Township of Woolwich
Committee of the Whole

Revised Agenda

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Council Chambers - Hybrid with YouTube Livestream

24 Church Street West, Elmira ON, N3B 2Z6

Chair: Councillor Bonnie Bryant

 

 

 

 

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1.

Public Resolution to Move into Closed Session - (5:45 P.M.)

That the Council of the Township of Woolwich convenes in closed session on October 17, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. electronically in accordance with section 239 (2) and (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, for the purposes of considering the following:

1. Educating or training the members (Breslau Secondary Plan Information Session);
2. A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board (Negotiation Matter); and
3. The security of the property of the municipality or local board; and litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board (Personnel Matter).

2.

Public Resolution to Reconvene in Open Session (7:00 P.M.)

That Council reconvenes in open session.

3.

Land Acknowledgement

4.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

5.

Items to Come Forward from Closed Session

6.

Public Meetings

Instructions for Public Meeting Under the Drainage Act

This meeting constitutes the formal public meeting required under Section 42 of the Drainage Act. Under Section 42 of the Drainage Act, Council must hold a meeting to give all property owners affected by the drain, an opportunity to:

1. Withdraw their signature from a petition;
2. Add their signature to a petition; and
3. Influence Council's decision whether to adopt the Engineer's Report.

6.1

IS19-2023: Breslau Drain 1 – Consideration of Engineer’s Report 

Recommendation:

That the Council of the Township of Woolwich, considering Report IS19-2023 respecting the Breslau Drain 1 – Consideration of Engineer’s Report, pass the provisional by-law to adopt the Engineer’s Report for improvements to the drain.

6.1.1

Registered Participant: David Kochut

6.1.2

Registered Participants: Christian Lamanna, Ryan Chin of Madwest Breslau Limited and Woolwich South Holdings Limited

7.

Presentations

7.1

Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee (TWEEC) Presenting the CARES Award to Toyota Boshoku 

Presenters: Connor Ehrlich and Inga Rinne 

8.

Delegations

Instructions for Delegations

1. You have a maximum of 7 minutes to speak unless Council or the Clerk has set a different time. There will be a timer on the screen and you will hear a warning when you have 1 minute and when your time is up.
2. Once you are finished, please wait for questions of clarification from Council. When there are no more questions for you, please turn your microphone and camera off again. You may listen in to the rest of the meeting or leave when you want.
3. Council discussion and debate will start when all questions of clarification have finished.
4. Please be mindful of your words, actions and behaviour during your delegation. If you conduct yourself in any of the following ways, the Chair has the authority to stop you and/or remove you from the meeting:
   • Interrupting Councillors, staff or other delegations;
   • Derogatory statements about Councillors, staff or others;
   • Hate speech or discriminative and/or defamatory comments.

8.1

A08-2023: Waterloo Economic Development Corporation (WREDC) Memorandum of Understanding Renewal

Recommendation:

That the Council of the Township of Woolwich, considering Report A08-2023 respecting Waterloo Economic Development Corporation (WREDC) Memorandum of Understanding Renewal:

1. Approve in principle the renewal of the Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation Partnership Agreement subject to 2024 Budget approval as set out in report A08-2023 dated October 17th; and
2. Include $50,000 in funding for the WREDC in the draft 2024 budget, funded from the property tax levy.

8.1.1

Delegates: Tony LaMantia and Lucinda Wallace from Waterloo EDC

15 minutes

8.2

IS22-2023: George Street, High Street and Charles Street Reconstruction Project - Design Approval Report

Recommendation:

That the Council of the Township of Woolwich, considering Report IS22-2023 respecting George Street, High Street and Charles Street Reconstruction Project - Design Approval Report, endorse the preferred cross-section for George Street, High Street and Charles Street in Elmira.

8.2.1

Delegate: Dr. Dan Holt

7 minutes

8.2.2

Delegate: Dave Seller

7 minutes

9.

Unfinished Business

10.

Consent Items

Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine, and are enacted in one motion in order to expedite the meeting. However, any Council member may request one or more items to be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and/or action.

Resolution:

That the following consent items be received for information:​

10.1

Items for Approval

10.2

Items for Information and Public Notices

10.2.1

Notice of Public Meeting - November 7, 2023

11.

Items Pulled From the Information Package

12.

Staff Reports and Memos

12.1

R10-2023: Staffing Request – Climate Action and Sustainability Co-ordinator

Recommendation:

That the Council of the Township of Woolwich, considering Report R10-2023 respecting a staffing request:

1. Approve the hiring of a full-time Climate and Sustainability Co-ordinator; and
2. Approve the staff position being funded from the Climate Action/Green Infrastructure Reserve Fund in 2024 and 2025 with staff to report back during 2026 budget deliberations on future funding options.

12.1.1

Delegate: Tova Davidson

13.

Other Business

13.1

2024 Council Meeting Schedule

13.2

Council Reports/Updates

13.3

Outstanding Activity List as of Thursday, October 12, 2023

14.

Notice of Motion

14.1

Till Death Do Us Part Motion

WHEREAS Private Members’ Bill 21, Fixing Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Till Death Do us part Act), 2022, received First and Second Reading by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on November 15, 2022; and,
WHEREAS the Bill amends the Residents’ Bill of Rights set out in section 3 of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 by adding the right of residents not to be separated from their spouse upon admission but to have accommodation made available for both spouses so that they may continue to live together; 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of Woolwich:

1. Supports Bill 21, Fixing Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Till Death Do us part Act), 2022; AND 
2. Encourages the Government of Ontario and all members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support Bill 21 to keep spouses together when entering Long-Term Care Facilities; AND 
3. Directs staff to circulate this resolution to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Stan Cho, Minister of Long-Term Care, Mike Harris, Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga, Catherine Fife, Member of Provincial Parliament for Waterloo, and all other municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

15.

Adjournment

Resolution

That the meeting adjourns.

All decisions made at a Committee of the Whole Meeting are subject to ratification at the following Council Meeting.

 

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