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

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 7:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

electronically

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1.

Call to order

2.

Moment of reflection

3.

Declaration of pecuniary interest (direct or indirect)

4.

Closed session

5.

Matters arising from the closed session

6.

Comment period

7.

Public meetings

8.

Consent agenda

• Recommendation:

  That consent agenda item 8.1.1, Council minutes of July 7, 2020, 8.1.2 Committee of the Whole minutes of June 30, 2020 and 8.1.3 Clerk Recruiting Committee minutes of June 2, 2020 10 a.m. and 8.1.3 Clerk Recruiting Committee minutes of June 2, 2020 11:15 a.m. are hereby approved as presented; and

  That consent agenda items 8.2 to 8.4, inclusive, be received for information.

8.1

Adoption of minutes

8.1.1

Council minutes of July 7, 2020

8.1.2

Committee of the Whole minutes of June 30, 2020

8.1.3

Clerk Recruiting Committee minutes of  June 2, 2020 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

8.2

Routine department reports

• Recommendation:

  That council approves the recommendation of committee of the whole to approve the corporate communications strategy and visual identity guide.

• Recommendation:

  That council approves the committee of the whole recommendation to switch to a permanent dog tag system with annual licence fees.

8.3

Miscellaneous correspondence

8.3.1

Request to lower fees Blade 1 Professional Power Skating School

8.3.2

Township of Perth Agricorp Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program

8.3.3

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act

8.3.4

Kingsville Resolution request regarding Rent Assistance Program

8.3.5

City of Oshawa Letter to PMO COVID-19 Funding

8.4

Future committee meetings

8.4.1

Statutory Public Meeting - Committee of the Whole, July 28, 2020 at 9 a.m. - pursuant to the Planning Act, section 34

8.4.2

Committee of the Whole, July 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

8.4.3

Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit, July 24, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

9.

Communications from the mayor and council

10.

Delegations/Presentations

10.1

Anne Coleman, Employer Engagement Program Manager, Ontario Living Wage Network

• Recommendation:

  That council receives the delegation by Anne Coleman, Ontario Living Wage Network.

11.

Business arising from the previous meeting

12.

Staff reports

12.1

Approval of Accounts

• Recommendation:

  That council approve voucher no. 12-2020 in the amount of $764,540.38.

12.2

IPW – Bruce Street Water Main Update

• Recommendation:

  That council receive report IPW – Bruce Street Water Main Update; and further

  That council approve the upgrade to the water main at the intersection of Chester and Bruce Street North, to be funded from the Durham water/sewer system at an estimated cost of $50,805 plus applicable taxes to be funded by the Durham water/sewer system budget.

12.3

West Grey records retention bylaw

• Recommendation:

  That West Grey council hereby receives the report from Clerk Scharback regarding the West Grey records retention bylaw.

13.

Bylaws

13.1

Bylaw No. 50-2020 - Amend licensing of dogs

• Recommendation:

  That the West Grey Council gives first, second and third and final reading to bylaw No. 50-2020, being a bylaw to amend the licensing of dogs bylaw no. 87-2009.

13.2

Bylaw No. 51-2020 - Records retention - repeals bylaw no. 29-2001

• Recommendation:

  That the West Grey Council gives first and second reading to bylaw No. 51-2020, being a bylaw to provide a Records Retention Program Policy.

13.3

Bylaw No. 52-2020 - Adopt Communication Strategy 2020

• Recommendation:

  That the West Grey Council gives first, second and third and final reading to bylaw No. 52-2020, being a bylaw to adopt a Communication Strategy

13.4

Bylaw No. 53-2020 - Confirming bylaw

• Recommendation:

  That the West Grey Council gives first, second and third and final reading to bylaw No. 53-2020, being a bylaw to confirm matters addressed at the July 21, 2020 regular council meeting.

14.

New business

15.

Addendum

16.

Notice of motion/direct motions

16.1

Moved: Councillor Hamilton

• Recommendation:

  WHEREAS West Grey is currently undergoing a review of employee wages and compensation;

  WHEREAS Grey Bruce Public Health promotes a “health in all policies” approach and calls upon local governments to consider the health implications of policy making;

  WHEREAS the corporation of West Grey is an anchor institution in our community and can be an example for other employers; 

  WHEREAS a Living Wage is the hourly wage a worker requires to cover their basic expenses and this wage is updated annually for our region by the United Way of Bruce Grey in alignment with the Ontario Living Wage Network framework”;

  WHEREAS the benefits of becoming a Living Wage Employer include increasing well-being for employees, enhancing recruitment and retention, and receiving public recognition for demonstrating commitment to socially responsible practices;

  WHEREAS the Ontario Living Wage Network certifies living wage employers and once certified, employers voluntarily pay a living wage and maintain their certification with the Network as new rates are calculated for their area;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff report on the feasibility of a living wage for the Municipality of West Grey, in consultation with the United Way of Bruce Grey and the Ontario Living Wage Network, to be received ahead or in conjunction with the compensation review report.

16.2

Moved: Councillor Shea

• Recommendation:

  Whereas the Municipality of West Grey committed in its 2013 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan: “to ensure all new websites and content on those sites conform with WCAG 2.0, Level A by January 1, 2014” and further, that: “The Municipality will take the following steps to make all websites and content conform with WCAG 2.0 Level AA by January 1, 2021.

  • Train staff in the requirements of WCAG 2.0 Level AA
  • Ensure that all new information posted on the website conforms with WCAG 2.0 Level AA”; and

  Whereas the Municipality of West Grey has addressed issues pertaining to non-accessible documents by removing existing online documents previously available to the public and ceasing to include non-accessible documents in council agendas;

  Therefore be it resolved that the Municipality of West Grey does re-commit to identifying mechanisms by which all previously, publicly-available documents, as well as future council business documents, will be made accessible and available to the public by January 1, 2021 and that staff will prepare a report by September 15, 2020 outlining options to achieve this.

17.

Closed session - incomplete items only

18.

Matters arising from closed session

19.

Question period

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20.

Municipal act - notices

Notices pursuant to the Municipal Act 2001, as amended.

21.

Adjournment

• Recommendation:

  That we do now adjourn at ____ , to meet again on August 4, 2020, or at the callof the chair.