Council Meeting

That the meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich opens at 4:00 p.m. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Manager of Roads and Facilities titled “Monthly Activity Report”, dated July 19, 2023, for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Water Operations Manager titled “Monthly Report – July 2023”, dated July 19, 2023 for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Wastewater Operator titled “Monthly Report”, dated July 19, 2023 for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Chief Building Official titled “Monthly Activity Report – June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023 for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Fire Chief titled “Monthly Activity Report – June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023, for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Drainage Superintendent titled “Monthly Activity Report – June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023 for information Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich decides to proceed with the David Caroll Drain improvement request under Section 78 of the Drainage Act received from Mark Scherer, and instructs the Clerk to notify LTVCA as required under S.78(2)of the Drainage Act for drainage improvements; and THAT the requesting landowners be notified of Council's decision to proceed; and THAT an engineer be appointed under the appropriate section of the Drainage Act after the 30-day time period from the notice of Council's decision was sent to the LTVCA and OMAFRA has passed. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the Engineer's Report for the Leitch-McCann Drain and instructs the Clerk to notify everyone required to be notified under Section 41 of the Drainage Act of its intention to proceed with the drain; and THAT Council hold a meeting to consider the Engineer's report at the Council meeting scheduled for August 16, 2023 at approximately 4:15pm. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Drainage Superintendent titled “Receive the Report of the Engineer – Brown Drain”, dated July 19, 2023 for information; and THAT Council receives the report of the Engineer for the Brown Drain dated March 7, 2023 and decides to proceed. AND THAT the meeting to consider the report will be held in WEDS Theatre at 5:00pm September 27 , 2023. FURTHER THAT Council instructs staff to hold a public open house information meeting to review the engineers report with affected landowners prior to the meeting to consider the report. Motion:

THAT the regular meeting end to sit as a Court of Revision at 4:14pm Motion:

THAT the regular meeting of Council reconvenes at 4:31pm. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Planner titled “Proposed 2023 Provincial Planning Statement and Natural Heritage Policies”, dated July 19, 2023, for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Recreation and Administration titled “Monthly Activity Report - June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023 for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Municipality of North Perth urging the Provincial Government to provide support to municipalities to fill vacant building official positions; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack, MPP, Karen Vecchio, MP and the Municipality of North Perth. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury calling on the Federal Government to expedite the promised consultations to enshrine the right-to-repair principle in consumer-protection law, with specific consultations and measures related to supporting the agricultural sector undertaken; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio MP, and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Halton Hills calling on the Province to take action to reduce municipal insurance costs; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio MP, and the Town of Halton Hills. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Township of Selwyn requesting the Province move forward as soon as possible to legislate that all third party Short Term Rental brokerage companies, for example Airbnb and VRBO, appropriately manage and be responsible for their listings and to compel compliance, that the Province establish the requirement for Short Term Rental companies to require each listing to be registered and to pay an appropriate annual fee and that Short Term Rental companies provide this registry along with the collected fees to the municipality in which the Short Term Rental properties are located which allows the municipality to be aware of all registered Short Term Rental properties and to have access to funds for municipal expenses to enforce/respond to issues at a Short Term Rental property, and require that the Short Term Rental company de-list/remove the property from the company's listings where a municipality has identified and verified life, health, and/or nuisance infractions; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio, MP and the Township of Selwyn. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Fort Erie urging the Province to pass Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023, add regulations requiring landlords to provide renovation updates when they evict tenants to ensure tenants are updated when they can exercise their right of return in order to protect tenants from "bad faith renovictions; and consider an increase in fines for landlords who are found to have undertaken "bad faith" renovictions; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio, MP, and the Town of Fort Erie. Motion:

THAT correspondence item 14.f. from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario be received and filed. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Petrolia recommending the Minister of Education, in time for the 2023 school year amend the current regulations to allow licensed home-based child care operators the ability to provide two (2) before and after school care spaces for school aged children, in addition to the permitted six (6) full time child care spaces, and review the current wage bracket for early childhood educators with implementation of an increase to wages to align with the services provided, and that the Province provide more capital based funding sources for the construction of new centre-based facilities, and consider increasing the current goal of 33% access ratio , to align better with the current provincial situation and anticipated population growth over the next 10 years; AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio MP, and the Town of Petrolia. Motion:

WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the proposed baseball diamond upgrades in Sons of Scotland Park; and THAT Council commits to a financial contribution of $20,000 and the estimated cost of staff and equipment for demolition of the existing backstop in the amount of $9,410.28 for one diamond. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution of the Municipality of Wawa requesting that the Government of Ontario maintain OHIP coverage for chronic pain treatments and continue to provide much-needed care for the people of Ontario; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack MPP, Karen Vecchio MP and the Municipality of Wawa. Motion:

THAT relevant correspondence was reviewed. Motion:

THAT the items on the Consent Agenda be approved. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Clerk titled “Monthly Activity Report – June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023 for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the CAO/Treasurer titled “Monthly Activity Report - June 2023”, dated July 19, 2023, for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the CAO/Treasurer titled “June 30, 2023 - Operational Budget to Actual” dated July 19, 2023, for information. Motion:

THAT By-law #2023-48, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich, be read a first, second and third time and passed. Motion:

THAT the meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich closes at 5:53 p.m. Motion: