Revised Agenda
The Blue Mountains, Special Meeting of Council

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time:	9:00 A.m. - 4:00 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

Council Member Attendance

A.3

Approval of Agenda

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT the Agenda of May 10, 2022 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 2021-76, 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 25, 2022 be adopted as circulated, including 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

Deputation: George Matamoros, Thornbury Business Improvement Area ("BIA")

Re: Draft Thornbury Business Improvement Area 2022 Budget 

B.2

Deputation: Cim Nunn

Re: Request of Astec (BTI) Request for Relief from Noise By-law

B.3

Deputation: Alexandra Hall

Re: Request of Astec (BTI) Request for Relief from Noise By-law

B.4

Deputation: John and Tina Edwards

Re: Request of Astec (BTI) Request for Relief from Noise By-law

B.5

Deputation: Bob Welling

Re: East Ridge GCC63 Water Distribution System

C.

Public Comment Period

NOTE: In accordance with the Town Procedural By-law 2021-76 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.1.21, 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

Municipality of Mississippi Mills

Re: Ontario Must Build it Right the First Time, Request for Support for Resolution 
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.2

Lynsi McCutcheon

 Re: Gibraltar Intersection - request for improved signage at 4th Line and 6th Side Road
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.3

Marie Swift

Re: Tennis Court Fees
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.4

David Kee

Re Oppose Request for Speed Reduction requested by Shore Acres Property Owners 
(Received for Information and Referred to Operations Department)

D.1.5

Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO)

Re: Call for Nominations 2022-2024 AMO Board of Directors
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.6

Town of Wasaga Beach

Re: Response Letter to Town of The Blue Mountains' Notice of Motion of February 14, 2022 - South Georgian Bay Regional Government
(Received for Information)

D.1.7

Jayne Sutherland

Re: Response to Staff Report FAF.22.078 Report in Response of Astec (BTI) Request for Noise By-law Exemption
(Received for Information and Referred to By-law Services)

D.1.8

Committee of Adjustment 

Re: Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A01-2022, A18-2022 and A19-2022 dated April 19, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.9

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A14-2022 dated April 19, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.10

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A15-2022 dated April 19, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.11

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A16-2022 dated April 19, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.12

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A17-2022 dated April 19, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.13

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal 09-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.14

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A21-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.15

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A22-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.16

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A23-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.17

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A24-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.18

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal A25-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.19

Committee of Adjustment

Notice of Decision and Right to Appeal B02-2022 dated April 20, 2022
(Received for Information)

D.1.20

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

Re: AMO Delegation Request Form 2022 AMO Conference
(For Council Consideration)

D.1.21

Lynn Keays

Re: Astec-BTI Request for Exemption to Noise By-law
(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 May 10, 2022 Special Council Agenda, for information, less any items pulled for separate discussion.

D.2.1

Committee of Adjustment Minutes dated January 19, 2022

D.2.2

The Blue Mountains Polices Services Board Minutes dated February 16, 2022

D.2.3

The Blue Mountains Public Library Board Meeting Minutes dated March 17, 2022

D.2.4

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority Minutes dated March 23, 2022

D.2.5

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board Meeting Highlights dated April 22, 2022

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 10, 2022 Special 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 April 26, 2022

D.3.2

Community Communications Advisory Committee Special Report dated April 29, 2022

E.

Motions and Staff Reports

E.1

2022 Resident Satisfaction Survey Update, FAF.22.099

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report FAF.22.099, entitled “2022 Resident Satisfaction Survey Update”;

  AND THAT Council endorses and approves the survey questions in principle as presented and directs staff to conduct the survey with results presented back to Council in June 2022.

E.2

Social Media Strategy and Policy, FAF.22.101

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report FAF.22.101, entitled “Update to Social Media Strategy and Policy”;

  AND THAT Council selects option one or option two as listed below regarding public comments on the Town’s Facebook page:

  Option 1: Allow Comments

  AND THAT Council approves a three-month trial of allowing public comments to be posted on the Town’s Facebook page;

  AND THAT Council acknowledges that the Town’s Facebook page will only be monitored and that questions will only be responded to during regular business hours, being Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

  AND THAT Council approves that public comments will be disabled on all posts related to the 2022 Municipal Election;

  AND THAT Council directs staff to track all time related to managing and responding to public comments on the Town’s Facebook page and to provide a report back to Council at the end of the 3-month trial.

  OR

  Option 2: Disable Comments

  AND THAT Council approves a three-month trial of disabling public comments on the Town Facebook page;

  AND THAT Council directs staff to track all time related to managing the Facebook page and to provide a report back to Council at the end of the 3-month trial.

F.

By-laws

F.1

By-law to Erect Stop Signs at Intersections

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-36 being a By-law to erect stop signs at Beaver Street South and Alice Street West, Westbound and Eastbound on Beaver Street South be passed this 9th of May 2022.

F.2

By-law to Amend By-law No. 2007-12 Parking By-law

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT No. 2022-37 being a By-law to amend By-law 2007-12, as amended to regulate or prohibit the parking or leaving of vehicles on privately-owned lands without the consent of the owner of the land be passed this 9th of May 2022.

F.3

By-law to Appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-38 being a By-law to amend By-law No. 2018-67, as amended, being a By-law to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers be passed this 9th of May 2022.

F.4

Zoning By-law Amendment, Concession 6, Part Lot 9 (589072 Grey Road 19)

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-39, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 2018-65 to remove the holding '-h1' symbol from a portion of the lands lying and being in the Town of The Blue Mountains comprised of Concession 6, Part lot 9, Registered Plan 16R-1714, Part 3, be passed this 9th of May 2022.

F.5

Zoning By-law Amendment, Beaver Valley Community Centre and Moreau Park

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-40, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 2018-65 to rezone those lands known as the Moreau Park from the Institution ‘I’ Zone to the Institution Exception 138 ‘I-138’ Zone and to rezone those lands known as the Beaver Valley Community Centre from the Open Space ‘OS’ Zone to the Open Space Exception 138 ‘OS-138’ Zone, be passed this 9th of May 2022.

F.6

Zoning By-law Amendment, Temporary Use of Lands, Tomahawk Recreation Complex, Northwinds Beach, Lion's Part and Little River Beach

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-41, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 2018-65, to authorize the temporary use of municipal lands, to rezone those lands known as the Tomahawk Recreation Complex from the Special Agricultural ‘SA’ Zone to the Special Agricultural ‘SA-t1’ Zone and to rezone those lands known as Northwinds Beach from the Open Space ‘OS’ Zone to the Open Space ‘OS-t1” Zone and to rezone those lands known as Lion’s Park from the Village Commercial ‘C1’ Zone to the Village Commercial ‘C1-t1” Zone and to rezone those lands known as Little River Beach from the Harbour Commercial ‘C4’ Zone to the Harbour Commercial ‘C4-t1” Zone be passed this 9th of May 2022.

G.

New and Unfinished Business

G.1

Grey County Council Update (Mayor, Deputy Mayor)

G.2

Notice of Motion (Council)

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. litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board and the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor/client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, and with regard to a legal proceeding;
  2. a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board and the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor/client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with regard to a proposed or pending acquisition of land;
  3. litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board and the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor/client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, and with regard to an Ontario Land Tribunal matter.

  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

Special Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 16, 2022
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council Meeting, May 24, 2022
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council, Public Meeting, May 30, 2022
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

J.

Confirmation By-law

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT By-law No. 2022-42, being a By-law to confirm proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains on May 10, 2022 be hereby enacted as passed this 10th day of May, 2022.

K.

Adjournment

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT this Special Meeting of Council does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again at the call of the Chair.