Revised Agenda
The Blue Mountains, Council Meeting

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, June 24, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.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 June 24, 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.

A.4

Previous Minutes

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT the Special Meeting of Council minutes of January 15, 2024 and May 30, 2024 and the Council Meeting minutes of May 13, 2024 and June 3, 2024, and the Council, Public Meeting minutes of May 14, 2024, 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.

B.1

Presentation to Brian Harkness

Re: Recipient of the 2024 Ontario Senior of the Year Award for the Town of The Blue Mountains

B.2

Sarah Beveridge, Chair, Thornbury Business Improvement Area

Re: 2024 Thornbury Business Improvement Area Budget

B.3

Lucy Hilts, Thornbury Clarksburg Rotary Club

Re: Request for Council to waive the Beaver Valley Community Centre fee for the 2024 Turkey Trot taking place on Friday October 11 and Saturday October 12, 2024.

B.4

Michael Thompson, Board Secretary, Nippissing Ridge Tennis Club

Re: Update to Council on the 2023 Tennis Season

B.5

Tom Kennedy, Save Georgian Bay

Re: Request for Council to not approve the TC Energy Pumped Storage Project

B.6

Andrew Pascuzzo, Pascuzzo Planning Inc.

Re: Comments regarding Holding Zone at 150/160 King Street and Request for a Pre-Payment Agreement to freeze Development Charges

B.7

Greg Bird, Resident

Re: Comments regarding CSOPS.024.004 160 Timmons Street Deputation Response

B.8

Orla Hakami, Resident

Re: Comments regarding CSOPS.024.004 160 Timmons Street Deputation Response

B.9

Sara Beasley, Communications Lead, Ontario Pumped Storage

Re: Update to Council on the Proposed TC Energy Ontario Pumped Storage Project

B.10

Jillaine Thomson, Resident

Re: Comments on 125 Peel Street Servicing Follow-up, CSOPS.24.043

B.11

Paul Reale, Resident

Re: Comments on 125 Peel Street Servicing Follow-up, CSOPS.24.043

B.12

Susan Lee, Resident

Re: Comments on Follow Up to Public Meeting Regarding Declaring Municipally Owned Lands Surplus, FAF.24.079

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.1.3 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

Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General

Re: Update on the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 and Ontario Regulation 135/24 OPP Detachment Boards
(Receive For Information)

D.1.2

Ross and Rosemary Rosier, Residents

Re: Comments on FAF.24.079 Follow-Up to Public Meeting Regarding Declaring Municipally Owned Lands Surplus
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.3

Arnis Pukitis, Resident

Re: Comments regarding Follow Up to Public Meeting Regarding Declaring Municipally Owned Lands Surplus, FAF.24.079
(For Council Consideration)

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 June 24, 2024 Council Agenda, for information, less any items pulled for separate discussion.

D.2.1

The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation Board Minutes dated May 28, 2024

D.2.2

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board Highlights dated April 2024

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 June 24, 2024 Council Agenda are approved by Council, as recommended, less any items requested for separate review and discussion.

D.3.1

Committee of the Whole Report dated June 10, 2024

D.3.2

Committee of the Whole Report dated June 11, 2024

D.3.3

Special Committee of the Whole Report dated June 17, 2024

E.

Motions and Staff Reports

E.1

Multi-Use Recreation Feasibility Assessment Kick-Off, CSOPS.24.050

Note: This report will be considered at 11:00 a.m.

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report CSOPS.24.050, entitled “Multi-Use Recreation Feasibility Assessment Kick-Off” for information purposes only.

E.2

Appointment of 3 Members of Council to the Corporate Strategic Plan Task Force

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT, further to staff report FAF.24.078 Corporate Strategic Plan Review, Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains appoints (Member of Council), (Member of Council), and Mayor Andrea Matrosovs to the Corporate Strategic Plan Task Force for the 2022-2026 term of Council. 

E.3

Request to Repeal By-Law 2024-46 Being a Bylaw to Amend The Blue Mountains Zoning Bylaw 2018-65 as it relates to 150 & 160 King Street, PDS.24.099

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report PDS.24.099, entitled “Request to Repeal By-Law 2024-46 Being a Bylaw to Amend The Blue Mountains Zoning Bylaw 2018-65 as it relates to 150 & 160 King Street”;

  AND THAT Council hereby repeals By-law 2024-46 being a By-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 2018-65 for the purpose of a Site Specific Holding Zone on lands described as 150 & 160 King Street.

F.

By-laws

F.1

By-law to establish tax rates to raise the levy required for the 2024 municipal and educational purposes

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2024-48, being a By-law to establish tax rates to raise the levy required for 2024 municipal and education purposes, and to provide for penalty and interest in default of payment thereof be hereby enacted as passed this 24th day of June, 2024.

F.2

By-law to levy a Special Charge upon Rateable Property in the Thornbury Business Improvement Area (BIA)

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2024-49, being a By-law to levy a Special Charge upon Rateable Property in the Thornbury Business Improvement Area in the amount of $744.17 per unit in the prescribed business property class for 2024, be hereby enacted as passed this 24th day of June, 2024. 

G.

New and Unfinished Business

G.1

Grey County Council Update (Mayor, Deputy Mayor)

G.2

Notice of Motion (Council)

G.2.1

Councillor Hope Notice of Motion Re: TC Energy Project

Note: Councillor Hope provided the following Notice of Motion at the June 3, 2024 Council Meeting. In accordance with Procedural By-law 2023-62 the motion requires a mover and seconder to be put before Council.

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  WHEREAS the pristine, clean, clear, sparkling waters and pine-strewn shoreline of Georgian Bay are critical to the health, well-being and economic welfare of the residents and visitors to the Town of The Blue Mountains;

  AND WHEREAS the Town of The Blue Mountains is an unwilling host and will not risk its unique ecosystem for a project that may create unintended consequences;

  BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of The Blue Mountains is OPPOSED to the TCE Pumped Storage Project.

G.3

Additions to Agenda

G.4

News and Celebrations

H.

Closed Session

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT with regard to subsection 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, this Council does now move into closed session in order to address matters pertaining to:

  1. personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, and with regard to the review of letters of interest received for appointment to the Youth Climate Action Fund Project Team.

  Council moved into closed session at ____p.m.
  Council moved into public session at ____p.m.

H.1

Closed Session Reporting Out Statement

I.

Notice of Meeting Dates

Council, Public Meeting, June 25, 2024 (9:30 am)
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Special Meeting of Council, June 25, 2024 (1:00 pm) 
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Committee of the Whole Meeting, July 2, 2024 (9:30 am)
Operations, Planning and Development Services
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Special Meeting of Council, July 3, 2024 (1:00 pm)
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Committee of the Whole Meeting, July 8, 2024 (9:30 am)
Finance, Administration, Fire Services, Community Services
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council Meeting, July 15, 2024 (9:30 am)
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

J.

Confirmation By-law 

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2024-50, being a By-law to confirm proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains on June 24, 2024 be hereby enacted as passed this 24th day of June, 2024.

K.

Adjournment

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT this Council does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again July 15, 2024 Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual, or at the call of the Chair.