AgendaThe Blue Mountains, Council, Public MeetingsMeeting #:Date:Tuesday, September 10, 2024Time: 9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.Location:Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting32 Mill Street, Thornbury, ONPrepared by: Corrina Giles, Town ClerkA.Call to Order A.1Traditional Territory Acknowledgement and Moment of Reflection We would like to begin our meeting by recognizing the First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada as traditional stewards of the land. The municipality is located within the boundary of Treaty 18 region of 1818 which is the traditional land of the Anishnaabek, Haudenosaunee and Wendat-Wyandot-Wyandotte peoples.A.2Approval of Agenda Recommended (Move, Second)THAT the Agenda of September 10, 2024 be approved as circulated, including any items added to the Agenda.A.3Declaration of Pecuniary Interest and general nature thereof NOTE: In accordance with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62, Council Members must file a written statement of the interest and its general nature with the Clerk for inclusion on the Registry.B.Public Meetings (9:30 a.m.) Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001,and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains wishes to inform the public that all information including opinions, presentations, reports and documentation provided for or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record. This information may be posted on the Town's website and/or made available to the public upon request. NOTE: An opportunity shall be granted for members of the public to provide verbal comments in response to the subject Notice of Public Meeting. Each commenter shall be limited in speaking to not more than ten minutes at the Public Meeting. An extension of this time limit shall be permitted at the discretion of the Chair. Comments shall address only those matters that are directly related to the matters for which the Public Meeting is being held.NOTE: Written Submissions Received – Written submissions received by the Clerk prior to 12:00 pm Noon the Friday before the scheduled Public Meeting, will be circulated and included in the record of the Public Meeting. All written submissions received in response to a Public Meeting Notice, whether received before or after the Public Meeting, will be circulated to Council for information in accordance with the “Public Meeting Comments Policy, POL.COR.15.02” and will be considered prior to a decision on the matter for which the Public Meeting was held.B.1Public Meeting: Establishment of a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) By-law and a Municipal Accommodation Tax Reserve Fund 1.Notice of Public Meeting for MAT By-law and Reserve Fund.pdfC.Notice of Meeting Dates Committee of the Whole Meeting, September 16, 2024Finance, Administration, Fire Services, Community ServicesTown Hall, Council Chambers and VirtualCommittee of the Whole Meeting, September 17, 2024Operations, Planning and Development ServicesTown Hall, Council Chambers and VirtualCouncil Meeting, September 30, 2024Town Hall, Council Chambers and VirtualCouncil, Public Meeting, October 1, 2024Town Hall, Council Chambers and VirtualD.Adjournment Recommended (Move, Second)THAT this Council does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again October 1, 2024 Town Hall, Council Chambers, or at the call of the Chair.No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.Notice of Public Meeting for MAT By-law and Reserve Fund.pdf