Committee of the Whole

to approve the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 7, 2022 and the Special Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 14, 2022.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth supports the initiative to seek federal funding for rural communities, as presented in correspondence dated June 2022 from the Shadow Minister and Deputy Shadow Ministers for Rural Economic Development and Rural Broadband Strategy.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth support the motion from the Council of the City of Cambridge passed on May 31, 2022 requesting the Province of Ontario to: (i) Include in the next edition of the Ontario Building Code tiered energy efficiency standards and a timeframe for when higher tiers would become the minimum energy efficiency requirements in the Code, consistent with the draft Tiered National Model Building Code; (ii) Adopt a more ambitious tier of the draft Tiered National Model Building Code as a minimum energy efficiency requirement than the tiers currently proposed for the next edition of the Ontario Building Code; (iii) Provide authority to municipalities to require increased performance in energy efficiency through the implementation of tiered Green Development Standards; and (iv) Facilitate capacity, education and training in the implementation of the Tiered National Model Building Code for municipal planning and building inspection staff, developers, and homebuilders to help build capacity.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth support the motion from the Council of the City of Cambridge passed on May 31, 2022 calling on the Province of Ontario to immediately review the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s seven recommendations to address insurance issues for municipalities despite COVID-19 delays, as insurance premiums will soon be out of reach for many communities.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth support the motion from the Council of the Municipality of Brighton passed on June 20, 2022 requesting the Minister of the Solicitor General and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police, as well as the Premier's Office, to make the necessary changes to the Amber Alert system and create a new alert called the Draven Alert, which will protect vulnerable children who have not been abducted but are at high risk of danger, injury or death and alert the public that they are missing.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive the non-audited financial statements for The Corporation of the Town of Perth to June 30, 2022, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.1.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 5XXX, being a by-law to adopt a Facilities Maintenance Policy for The Corporation of the Town of Perth, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.2.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 4840-1, being a by-law to amend By-law No. 4840 to provide an exemption from the Fees and Charges By-law No. 3675 for the "Per Staff Person, Per Hour" fee for a maximum of 100 staff hours annually to install and remove the veterans banners in support of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244 Veterans Memorial Banner Project, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.3.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth direct staff to bring forward the comments regarding the Master Plan for Development for consideration during the review of the Official Plan for the Town of Perth, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.4.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 4898-1, being a by-law to amend the Parkland Dedication By-law, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.5.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) Pass By-law No. 4891-0, being a by-law to repeal By-law No. 4891, a by-law to regulate construction, demolition, and change of use permits for buildings, structures and all other related services within the Town of Perth; and (ii) Pass By-law No. 5xxx, being a by-law to regulate occupancy, construction, demolition, and change of use permits for buildings, designated structures, on-site sewage systems and all other related service systems within the Town of Perth, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.6.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth authorize the Director of Community Services to submit a grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation Capital Fund to an upset limit of $150,000 to fund the replacement of equipment in the Mill Street Playground, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.7.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) Pass By-law No. 5012-0, being a by-law to repeal By-law No. 5012, a by-law to complete an Agreement with Sally Mellon Bell for Pound Services for 2022 and; (ii) Pass By-law No. 5XXX, being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to complete an agreement with Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) for Animal Pound Services, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.8.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth authorize Matrix Solutions Inc. to perform flow measurement of the rocky ramps before and immediately following the modifications in the amount of $6,572 (plus HST), as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.9.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the Committees and Boards of Council Review report and further that Members of Council provide feedback on the report to the Clerk prior to August 26, 2022, which will be included in a supplementary report in September 2022, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.10.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 4997-1, being a by-law to amend By-law No. 4997 to remove the Arterial Road from the Corporate Strategic Plan 2022-2026, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.11.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) Pass By-law No. 4318-0, being a by-law to repeal By-law No. 4318 (A by-law to complete a road transfer and development agreement with the County of Lanark); (ii) Pass By-law No. 4319-0, being a by-law to repeal By-law No. 4319 (A by-law to approve the transfer of three (3) sections of County Road (County Road 1, Gore Street, County Road 6, Sunset Boulevard; and County Road 10, North Street) to the Town of Perth; and (iii) Authorize that the Town give the requisite 90 days' notice to the County of Lanark of its intent to withdraw from the Arterial Road Agreement, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.12. Councillor Judy Brown requested a recorded vote. Councillor Brock McPherson Aye Mayor John Fenik Nay Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson Nay Councillor David Bird Aye Councillor Judy Brown Aye Councillor Leona Cameron Nay Councillor Barry Smith Aye

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth not re-implement a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy at this time and repeal By-law No. 4303-16, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.13.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth approve the additional works on the Drummond Street Bridge in the amount of $78,672.67 with funding to come from the Capital Reserve Fund, conditional on Council not becoming 'Lame Duck' after Nomination Day on August 19, 2022; and further that if Council becomes 'Lame Duck', this approval will be authorized by the CAO and Director of Financial Services/Treasurer as per By-law No. 5046 - Delegation of Authority by-law, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.14.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 5xxx, being a by-law to appoint Steven Leroux as the Deputy Chief Building Official for the Town of Perth, as presented in Report 2022-COW-8.15.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth direct staff to provide a report on the Town-owned fleet, detailing what has been budgeted for in 2020, plus a comparison to fleet size in 2019.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth defer the Facilities Location Study until 2023 when the new Council is in place.

That the Committee of the Whole move into Closed Session at 7:20 p.m. pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, subsection 239 (2) as follows: (k) A Position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report at 8:03 p.m.

THAT the Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned at 8:04 p.m.