Council Meeting

THAT the draft agenda presented to Council and dated the 14th day of September, 2021 be adopted as prepared.

THAT the minutes of the Special Meetings of August 5th, August 11th, August 31st, 2021 and the Regular Meeting of Council held August 10th, 2021 be adopted as circulated.

WHEREAS public input was received at the public meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee meeting held August 18th, 2021 for File No. C-2021-05 for Miller Urso Surveying on behalf of Raymond and Karen Sabourin for the lands described as East Ferris Con 4, Pt Lots 11 and 12, RP 36R-6341, Rem. Part 2, Rem. Pcl 16135 WF on what is locally known as 59 Guillemette Road has applied for a zoning by-law amendment to rezone the property from Resort Commercial Special Zone (2033) to the Agricultural (A) zone in order to remove the permissions for the commercial business on the identified section of the property; AND WHEREAS the application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2014; AND WHEREAS the application is in conformity with the policies contained within the Official Plan for the Municipality; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT Council approves the recommendation from the Planning Advisory Committee meeting, held August 18th, 2021, Resolution No. 2021-18.

WHEREAS no public input was received at the public meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee meeting held September 7th, 2021 for File No. C-2021-06, Applicant being the Municipality of East Ferris; AND WHEREAS the Planning Advisory Committee recommended to Council that the Public Works Committee be directed to complete a road capacity study of Nosbonsing Park Road; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council approves of the recommendation from the Planning Advisory Committee meeting of September 7th, 2021, Resolution No. 2021-21.

WHEREAS no public input was received at the public meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee meeting held September 7th, 2021 for File No. C-2021-06 for the Municipality of East Ferris as the applicant for the lands described as Plan M505, Pt Blk A, Pt Blk E, Pcl 14627 W/F on what is locally known as Nosbonsing Park Road has applied for a zoning by-law amendment to rezone the property from the existing O1(Recreational) zone to the RL (Lakefront Residential) zone; AND WHEREAS the application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2014; AND WHEREAS the application is in conformity with the policies contained within the Official Plan for the Municipality; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT Council approves the recommendation from the Planning Advisory Committee meeting, held September 7th, 2021, Resolution No. 2021-22.

THAT Council for the Municipality of East Ferris approve the Complaint and Service Request Handling Policy as prepared with minor changes as per Council's review.

THAT this meeting proceeds to In-Camera session at 7:29 p.m. under Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 in order to address a matter pertaining to: (h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them.

THAT we do now adjourn this In-Camera meeting at 7:45 p.m. and return to our regular session of Council.

WHEREAS the East Ferris Police Services Board recommended to Council to accept the resignation letter from Ms. Maizy Alexander from the Police Services Board and that the vacant seat to the Police Services Board be advertised on the Municipal Website; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council approves of this recommendation and that a letter be sent to Ms. Alexander thanking her for her services to the Police Services Board.

THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence and information as circulated with the agenda dated the 14th of September, 2021.

THAT Council for the Municipality of East Ferris supports the resolution from the City of Stratford dated June 28th, 2021 regarding Phase Out Ontario's Gas Plants.

THAT Council for the Municipality of East Ferris supports the resolution from the Town of Woodstock at its meeting held July 15th, 2021 and calls on the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario to bring together the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services to immediately work together on both short and long term solutions, complete with funding, to take proper responsibility and action to address the affordable housing, homelessness, and addictions crisis.

THAT Council approve the general accounts for the Municipality of East Ferris as indicated in the cheque register(s) dated September 14th, 2021 in the amount of $1,265,493.93.

WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of East Ferris deems it expedient to pass three readings of the following by-law at this session; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council from August 10th, 2021 to September 14th, 2021, BE READ a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2021-40; AND THAT said by-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Corporation.

THAT we do now adjourn at 8:29 p.m. and meet again on September 28th, 2021.