Council Meeting - Special

That the agenda be approved as printed.

That Council receive the delegation from Lois O'Neill-Jackson regarding Kinmount Health Centre Renovation Funding Request for their information.

That Council receive the report from the Director of Recreation and Facilities regarding Community Hall Budget Requests; and further That Council approve using $66,000.00 from the 2024 Building and Land Improvement Capital Budget for swinging doors into kitchen at the Lakehurst Hall; roof and water damage repair and flooring replacement at the Cavendish Hall; hall signage, hand dryers and landscaping at the Galway Hall; and fly lights at all Halls.

That Council receive the report from the Director of Recreation and Facilities regarding the Open Spaces Master Plan Implementation Plan; and further That Council approve the proposed Open Spaces Implementation Plan, as outlined in the report; and further That Council approve $206,000.00 in the 2024 budget, $197,000.00 in the 2025 budget, and $200,000.00 in the 2026 budget, subject to formal procurement procedures; and further That Council direct staff to investigate any possible grant opportunities that may facilitate the acceleration of the implementation of the plan.

That Council defer a decision on the Capital Budget Request for Signage to the General Government budget discussion.

That Council approve the Capital Budget Request of $30,000.00 for a Mower and Vacuum.

That Council approve the use of $10,000.00 from the Economic Development Strategy - Rebranding budget for consultant work for the rebranding; and further That Council approve a transfer of the remaining $30,000.00 from the Economic Development Strategy - Rebranding budget to the Land Improvement Budget for signage; and further That Council approve the use of $21,959.00 from the General Government Reserve to the Land Improvement Budget for signage.

That Council approve the Capital Budget Request of $20,000.00 to be funded from the Land Improvement Budget for Signage.

That Council approve the General Government Budget Request of $10,000.00 to be funded from Accessibility Budget for Accessibility.

That Council defer the Other Protection Services Budget Request for Building and Planning Six Sigma Review to the 2025 budget.

That Council receive the report from the Short-Term Rental Working Group regarding Short-Term Rental Working Group Status Update; and further That Council approve the Other Protection Services Budget Request of $84,410.00 to be funded from Labour/Wages and Contracted Services budgets for Short-Term Rental Licensing.

That Council recess for 30 minutes.

That Council receive the report from the Director of Building and Planning/CBO regarding Safe Sewage Program Implementation Analysis; and further That Council approve the date of April 1, 2024 for Trent Lakes to officially begin issuing permits for septic systems; and further That Council approve that the Discretionary Safe Sewage Reinspection Program be

That Council approve the Public Works Budget Request of $7,500.00 to be funded from the Service Delivery Reserve for 2024 Recycling Events.

That Council approve the Public Works Budget Request of $18,480.00 annually in the Labour/Wages Budget for a Public Works Engineering Summer Student.

That Council approve a placeholder in the Public Works Budget of $30,000.00 annually to be funded from a new Private Road Grant budget for a Private Road Program; and further That Council direct staff to prepare a report with further details; and further That Council direct staff to explore reserve funding to be used for this initiative.

That Council receive the report from the Director of Recreation and Facilities regarding Buckhorn Buck and Geranium Barrels; and further That Council assume maintenance of the geranium barrels in Buckhorn by proceeding with Option 1, as outlined the report; and further That Council approve $12,000.00 to be included in the Recreation and Facilities budget for self-watering baskets; and further That Council direct staff to abandon the barrels on the Selwyn side of Buckhorn should the funding not be available.

That Council assume ownership of the Buck, including the a $4,000.00 annual budget for insurance, necessary refurbishment, and maintenance required to maintain the Buck in perpetuity; and further That Council approve $10,000.00 for the necessary repairs to the Buck.

That Council approve the Recreation and Facilities Budget Request of $10,000.00 annually from a new Leased Vehicle budget for a leased truck.

That Council approve the $15,000.00 to be donated to the Kinmount Medical Centre for Kinmount Health Centre Renovations.

That Council request the Treasurer to consolidate the approved requests to determine the tax rate increase and if the increase is more than 4%, look for opportunities to reduce the budget.

That By-law B2023-102, being 'A by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Special Council meeting held on November 28, 2023', be read a first, second and third time and passed this 28th day of November, 2023.

That Council adjourn at 2:00 p.m.