Council

THAT Council proclaim May, 2026 as MS Awareness Month, for MS Canada, in the Town of Wasaga Beach.

THAT Council proclaim April, 2026 as Parkinson Awareness Month, and April 11th, 2026 as World Parkinson's Day, in the Town of Wasaga Beach.

THAT the contents of the agenda for March 26, 2026 be approved as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the Council Meeting held March 12, 2026, be adopted as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the Special Council Meeting- Building and Planning Fees held March 12, 2026, be adopted as circulated.

THAT the following Consent List items under Staff Reports and all the recommendations contained therein be adopted, excluding items pulled and moved to Matters for Consideration to be voted on separately:

THAT the report titled: Fire Department Report – February 2026, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: 2026 Municipal Election – Key Dates, Restricted Acts, and Joint Compliance Audit Committee (JCAC), to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; THAT Council direct the CAO to provide a report to Council in December of 2026 outlining any actions taken under the restrictions listed in 275(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, between Nomination Day and the commencement of the Council Term; THAT Council approve the Town of Wasaga Beach participating in the Joint Compliance Audit Committee facilitated and administered by the County of Simcoe for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election; and THAT a by-law be presented to Council prior to October 1, 2026 to establish and appointment members to the Joint Compliance Audit Committee with participating municipalities within the County.

THAT the report titled: 2025 Accessibility Plan Annual Status Report, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Appointments to Advisory Committees – Remainder of Council Term, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; THAT effective immediately, a moratorium be imposed on all new Committee member appointments to Town Advisory Committees and Boards until the commencement of the new council term with the exception of the Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee which is in the final interview stages; and, THAT should a vacancy arise that impacts quorum for legislatively required Committees or Boards that the vacancy be filled.

THAT the report titled: Property Tax and Water/Wastewater Billing and Collection Policies, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; and THAT Council approve the Property Tax Billing and Collection Policy and the Water/Wastewater Billing and Collection Policy attached as Schedule A and Schedule B to this report .

THAT the report titled: “Fees and Charges Update (Building and Planning)”, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; THAT Council approve the updated Building and Planning fee schedules as attached to this report; THAT Council authorize annual indexing of the Building Permit Fees by 2.5% annually, excluding deck permit fees; and THAT an amending By-law to the Town’s Fees and Charges By-law 2025-66 be brought forward to introduce the new fees effective immediately in Schedule “H” Building Division and Schedule “I” Planning Division.

THAT the following Consent List items under Correspondence be received for information:

THAT the Consent List items under Minutes of Boards and Committees be received for information:

THAT the report titled: 10 1st Street and 87 and 68 Mosley Street - Zoning By-law Amendment (Z00126), to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; and, THAT Council enact a Zoning By-law Amendment (Z00126), as recommended by Planning staff in this report. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

That the Use of Corporate Resources Policy be amended, specifically Section 6.4 to remove the terms “associated service plans”, including internet service plans and to remove Section 6.5 in its entirety.

THAT the report titled: Use of Corporate Resources Policy Update, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; and THAT Council approve the new Corporate Policy 1-5 Use of Corporate Resources; and T HAT Council adopt a by-law to establish a new Use of Corporate Resources during an Election Policy. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Nay (1) F. Ego

THAT the report titled: 2025 Treasurer’s Statement on Council Remuneration and Expenses, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received for information. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

THAT the report titled: Arena and Library Debenture, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received for information; and THAT Council approve the additional amount of $44,478 to top up the budgeted debenture amount to the final debenture loan payment for the 2026 fiscal year; and THAT Council authorize the Clerk and the Treasurer to execute all Certificates and documents required to complete the debenture transaction. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

THAT the report titled: 2025 Fiscal Year End Report - Preliminary, to the Council meeting of March 26, 2026, be received; and THAT the reserve transfers to clear deficits and surplus balances as noted in the attached Appendix A be approved for processing for the closing of the 2025 fiscal year end; and THAT the Treasurer be authorized to process any required additional adjustments to finalize the year-end processing, reporting back to Council at a later date on additional adjustments; and THAT the carryover amounts in Table 1 and Table 6 be authorized for expenditure in 2026 in relation to the appropriate project, including the carryover amounts that are not captured in the 2026 final budget due to timing of budget approval and closing of prior fiscal year-end; and THAT the reserve reallocations identified in this report (Table 7) be approved. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

That the Council Requested Staff Report pertaining to Re-routing the Trail near Bluewater Condominium Corporation, be removed from the list with no further action required.

THAT pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the next portion of the March 26, 2026, Council Meeting, will move into Closed Session to consider the following matters:

THAT the following By-laws be received and be deemed to have been read a first, second and third time and finally passed: