Council

THAT the following By-laws and Motions listed below in the Consent Agenda be passed and numbered accordingly:

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth accept with regret Mayor Judy Brown's temporary leave of absence for health reasons, And further; that Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson be appointed as Mayor for the duration of the leave of absence.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 3558-128, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 3558, by amending the Zone Categories for property located at 55-57 Drummond Street East, in the Town of Perth, in the County of Lanark, from Residential Third Density (R3) and Residential Fourth Density (R4) to Residential Fourth Density Exception Twenty-Seven (R4-27), as presented in Report 2024-Council-1.1.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth approve the submission of a grant application to the Ministry of Transportation Electric Vehicle ChargeON Program for a grant of $450,000 related to a total projected project cost of $600,000 to fund the installation of 4 high speed EV charging stations in the Museum Parking Lot, as presented in Report 2024-Council-1.2.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: 1. Receive for information, Staff Report 2024-Council-1.3 from the Director of Development Services concerning Official Plan Amendment No. 17 (Application #OPA-04-2023) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application #ZBL-09-2023), for property municipally known as 125-127 Wilson Street West; 2. Pass By-law No. 3304-17, being a by-law to adopt Official Plan Amendment (OPA) No. 17 to the Official Plan for the Town of Perth, for the property municipally known as 125-127 Wilson Street West; 3. Pass Zoning By-law No. 3358-129, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 3358 for property municipally known as 125-127 Wilson Street West; and 4. Direct staff to continue to work with the Applicant through the Site Plan Control process, as presented in Report 2024-Council-1.3.

McRae Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law 5135, being a by-law to approve the Part Lot Control Exemption for the property described as Part of Lot 24, Registered Plan PL-28, being Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 27R-12170, municipally known as 5-7 Garden Avenue, as presented in Report 2024-COW-2.15.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth authorize the Director of Community Services to submit a grant application to the Experience Ontario 2024 Program to an upset limit of $20,000 to assist in funding the Stewart Park Festival in 2024, as presented in Report 2024-COW-2.3.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth authorize a Special Committee of the Whole Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM to review the Issues and Options Report for the Official Plan Update Project.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth direct staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP), upon completion of the appraisal, for the municipal lands at 63 Halton Street, previously declared surplus: (i) The RFP shall offer the lands at a nominal cost of $1.00 (one dollar) to solicit bids and proposals from interested parties for the creation of affordable housing. (ii) Proposals shall be evaluated based on the number of affordable housing units being proposed, timelines, previous experience of proponent, and proof of financial capacity to complete the proposed project. Rental costs shall be at or below the defined rates as set by the County of Lanark to be deemed affordable housing. (iii) The successful proponent will agree to enter into a site plan agreement to guarantee the units will remain as affordable housing for a period of no less than 30 years. (iv) The support from the Town of Perth will consist solely and exclusively of the provision of the land for the nominal fee. The Town is not in a position to provide any further relief of property taxes, permit fees, development charges, or infrastructure funding. Proponents will acknowledge this as a condition of submitting a proposal. Proponents will be encouraged to seek further supportive funding from other levels of government to support this project.

That the Council meeting held on January 30, 2024 be hereby adjourned at 6:40 PM.