Committee of the Whole

That the Agenda for the Committee of the Whole meeting of May 7, 2024 be adopted as presented.

That the Minutes of the Regular Committee of the Whole meeting held on April 2, 2024 be approved.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the Delegation from Kyra Knapp, CEO & Principle Consultant and Pat Robitaille, Manager of Tourism, Arts and Culture - KLB Consulting & tante consulting regarding the Town of Perth Marketing & Readiness Plan, as presented to the Committee of the Whole on May 7, 2024.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) receive for information the Delegation from Stephanie Drummond regarding pending changes to natural health products and the impact on community hospitals, as presented to the Committee of the Whole on May 7, 2024, and further, (ii) request that the House of Commons pass Bill C-368 through Second and Third Readings so that it may be presented to the Senate for ratification, and that this resolution be circulated to MP Scott Reid; Hon. Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health; Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister; Lanark County Council; and other municipalities in Ontario via the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the following correspondence: (i) Letter of gratitude from Village of Westport dated March 28, 2024; (ii) Emergency Management Ontario - Compliance Results - 2023, dated April 15, 2024; and, (iii) County of Lanark regarding the Harvest Festival - Call for Municipal Highlight dated May 1, 2024.

McRae Whereas the Committee of the Whole received Report 2024-COW-2.11 - Process for Selling the Perthmore Corridor Lands, at the meeting held on January 16, 2024; Whereas the most prudent action for Council to take regarding the Perthmore Corridor lands would be to sell it in parts to adjacent property owners; Now Therefore, as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth direct staff to begin the process required to sell the property known as the Perthmore Corridor in parts to the adjacent property owners, in accordance with By-law No. 4549, as amended."

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 March 31, 2024, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.1.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth recommend to the Province that the composition of the Lanark County OPP Detachment Board be reduced from a 20-member Board to a 12-member Board that would be comprised of one (1) municipal representative from each of the eight (8) municipalities served by the Board, two (2) community representatives and two (2) provincial representatives, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.2.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the Cockburn Street Reconstruction Final Design, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.3.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 51xx, being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign an agreement with Campbell's Trucking Ltd. in the amount of $2,285,292.90 (plus HST) for the reconstruction of approximately 266 metres of Cockburn Street from Arthur Street to Rogers Road in 2024, as presented in Report 2024-COW- 7.4.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 51xx, being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to complete an agreement with Iron Trade Works Inc. for the supply and installation of a raw water turbine pump for the Perth Water Treatment Plant, in the amount of $121,954.92 plus HST, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.5.

McRae As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the Development Projects Update 2024, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.6.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the Update to Provincial Policy Statement and Bill 185 - Commenting Period, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.7.

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 Inclusive Communities Grants Program for an upset limit of $60,000 for the design and creation of an accessible pathway in Stewart Park, as presented in Report-2024-COW-7.8.

As recommended by the Committee of the Whole, be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth appoint Amanda Noël as Director of Legislative Services/Clerk (Interim) effective June 1, 2024, and Director of Legislative Services/Clerk effective July 6, 2024, And further, that By-law No. 51xx be passed authorizing this appointment, as presented in Report 2024-COW-7.9.

That the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 7, 2024 adjourn at 7:34 PM.