Council Meeting

THAT the Agenda and any Addendum distributed for the June 13, 2024 meeting of Council, be approved. -

THAT the minutes of the regular meeting of Council on May 9, 2024, be adopted. -

THAT the minutes of the Infrastructure and Environmental Services meeting held on May 23, 2024, and the recommendations set out, be adopted. -

THAT the minutes of the Health and Human Services meeting held on May 23, 2024, be adopted. -

THAT the minutes from the County-Wide Transit Ad-Hoc Committee on May 29, 2024, be adopted. -

THAT the report of the Chief Administrative Officer, dated June 13, 2024, with respect to Strategic Plan Update #6, be received. -

WHEREAS Little Sprouts School located at 308618 Hockley Road in the heart of Hockley Village is expanding to provide badly needed daycare spaces to the community; AND WHEREAS the speed limit approaching Hockley Village is reduced on Hockley Road; COUNCIL MINUTES – June 13, 2024 – Page 9 AND WHEREAS it is desirous to encourage responsible driving in the vicinity of a school (daycare), a community hall, general store and hamlet; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the County of Dufferin investigates creating a Community Safety Zone on Hockley Road to mirror the already existing reduced speed zone. -

WHEREAS many Ontario municipalities are experiencing road safety issue including speeding; AND WHEREAS Dufferin County and over 20 municipalities have endorsed Mono’s declaration of a ‘Road Safety Emergency’; AND WHEREAS Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is an effective tool that penalized egregious speeding; AND WHEREAS notwithstanding the limitations of current Provincial mandated rules that militate against the best deployment of this technology; BE IT RESOLVED that County Council requests the preparation of a staff report to recommend a process to identify a provider of ASE technology with the view to its deployment on County Road such as Dufferin Rd. 18, also known as Airport Rd., and potentially other locations where speeding is a chronic problem. -

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Dufferin County Council nominate Chris Gerrits for the position of member of County Caucus on the AMO Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 term. -

THAT the Closed Session minutes of the May 9, 2024 meeting of Council, be adopted. -

THAT By-Law 2024-26 be read a first, second and third time and enacted. -

THAT By-Law 2024-27 be read a first, second and third time and enacted. -

THAT the meeting adjourn. -