Special Council Meeting

THAT Council waive Sections 5.05 (d) 6.11 (c) of the Town's Procedure By-law to hear a notice of motion from Mayor Brian Smith and to consider that motion on todays agenda; and THAT the contents of the agenda for July 29, 2024, be approved as amended.

WHEREAS the Town of Wasaga Beach is home to the longest freshwater beach in the world; AND WHEREAS the Town of Wasaga Beach hosts millions of tourists each year, that come to enjoy all the Town and the Provincial Park have to offer; AND WHEREAS Wasaga Beach is the only municipality in the Province of Ontario that has a Provincial Park 100% embedded within the Town boundaries and this Ontario Park (Wasaga Beach Provincial Park) the Town believes, is one of the busiest Provincial Parks and one of the highest revenue generating Parks in the province; AND WHEREAS approximately 25% of the Town’s landmass is Provincial Park, including almost all of the 14 kilometres of beachfront; AND WHEREAS the reputation of the Town of Wasaga Beach is being gravely harmed due to concerns from citizens and tourists regarding the quality of care, and lack thereof, of the Wasaga Beach Provincial Park; AND WHEREAS the Town of Wasaga Beach currently has a By-law in place that prohibits tents on any Town-owned waterfront lands; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Wasaga Beach immediately requests assistance from the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario to work with the Town of Wasaga Beach on implementing rules for the Wasaga Beach Provincial Park beachfront that prohibits any enclosed temporary structure on the beach; AND FURTHER THAT the Province immediately looks to invest more resources and finances into the Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to bring it back to a standard similar to which

THAT the delegation by Sylvia Bray pertaining to Item 7.3 Sign By-law and AMPS By-law Amendment be received for information.

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

THAT the report titled: Sale of Municipal Surplus Land to the Special Council meeting of July 29 th 2024, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Application for Zoning By-law Amendment (Z00324) to the Special Council meeting of July 29, 2024, be received; and THAT Council enact a Zoning By-law Amendment (Z00324), as recommended by Planning staff in this report.

THAT the report titled: Downtown Community Improvement Plan, to the Special Council meeting of July 29, 2024, be received; and THAT Council extend the Downtown Community Improvement Plan Incentive Program for another five (5) year term with a further option to renew in 2029, subject to Council approval; and THAT the Priority Investment Area outlined in the Community Improvement Plan be enlarged to include Town-Owned properties at 41, 47 and 59 Beach Drive.

THAT the report titled: Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement, to the Council meeting of July 29, 2024, be received; and THAT Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement attached to this report.

THAT the report titled: 425 River Road West Facility - Highest and Best Use Proposal to Council be received; and THAT Council deem the 425 River Road West property surplus; and THAT Council direct the CAO to place the property for sale at the appropriate time as per discussions in the attached business case. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) S. Dileo

THAT the report titled: Beachfront Development-Town Capital Works – Financial Plan, to the Special Council meeting of July 29, 2024, be received; and THAT Council approve the Financial recommendations outlined in this report to advance the Beachfront Development consisting of; Selling the property at 425 RRW promptly and allocating $5.5M of proceeds to the funding gap, to be invested in short-term GICs and drawn as required; Selling properties the Town has identified as surplus to address the remaining $9.2M funding gap, on a multi-year approach aligned with the cashflow needs. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) S. Dileo

THAT the report titled: Sign By-law and AMPS By-law Amendment, to the Special Council meeting of July 29, 2024, be received; THAT Council adopt By-law 2024-59 to amend By-law 2021-68, cited as the “Sign By-law”; and THAT Council adopt By-law 2024-60 to amend By-law 2024-40, cited as the “AMPS By-law”. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) S. Dileo

THAT pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the next portion of the July 29, 2024, Special 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, passed and numbered as follows: - 2024-59 A By-law to amend Sign By-law 2021-68 - 2024-60 A By-law to amend AMPS By-law 2024-40 - 2024-61 A By-law to amend Town of Wasaga Beach Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 2003-60, as amended - 2024-62 A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council of the Corporation of the Town of Wasaga Beach at its Special Council Meeting held Monday July 29, 2024