Council Meeting

THAT the Agenda and any Addendum distributed for the January 11, 2024 meeting of Council, be approved, as amended. -

THAT the minutes of the Council meetings of December 14, 2023, be adopted. -

THAT the report of the Manager of Corporate Finance, Treasurer, dated January 11, 2024, regarding Asset Retirement Obligations, be received; AND THAT Policy #3-03-14 Asset Retirement Obligations, be approved. -

THAT the Third Quarter Procurement Report, from the Manager of Corporate Finance, Treasurer, and the Procurement Manager, dated January 11, 2024, be received. -

THAT the report of the Chief Administrative Officer, dated January 11, 2024, with respect to Strategic Plan Monthly Update #4 – Housing Strategy, be received; AND THAT staff be directed to proceed with a Housing Strategy RFP that requires asset and non-asset based solutions to increase housing affordability and attainability; AND THAT each local municipality be requested to participate in creating an inventory of available land/properties for potential affordable housing development to be used in the development of the Housing Strategy. 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) ABSENT - Councillor Hawkins (1) x Councillor Horner (1) x Councillor Little (1) X COUNCIL MINUTES – January 11, 2024 – Page 4 Yay Nay Councillor McLean (1) x Councillor Mills (2) x Councillor Nix (2) x Councillor Post (8) x Councillor Rentsch (1) x Councillor Soloman (1) x Councillor Taylor (7) ABSENT - Warden White (1) x Total (25) 21 4 -

THAT the correspondence from the Town of Shelburne, dated November 28, 2023, regarding Primrose Elementary School Boundary Review process concerns, be received. -

WHEREAS current provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements are undermining Ontario’s economic prosperity and quality of life; WHEREAS nearly a third of municipal spending in Ontario is for services in areas of provincial responsibility and expenditures are outpacing provincial contributions by nearly $4 billion a year; COUNCIL MINUTES – January 11, 2024 – Page 5 WHEREAS municipal revenues, such as property taxes, do not grow with the economy or inflation; WHEREAS unprecedented population and housing growth will require significant investments in municipal infrastructure; WHEREAS municipalities are being asked to take on complex health and social challenges – like homelessness, supporting asylum seekers and addressing the mental health and addictions crises; WHEREAS inflation, rising interest rates, and provincial policy decisions are sharply constraining municipal fiscal capacity; WHEREAS property taxpayers – including people on fixed incomes and small businesses – can’t afford to subsidize income re-distribution programs for those most in need; WHEREAS the province can, and should, invest more in the prosperity of communities; WHEREAS municipalities and the provincial government have a strong history of collaboration; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Province of Ontario commit to undertaking with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario a comprehensive social and economic prosperity review to promote the stability and sustainability of municipal finances across Ontario;

THAT By-Law 2024-01 through to By-Law 2024-04, inclusive, be read a first, second and third time and enacted. -

THAT By-Law 2024-05 be read a first, second and third time and enacted. -

THAT the meeting adjourn. -