Agenda
The Blue Mountains, Council, Public Meetings

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Location:

Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting

32 Mill Street, Thornbury, ON

Prepared by: Corrina Giles, Town Clerk

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A.

Call to Order

A.1

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.2

Approval of Agenda

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT the Agenda of March 12, 2024 be approved as circulated, including any items added to the Agenda.

A.3

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.

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.1

Public Meeting: 2024 Draft Budget and 2024 Draft Water and Wastewater Budget

B.2

Public Meeting: Amendments to By-law 2023-14 for the Imposition and Collection of Fees and Charges for Certain Municipal Services and Activities, By-law2023-16 Solid Waste Management Fees, and By-law 2023-15 Imposition of Water and Sewer Charges

B.3

Public Meeting: 2024 Development Charges Background Study and By-law 2019-17

B.4

Public Meeting: Considering Town Properties to be Surplus to the Town's Needs

B.5

Public Meeting: Application for Consent to Sever (372 Grey Road 21)

B.6

Public Meeting: Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to Section 4.1 of By-law 2018-65, accessory apartments (Town-wide)

C.

Notice of Meeting Dates

Committee of the Whole Meeting, March 18, 2024
Finance, Administration, Fire Services, Community Services
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Committee of the Whole Meeting, March 19, 2024
Operations, Planning and Development Services
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council Meeting, April 2, 2024
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council, Public Meeting, April 16, 2024
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

D.

Adjournment

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT this Council does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again April 16, 2024 Town Hall, Council Chambers, or at the call of the Chair.