Council

THAT Council proclaim October 15, 2024 as International Day of Rural Women.

THAT Council proclaim October 2024 as Probus Month.

THAT the contents of the agenda for October 10, 2024, be approved as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held September 26, 2024, be adopted as circulated.

THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held September 26, 2024, be adopted as circulated.

THAT the presentation by Carrie Plater, The Living Wish Foundation pertaining to increasing awareness of the foundation be received as information.

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: Wasaga Beach WPCP Performance Report January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Wasaga Beach DWS Performance Report January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024 be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Application for Exemption to Part-Lot Control (File No. PL0324) Skydale Investments & Developments Ltd., to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; and THAT Council enact a Part-Lot Control Exemption By-law (PL03/24) as recommended by Planning staff in this report.

THAT the report titled: 2025 Council Meeting Schedule and Office Closures, to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; and THAT Council approve the 2025 Council Meeting Schedule and Office Closures, as set out in Appendix A of this report.

THAT the report titled: Wasaga Beach Archives Service to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; THAT Council approve the recommendations in this report for an alternate service delivery model for the Archives to include an online Archives services and rotating exhibits displayed at the Wasaga Beach Library.

THAT the following Consent List items under Correspondence be received for information, excluding items pulled and moved to Matters for Consideration to be voted on separately:

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

THAT the report titled: Sale ad Discharge of Fireworks By-law - Proposed Amendments to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; THAT the Sale of Discharge Firearms be

THAT the report titled: Alternatives to Fireworks Displays, to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; and THAT Council approve firework displays during two signature events Canada Day and Memories of Summer. Yea (5) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, F. Ego, and E. Timms Nay (2) S. Dileo, and R. White

THAT the Council for the Town of Wasaga Beach supports the Township of Lake of Bays in their request to the Provincial Government to update the Municipal Elections Act with priority amendments as recommended by AMCTO before Summer 2025 and commence work to review and re-write the Municipal Elections Act with longer-term recommendations ahead of the 2030 elections; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Township of Lake of Bays, Honourable Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier of Ontario, Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, AMCTO and AMO Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

THAT the report titled: 2025 Accessibility Budget Request, to the Council meeting of October 10, 2024, be received; and THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends that Council consider an increase to the 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Capital Budget to $10,000 for the following items: a) $6,000 to purchase six (6) additional mobi-deck mats to be installed at Beach Areas 2, 4 and 5; b) $2,500 to purchase a 25 foot mobi-mat extension at Beach Area 3 to connect to the dog beach; and c) $1,500 for the creation and installation of mobi-mat location signs.

THAT Section 6.01 (d) of the Procedure By-law Section be waived to permit members to speak on general items.

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