies in accordance with the County’s DC By-law; and That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to execute a Development Charge Deferral Agreement for 1090 6th Line, Innisfil.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session at 1:32 p.m. under authority of the Municipal Act, Section 239 (2)(i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; Section 239(2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations; Section 239 (2)(c); a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and Section 239 (2)(k); a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That CONFIDENTIAL Schedule 2 to Item CCW 2025-163 Program to Increase Organics Capture, dated June 24, 2025, regarding a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization, be received.

That direction in camera contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-197, dated August 12, 2025, regarding labour relations or employee negotiations, be voted upon and approved in accordance with section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.

That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-204, dated August 12, 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 2025-210, dated August 12, 2025, regarding a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That Committee of the Whole rise and report at 2:45 p.m.

Rose That Committee of the Whole rise and report and resume sitting as County Council at 2:48 pm.

That the Performance Management recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated August 12, 2025, be approved, including the Confidential Items and excluding Item 32.1 CCW 2025-206 - 2026 High Level Draft Budget Assumptions.

That Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, regarding 2026 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 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved and incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe draft budget.

That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated August 12, 2025, be approved, including Confidential Item.

Staveren That the Corporate Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report, dated August 12, 2025, be approved, including the Confidential Items.

That Bill No. 7142-25 be enacted as a By-law of the County of Simcoe.

That Bill No. 7143-25 be enacted as a By-law of the County of Simcoe.

That the August 12, 2025, meeting of County Council be adjourned at 2:55 p.m.