Council Meeting
Municipality of West Grey
402813 Grey County Rd 4, Durham, ON N0G 1R0

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 6:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Moment of Reflection

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

4.

Delegations/Presentations

4.1

Jenny Parsons, Wading Pool Mural Projects - 6:05 p.m.

5.

Public Meetings

6.

Comment Period

7.

Unfinished Business

8.

Adoption of Minutes

8.1

March 30, 2021, special council meeting

8.2

April 6, 2021, council meeting

• Recommendation:

  That council hereby adopts the minutes of the special council meeting of March 30, 2021 and the regular council meeting of April 6, 2021, as circulated.

9.

Committee and Board Reports

9.1

Durham Business Improvement Area, Annual General Meeting, March 17, 2021

9.2

West Grey Public Library Board, February 10, 2021

9.3

West Grey Traffic Safety Adhoc Working Group, March 29, 2021

9.4

Other committee and local board updates

• Recommendation:

  That minutes and reports not otherwise dealt with are hereby received.

10.

Correspondence

10.1

Items requiring action

10.1.1

Teepu Khawja, Ministry of the Solicitor General re Municipality of West Grey 2020 Compliance results

• Recommendation:

  That council send a letter of appreciation to Community Emergency Management Coordinator Chief Phil Schwartz and the West Grey Emergency Management Group thanking them for their work towards making West Grey compliant with the EMCPA in 2020.

10.1.2

Allan Thompson, Mayor, Town of Caledon re Letter to Minister Hajdu re Support for 988 a 3-digit Suicide and Crisis Prevention Hotline

• Recommendation:

  That West Grey Council hereby supports the resolution of the Town of Caledon endorsing the 988 crisis line initiative.

10.1.3

Municipality of Grey Highlands re County Led Broadband Collaboration

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the Municipality of West Grey hereby supports a Broadband Collaborative Decision-Making Framework initiative led by the County of Grey; and

  Requests the County work with all lower tier municipalities to achieve this goal.

10.1.4

Township of Conmee re Lobby Government to disqualify candidates with criminal records

• Recommendation:

  That the Municipality of West Grey hereby supports the Town of Conmee as they lobby the Provincial Government to amend The Municipal Act and Municipal Elections Act, as may be, so that people with a criminal record who have not had their record cleared from the RCMP Data Base by order of the Governor General of Canada, be prohibited from becoming a candidate in municipal elections.

  That Council directs staff to send the letter to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 

10.1.5

Elizabeth Murray, West Grey Resident re Compensation and Management at Grey Bruce Health

10.2

Items for information

10.2.1

Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation re Funding through 2021-22 Connecting Links Program for replacement of Garafraxa Street box culvert up to $329,378

10.2.2

MPP Bill Walker re Announcement of $329,378 in Connecting Links Funding for West Grey

10.2.3

Town of Amherstburg re Support for Amendments to the Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act

10.2.4

Town of Blind River re West Grey Support for Municipal Insurance Rates resolution

10.2.5

Jim Harrison, Mayor, City of Quinte West River re West Grey Support for Municipal Insurance Rates resolution

10.2.6

County of Lennox & Addington re West Grey Support for Municipal Insurance Rates resolution

• Recommendation:

10.2.7

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), re March 2021 InTouch Newsletter

• Recommendation:

  That all correspondence items not otherwise dealt with are hereby received.

11.

Staff Reports

11.1

Director of Infrastructure and Public Works

11.1.1

2021 Household Hazardous Waste Day Agreement

• Recommendation:

  That council receives the Household Hazardous Waste Day Agreement report for consideration for participating in the 2021 Household Hazardous Waste Days in held in Owen Sound; and further

  That council considers adopting the agreement in the bylaw portion of the agenda.

11.2

Recreation Supervisor

11.2.1

Community Services Agreement re Elephant Thoughts Summer Camp Program

• Recommendation:

  That council receive the report “Recreation – Community Services Agreement Re. Elephant Thoughts Summer Camp Program” for information; and

  That council consider approval of the bylaw containing the Community Services Agreement during the bylaw portion of the meeting.

12.

Questions

13.

Bylaws

13.1

Bylaw No. 26-2021 - Shared Service - Summer Day Camp

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the Municipality of West Grey gives first, second and third and final reading to Bylaw No. 26-2021, being a bylaw to authorize a Shared Services Agreement between the Municipality of West Grey and Elephant Thoughts for the provision of a Summer Camp Program.

13.2

Bylaw No. 27-2021 - 2021 Household Hazardous Waste Day Agreement

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the Municipality of West Grey gives first, second and third and final reading to Bylaw No. 27-2021, being a bylaw to authorize a 2021 Household Hazardous Waste Program Municipal Participation Agreement between the Municipality of West Grey and the City of Owen Sound.

13.3

Bylaw No. 28-2021 - Employee Remuneration

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the Municipality of West Grey gives first, second and third and final reading to Bylaw No. 28-2021, being a bylaw to adopt the employee salary grid.

13.4

Bylaw No. 29-2021 - Confirm proceedings of council

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the Municipality of West Grey gives first, second and third and final reading to Bylaw No. 29-2021, being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Grey.

13.5

Notice

• 2021 Budget Bylaw

  West Grey council hereby gives notice of its intention to pass a bylaw to adopt the 2021 budget at the regular council meeting to be held on May 4, 20021 at 9 a.m.

14.

New Business

14.1

Notice of Motion - Thank Grey Bruce Health Unit Staff: Commitment to Community Health

• Recommendation:

  Moved: Deputy Mayor Hutchinson

  Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has been a crisis globally, and locally; and

  Whereas local public health authorities have been leaders in public information and professional guidance; and

  Whereas the Grey Bruce Health Unit, under Dr. Ian Arra’s leadership has  tirelessly provided support, information and direction; and

  Whereas the Grey Bruce Health Unit continues serving and protecting our communities; and

  Whereas the Grey Bruce Health Unit recently set a national vaccine record;

  Therefore be it resolved that council directs staff to send a letter from West Grey council to congratulate and thank Dr. Arra and his staff for their dedicated service and commitment to community health.

15.

Announcements

16.

Closed Session

17.

Report from Closed Session

18.

Adjournment

• Recommendation:

  That we do now adjourn at _______ a.m./p.m., to meet again on May 4, 2021 at 9 a.m. or at the call of the chair.