Council

THAT Council proclaim November 25, 2024 as The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day in the Town of Wasaga Beach.

THAT the contents of the agenda for November 28, 2024, be approved as amended.

THAT the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held November 14, 2024 are hereby adopted as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held November 14, 2024, are hereby adopted as circulated.

THAT the presentation by Stonebridge Building Group pertaining to the Beachfront Development be received as information.

THAT the delegation by Fred Garvan pertaining to Item 16.1 - Request for Veterans Cross Walk - Councillor Dileo be received as information.

THAT the request for a Veteran's Crosswalk be

THAT the presentation by Daniel Twigger, Tatham Engineering, pertaining to the Wasaga Beach Drainage Master Plan be received as information.

THAT the report titled: Drainage Master Plan Completion, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received for information.

THAT the presentation by the Special Projects Leader pertaining to Enhanced Customer Service Delivery be received as information.

THAT the report titled: Enhanced Customer Service Delivery – Phase 1 to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, 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 – October 2024, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, to be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Wasaga Beach WPCP Performance Report January 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 to the Council meeting of November 14, 2024, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Wasaga Beach DWS Performance Report January 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 to the Council meeting of November 14, 2024, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: DAS Development (Gateway Casino Site) External Sidewalk Maintenance Agreements, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received; THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an Agreement with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) regarding the Town’s responsibilities; and THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an Agreement with DAS Development Corporation outlining DAS’s responsibilities.

THAT the report titled: 2024 Ontario Building Code - Overview, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received for information.

THAT the report titled: Promissory Note – Wasaga Distribution Inc., to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received; and THAT Council direct staff to prepare a letter to Wasaga Distribution Inc. indicating that the Town will not call the Note Receivable in the 2025 fiscal year.

THAT the report titled: Expropriation of 24 Main Street and 32 Main Street, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received; THAT Council approve an application for approval to expropriate interest in lands, specifically 24 Main Street and 32 Main Street required for the Beach Area One Reconstruction Project and Beachfront Development Project; THAT the Clerk be authorized to execute the Application for Approval to Expropriate Land and the Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land (the “Notice”) and to serve and publish the Notice, as required under the Expropriations Act (the “Act”); and THAT the cost of acquiring 24 Main Street and 32 Main Street be funded from the Land Reserve as noted in the Financial section of this report.

THAT the 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: Contract Award – BF2024-01 – Demolition of Beachfront Properties (Phase 2) to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received; and THAT Roy-Mar Demolition & Excavation Ltd. be awarded contract BF2024-01 for the prices stipulated in their bid submission. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

THAT the report titled: 2024 Q3 – Financial Report to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, 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: 2025 Budget – Draft 2, to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received; THAT $10,000 be added int the 2025 budget for a Veteran Commemorative Project be funded from the Casino Reserves; THAT $7,000 be added in the 2025 budget for the Huronia west OPP Detachment Board to be funded from the Policing Reserves; THAT Council approve the 2025 Budget as presented in this staff report, with a caveat that if the Province of Ontario does not provide a recovery funding stream to the Municipality for the large OPP Policing increase over the traditional 5% annual increase, then the 2025 Budget will be amended to raise the additional costs through taxation; and THAT Staff be authorized to bring forward the 2025 Budget Bylaw to the December 12, 2024 Council meeting for adoption. Yea (7) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White

THAT the second paragraph of the motion "THAT the 2025 Fees and Charges attached as Appendix "A" be approved by Council" be deleted and replaced with the following: THAT the 2025 Fees and Charges proposed in Schedule "A" - "P" excluding "D" Municipal Law Enforcement, Licensing & Parking and "N" Water & Wastewater attached to Report 2024/28-23 be approved; and THAT approval of the 2025 Fees and Charges proposed in Schedules "D" Municipal Law Enforcement, Licensing & Parking and "N" Water & Wastewater attached to Report 2024/28-23 be considered as a separate motion. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, and R. White Nay (1) E. Timms

THAT the report titled: 2025 Fees and Charges Update to the Council meeting of November 28, 2024, be received THAT the second paragraph of the motion " THAT the 2025 Fees and Charges attached as Appendix "A" be approved by Council" be deleted and replaced with the following: THAT the 2025 Fees and Charges proposed in Schedule "A" - "P" excluding "D" Municipal Law Enforcement, Licensing & Parking and "N" Water & Wastewater attached to Report 2024/28-23 be approved; and THAT approval of the 2025 Fees and Charges proposed in Schedules "D" Municipal Law Enforcement, Licensing & Parking and "N" Water & Wastewater attached to Report 2024/28-23 be considered as a separate motion. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, and R. White Nay (1) E. Timms

THAT the 2025 Fees and Charges proposed in Schedules "D" Municipal Law Enforcement, Licensing & Parking and "N" Water & Wastewater attached to Report 2024/28-23 be approved. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, F. Ego, E. Timms, and R. White Nay (1) S. Dileo

THAT the report titled: Exploring a Bid Submission for an Ontario Games, to the Council meeting of November 28 th , 2024, be received; and THAT Council direct staff to explore and evaluate submitting a bid to host an Ontario Games in 2028 or 2029. Yea (6) B. Smith, T. Snell, J. Belanger, S. Dileo, F. Ego, and E. Timms Nay (1) R. White

WHEREAS the Town of Wasaga Beach is committed to accountability and transparency; and WHEREAS Town Council is permitted to enter meetings closed to the public in accordance with the Municipal Act and the Town’s Procedural By-law as amended; and WHEREAS from time to time a meeting closed to the public may be required at the beginning of a Council meeting; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Councillor Dileo propose that a specific time be scheduled and disclosed to the public for closed meetings that commence at the beginning of a Council meeting; and FURTHER THAT Council must adhere to the time for a closed meeting and not exceed the allotted time.

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

1. THAT the request for a Veteran's Crosswalk be referred back to Staff for options to commemorate our Veterans, the cost associated and the funding available.