Agenda
The Blue Mountains, Council Meeting

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting
32 Mill Street, Thornbury, ON
Prepared by: Corrina Giles, Town Clerk

A.
Call to Order

 

A.1
Singing of the National Anthem

 

A.2
Traditional 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.3
Approval of Agenda

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Agenda of May 12, 2025, be approved as circulated, including any items added to the Agenda.

A.4
Declaration 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.

A.5
Previous Minutes

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Council minutes of April 22, 2025 and May 5, 2025 be adopted as circulated, including any revisions to be made. 

B.
Deputation / Presentations

 

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.


None

C.
Public Comment Period

 

NOTE: In accordance with the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62 any person may provide comments during the Public Comment Period at a Council Meeting, regarding Town matters. Each person providing comments during a Public Comment Period shall be limited to not more than three minutes. The Clerk or a countdown clock shall alert the speaker when they have one minute remaining to address Council. Each person shall provide their name and address, and is required to address their comments to the Chair. Comments shall not refer to personal, litigation or potential litigation matters, or be in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting, it being noted that the verbal commenting period has ended. Written correspondence may still be received in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting.  If a person is unable to personally attend the meeting, or during any period where an emergency has been declared to exist in the municipality, they shall provide their Public Comments in writing to the Clerk in advance of the meeting for the Clerk to read on behalf of the author during the Public Comment Period.

D.
Adoption of Consent Agenda

 

D.1
Correspondence

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receives the correspondence listed as Agenda items D.1.1 to D.1.7, less any items requested for separate review and discussion, and further does support the Staff recommendation made with regard to the Correspondence items, including any additional direction given to Staff through discussion, with an appropriate Staff action or response awaited for report back to Committee or Council, where indicated.

D.1.1
Greg Ardiel, President, The Georgian Bay Fruit Growers

This item has attachments. 
1.Greg-Ardiel-President-Georgian-Bay-Fruit-Growers-Correspondence-re-Fire-Dept-Request.pdf

Re: Request to remove additional fees for fire department inspection
(For Council Consideration) 

D.1.2
Sarah Clarke, Teacher, Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School (OLB)

This item has attachments. 
1.Sarah-Clarke-Teacher-OLB-re-Subsidy-Request-Tennis.pdf

Re: Request for Relief of Rental Fees for OLB Students to use tennis courts for tournaments 
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.3
Residents of the Cottages, Lora Bay

This item has attachments. 
1.Residents-of-Cottages-of-Lora-Bay-correspondence-re-Request-for-Conditions-Proposed-Extension.pdf

Re: Request for Conditions to be Included in the Proposed Extension of the Draft Plan by Reid's Heritage Homes
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.4
Hazel Milne, Resident

This item has attachments. 
1.Hazel-Milne-re-Request-to-Fly-Canada-Flags_Redacted.pdf

Re: Hanging of Canadian Flags throughout the Town of The Blue Mountains
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.5
Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

 

Re: Strong Mayor Powers
(Receive For Information)

D.1.6
Kev Rostami, Georgian Bay Racquets Initiative

This item has attachments. 
1.Kev-Rostami-Georgian-Bay-Racquets-correspondence-re-Setting-Record-Straight.pdf

Re: Setting the Record Straight
(Receive For Information)

D.1.7
Robert Graham, Resident

This item has attachments. 
1.Robert-Graham-Correspondence-re-130-King-St-W-Proposal_Redacted.pdf

Re: 130 King Street West - Proposed Racquet Facility
(Receive For Information)

D.2
Committee and Board Minutes

 

(Received for Information)

  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains receives the Committee and Board minutes included on the May 12, 2025, Council Agenda, for information, less any items pulled for separate discussion.

D.3
Committee Reports

 

With the adoption of the Committee Reports included on the Consent Agenda, all Recommendations found within the Committee Report(s) are approved by Council, as recommended, less any items requested for separate review and discussion.

  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the recommendations found within the Committee Reports included on the May 12, 2025, Council Agenda are approved by Council, as recommended, less any items requested for separate review and discussion.

