Council

THAT the contents of the agenda for March 6, 2025, be approved as circulated.

THAT the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held February 13, 2025, are hereby adopted as circulated.

THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held February 13, 2025, are hereby adopted as circulated.

THAT the presentation by Chair Jonathan Scott and Interim CAO Sheryl Flannagan, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority to Council at their meeting of March 6, 2025 pertaining to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority 2024 Year in Review, be received as information.

THAT the delegation by Chair, Jonathan Scott, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority - Re: Item - Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority - Township Oro-Medonte Proposal to Amalgamate Conservation Authorities be received as information.

THAT Staff be directed to draft correspondence to the Township of Oro-Medonte indicating that the Town of Wasaga Beach has seen positive progress with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and at this time is not prepared to support the amalgamation of the NVCA and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority; THAT Councillor Joe Belanger is hereby delegated to represent the Town of Wasaga Beach for the purpose of the amalgamation in accordance with the Conservations Authorities Act; and THAT Staff be directed to copy the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and their municipalities on the correspondence. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT the report titled: 2024 Fire Department Year End Report, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received for 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: Fire Department Report-January 2025, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Age-Friendly Community Advisory Committee - 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Action Plan, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received; and THAT Council approve the AFCAC’s 2025 Action Plan as outlined in this report.

THAT the report titled: Beach Area 1 Roadway Reconstruction – Contract Administration, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received; THAT Tatham Engineering Limited, together with Envision Tatham be awarded the Contract Administration and Construction Inspection assignment as outlined in the report; and THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the required documents for the assignment.

THAT the report titled: 2024 Risk Management Official Annual Report, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received for information.

THAT the report titled 2025 Beachfront and Resident Parking Permits to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025 be received; and THAT Council approve the continued transition from parking meters to Honk Mobile in Municipal Parking Lots as outlined in this report.

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

THAT the report titled: Resident and Non-Resident Use of Recreation Programming to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025 be received; and THAT Council direct staff to implement delayed registration dates for Non-Resident users of all Recreation programming starting with the release of the Fall / Winter 2025-26 Recreation Guide due out in August 2025. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT the report titled: 2025 Municipal Grant Allocation Program, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received; and THAT Council approve the awarding of 11 grants to Not for Profit Organizations totalling $23,500 as outlined in this report. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT the report titled: Committee and Local Board Appointment Policy to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received; THAT the Committee and Local Board Appointment Policy 1-6 attached to this report be approved; and THAT By-law 2023-28 being a By-law to adopt a policy for the Public Appointments by Council to Advisory Committees, Local Boards and External Boards and Committees be repealed. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT the report titled: Beachfront Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Sunray, to the Council meeting of March 6, 2024, be received; THAT Council approve entering into the Agreement of Purchase and Sale; and THAT Council delegate authority to the Mayor, CAO and Clerk to execute the final agreement providing there are no substantive changes from the Draft APS that accompanies this report. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT a request be made for reconsideration of the consent motion under Staff Reports, Item 10, to remove item 10.10 - Downtown CIP – Sunray Tax Increment Equivalency Grant (TIEG) to be voted on separately.

THAT the report titled: Downtown CIP – Sunray Tax Increment Equivalency Grant (TIEG), to the Council meeting of March 6, 2025, be received; and THAT Council approve the application for a five-year (TIEG) for the beachfront hotel only. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, E. Timms, and R. White Absent (1) F. Ego

THAT pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the next portion of the March 6, 2025, 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: