Council Meeting

THAT the Agenda and any Addendum distributed for the April 13, 2023 meeting of Council, as amended, be approved. -

THAT the minutes of the regular meeting of Council of March 9, 2023, and the special meeting of Council of April 4, 2023, be adopted. -

THAT Report, Dufferin Climate Adaptation Strategy, dated April 13, 2023, from the Director of Public Works/County Engineer, be received; COUNCIL MINUTES – April 13, 2023– Page 3 AND THAT the Dufferin Climate Adaptation Strategy be adopted. -

THAT the minutes of the Infrastructure and Environmental Services meeting held on March 23, 2023, and the recommendations set out, be adopted. -

THAT the minutes of the General Government Services meeting held on March 23, 2023, and the recommendations set out, be adopted. -

THAT the minutes of the Health and Human Services meeting held on March 23, 2023, and the recommendations set out, be adopted. -

THAT the report from the Director of Planning and Tourism, dated April 13, 2023, Dufferin County Official Plan Amendment No. 02 (Municipal Comprehensive Review, Phase 1 Growth Management), be received; AND THAT the necessary bylaw be presented to County Council to adopt the proposed County of Dufferin Official Plan Amendment No. 02 (Municipal Comprehensive Review, Phase 1 Growth Management); AND THAT Notice of Adoption of County of Dufferin Official Plan Amendment No. 02 (Municipal Comprehensive Review, Phase I Growth Management) be provided in accordance with the Planning Act; AND THAT the Official Plan Amendment record of adoption be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval. -

THAT the report of the Manager of Corporate Finance, Treasurer, dated April 13, 2023, regarding 2022 Year End Results, be received; AND THAT the following 2022 reserve transfers be approved: Reserve Name Transfer Amount Public Housing Capital Reserve Fund -$242,192 Childrens Services Reserve Fund $138,805 Reserve for Housing Programming $44,639 OCIF Reserve Fund $108,269 -

THAT the First Quarter Procurement Report, from the Manager of Corporate Finance, Treasurer and the Procurement Manager, dated April 13, 2023, be received. -

THAT the report of the Administrator, dated April 13, 2023, regarding the Long Term Care Service Accountability Agreement, be received; AND THAT the County of Dufferin signs the Service Accountability Agreement with the Central West Region for the period April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. -

THAT Councillor Little’s name be submitted as an additional candidate to be appointed to the Niagara Escarpment Commission. -

WHEREAS Enbridge recently made an announcement of their intention to begin charging third-party contractors and other utilities $200 CAD (plus applicable taxes) for utility locates where a field locate is required; AND WHEREAS third-party contractors include Ontario municipalities; AND WHEREAS these locate requests are only required as Ontario municipalities have allowed utilities to use municipal right of ways at no charge to the utilities; AND WHEREAS, this announcement of new downloaded costs will negatively impact the budgets of Ontario municipalities which are already burdened; COUNCIL MINUTES – April 13, 2023– Page 10 AND WHEREAS if Enbridge is successful in implementing this new charge, a precedence is set for other utility companies to also begin charging for locates; THEREFORE IT BE RESOLOVED that the County of Dufferin strongly opposes these utility locate costs being downloaded to Ontario municipalities by Enbridge Gas or other utilities; AND THAT the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery make it clear that these costs must be borne by the utilities themselves; AND THAT this decision be forwarded to Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma, Minister of Energy Todd Smith, Premier Doug Ford, Dufferin County’s MPP, the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. -

WHEREAS it is desirous to ensure municipalities in Dufferin County are purchasing goods and services in the most cost effective and efficient way; AND WHEREAS, cost economies and efficiencies may be realized through group purchasing and participation with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) such as the Canoe Procurement Group of Canada (LAS/AMO), Sourcewell, Kinetic as well as federal and provincial organized buying opportunities to name but a few examples; AND WHEREAS group purchase of goods and services by Dufferin municipalities appears fragmented and, at the very least, better explained and promoted; COUNCIL MINUTES – April 13, 2023– Page 11 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receive a report from municipal staff indicating the following information: • GPOs and others engaged by the municipality to realize group purchasing opportunities • Examples of group purchasing experiences over the previous calendar year and where possible, information regarding outcomes • Targets and objectives for the upcoming year to achieve economies and efficiencies in the purchase of goods and services for the municipality; AND THAT such a report be presented to Council ideally along with the annual budget but no later than May 1st of every year. Councillor Nix left the meeting at 8:49 p.m. A recorded vote was requested and taken as follows: Yay Nay Councillor Creelman (3) x Councillor Gardhouse (2) x Councillor Gerrits (1) x Councillor Hall (2) x Councillor Hawkins (1) x Councillor Horne

THAT the Closed session minutes from the March 9, 2023 meeting of Council be adopted. -

THAT By-Laws 2023-22 through to 2023-26, inclusive, be read a first, second and third time and enacted. -

THAT Dufferin County Council supports Bill 5 - Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act; AND THAT this resolution be circulated to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario; the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Honourable Stephen Blais, and local MPPs. -

THAT the meeting adjourn. -