E.
Motions and Staff Reports

 

E.1
Jeff Abrams, Integrity Commissioner, Principles Integrity

This item has attachments. 
1.Jeff-Abrams-Principles-Integrity-re-Integrity-Commissioner's-Periodic-Report.pdf

Re: Integrity Commissioner's Periodic Report dated May 1, 2025

E.2
Corporate Strategic Plan Project Introduction, SI.25.021

This item has attachments. 
1.SI.25.021 Corporate Strategic Plan Project Introduction.pdf
2.Attachment 1 - Project Work Plan Summary.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receive Staff Report SI.25.021, entitled “Corporate Strategic Plan Project Introduction” for information;

    AND THAT Council approves a $20,000 contingency budget to support the Corporate Strategic Plan project related to any additional expenses that may arise including but not limited to additional public engagement activities, workshops, studies and/or strategy development items as needed;

    AND THAT Council acknowledges that a staff report regarding options for the Corporate Performance Dashboard will be brought forward as the Corporate Strategic Plan project progresses;

    AND THAT Council acknowledges that staff will provide a monthly verbal project update and a written bi-monthly project update through a staff report to monitor the status of the Corporate Strategic Plan.

E.3
Appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, CS.25.029

This item has attachments. 
1.CS.25.029 Appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers.pdf
2.Att.1 Being-a-By-Law-to-Appoint-Municipal-Law-Enforcement-Officers.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receive Staff Report CS.25.029, entitled “Appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers”;

    AND THAT Council enact a By-law to appoint Scott Chalmers, Cullen Nissen and Christopher Perrin as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purposes of enforcing the by-laws of the municipality.

E.4
Strong Mayor Powers Update, ADM.25.032

This item has attachments. 
1.ADM.25.032 Strong Mayor Powers Update.pdf
2.Attachment-1-April-9-2025-Letter-from-Hon-Rob-Flack-MMAH.pdf
3.Attachment-2-May-1-2025-Letter-from-Hon-Rob-Flack-MMAH.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receive Staff Report ADM.25.032, entitled “Strong Mayor Powers Update”.

E.5
2025 AMO Conference Delegation Requests, SI.25.016

This item has attachments. 
1.SI.25.016 2025 AMO Conference Delegation Requests.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receive Staff Report SI.25.016, entitled “2025 AMO Conference Delegation Requests”;

    AND THAT Council directs staff to submit the following delegation requests to the appropriate Provincial Ministries for the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference scheduled for August 17 - 20, 2025:

    • Topic 1 _______________
    • Topic 2 _______________
    • Etc.

E.6
Appointment of Interim Chief Administrative Officer and Recruitment of Permanent Chief Administrative Officer, ADM.25.036

This item has attachments. 
1.ADM.25.036 Appointment of Interim CAO and Recruitment of Permanent CAO.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT Council receive Staff Report ADM.25.036, entitled “By-law to Appoint Interim CAO and Recruitment of a Permanent Chief Administrative Officer”;

    AND THAT Council approve the attached By-law to Appoint a Chief Administrative Officer, for enactment at the May 12, 2025, Council Meeting;

    AND THAT Council directs the Manager of Human Resources to initiate the recruitment process for a permanent CAO for the Town of The Blue Mountains;

F.
By-laws

 

F.1
By-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer

 

THAT By-law No. 2025-26, being a By-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, be hereby enacted as passed this 12th day of May, 2025

  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT By-law No. 2025-26, being a By-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, be hereby enacted as passed this 12th day of May, 2025

F.2
By-law to appoint a Chief Administrative Officer

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT By-law No. 2025-27, being a By-law to appoint a Chief Administrative Officer, be hereby enacted as passed this 12th day of May, 2025

F.3
By-law to Adopt a new Official Plan Amendment No.5 to the Town of The Blue Mountains Official Plan

This item has attachments. 
1.By-Law-2025-30 being a Bylaw to-Adopt-a-New-Official-Plan-Amendment.pdf
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT By-law No. 2025-28, being a By-law to Adopt a new Official Plan Amendment No. 5 to the Town of The Blue Mountains Official Plan, be hereby enacted as passed this 12th day of May, 2025

G.
New and Unfinished Business

 

H.
Closed Session

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    To be included in the Revised Agenda

I.
Notice of Meeting Dates

 

Special Meeting of Council, May 13, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual


Committee of the Whole Meeting, Operations, and Planning & Building Services, May 20, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual


Committee of the Whole Meeting, Administration, Corporate & Financial Services, Strategic Initiatives, and Community Services, April 26, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual


Council Meeting, June 2, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

J.
Confirmation By-law 

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT By-law No. 2025-29, being a By-law to confirm proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains on May 12, 2025, be hereby enacted as passed this 12th day of May, 2025.

K.
Adjournment

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT this Council does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again June 2, 2025 Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual, or at the call of the Chair.

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