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

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  • Recommendation:

    That council hereby proceeds into closed session with the CAO/deputy clerk and the director of administration/clerk  at _____ a.m. for the purpose of discussing personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; and a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

  • Recommendation:

    That council supports the resolution wherein the West Grey Traffic Safety Working Group recommends that council authorize staff to initiate a study to run a pilot project for speed cushions or similar traffic control measures on Sadler Street East in the Town of Durham to address speeding concerns.

  • Recommendation:

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

  • Recommendation:

    That council supports the resolution of the Town of The Blue Mountains dated January 27, 2021 wherein they endorse a County audit of the tax rolls of all the lower tier municipalities in order to ensure that all assessment within Grey County is up to date and properly recorded; and,

    That a copy of this resolution be sent to Grey County municipalities, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and MPAC.

  • Recommendation:

    That council supports the resolution of the Guelph Eramosa Township dated February 8, 2021 wherein they request the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services to review the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and consider recommendations as follows:

    1. That MFIPPA assign the Municipal Clerk, or designate to be the Head under the Act;
    2. That MFIPPA be updated to address current and emerging technologies;
    3. That MFIPPA regulate the need for consistent routine disclosure practices across
    institutions;
    4. That the threshold for frivolous and/or vexatious actions be reviewed, and take into
    consideration the community and available resources in which it is applied;
    5. That the threshold for frivolous and/or vexatious also consider the
    anonymity of requesters, their abusive nature and language inrequests to ensure protection from harassment as provided for in Occupational Health and Safety Act;
    6. That the application and scalability of fees be designed to ensure taxpayers are protected from persons abusing the access to information process;
    7. That administrative practices implied or required under the Act, including those of the IPC, be reviewed and modernized;
    8. That the integrity of the Act be maintained to protect personal privacy and transparent governments.

    That this motion be forwarded to The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC)

  • Recommendation:

    That council supports the resolution of the Town of Orangeville dated February 10, 2021 wherein they request that the Government of Ontario develop and implement a plan to phase-out all gas-fired electricity generation as soon as possible, with an emphasis on proven renewable energy technologies and energy storage, to ensure that Orangeville and other municipalities are enabled to achieve climate action goals (or “GHG emission reduction targets”); and

    That this motion be forwarded to The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Environment, Conservation, Energy, and Parks.

  • Recommendation:

    That council supports the resolution of the City of St. Catharines dated February 9, 2021 wherein they endorse legislated sick leave and calls on the government of Ontario to permanently legislate universal paid sick days for all workers in Ontario during the pandemic and beyond, regardless of workplace size, type of work or immigration
    status; and

    That this motion be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of Labour,  and the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP.

  • Recommendation:

    That the Council of Municipality of West Grey supports the resolution from the City of St. Catherines wherein they request the Province to amend Schedule 6 of Bill 197 (Environmental Assessment Act), eliminating the adjacent municipality overreach powers; and

    That staff be directed to send correspondence in support of the City of St. Catharines request to amend Bill 197, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 to all parties referenced in the City of St. Catharines resolution.

  • Recommendation:

    That council provides direction on options presented in this report.

  • Recommendation:

    That council provide a letter of support to extend the deadline for the fulfillment of draft plan conditions for file 42T.91011 for a period determined by the County of Grey.

  • Recommendation:

    That council provides staff direction for the future sale of unopened road allowances; and further

    That council provide direction regarding the current requests to council, outlined in this report as request #1, #2, #3.

  • Recommendation:

    That council provides staff direction on the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative Grant

  • Recommendation:

    That council hereby receives the report, Neustadt, Normanby Carrick Agricultural Society Agreement; and

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

  • Recommendation:

    That council receives the report Alternative Voting Methods; and

    That council approves using internet and telephone voting as alternative voting methods in the 2022 municipal elections.

  • Recommendation:

    That council receives the report Revised Procedural Bylaw; and

    That council hereby directs that the final procedural bylaw be placed on the next regular agenda for council’s consideration.

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  • Recommendation:

    That council receives report CAO Municipal Modernization Program – Intake 2 for information.

  • Recommendation:

    That report COVID-19 Municipal Operations Update be received for information.

  • Recommendation:

    That council receives report Correspondence distribution protocol for information.

17.

  • Recommendation:

    That bylaw 11-2021, being a bylaw to authorize an agreement with Rebecca Becker for the position of caretaker of the Lamlash Hall, be read a first, second and third and final time.

  • Recommendation:

    That bylaw 12-2021, being a bylaw to authorize an agreement with the Neustadt-Normanby-Carrick Agricultural Society, respecting the use of the Neustadt Arena and Neustadt Community Hall, be read a first, second and third and final time.

  • Recommendation:

    That bylaw 13-2021, being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Grey, be read a first, second and third and final time.

  • Recommendation:

    Moved: Councillor Townsend

    The Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Grey hereby supports the resolution of the Township of Baldwin dated February 1, 2021 wherein they request the Province of Ontario to reconsider the decision to close the Ontario Fire College located in Gravenhurst, Ontario.

  • Recommendation:

    That we do now adjourn at _______ a.m./p.m., to meet again on March 2, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

     

     

     

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