Regular Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adopt the minutes of the Special Public and Regular meeting of Council held Wednesday, July 13, 2022, as circulated.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves payment of the General Accounts , excluding items of Pecuniary Interest, for the month of July 2022, in the amount of $549,263.40 .

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves payment of the Tulloch Engineering account , dated July 21, 2022, in the amount of $20,294.90

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves payment of the Armstrong Enterprises account , dated July 21, 2022, in the amount of $28,920.54.

WHEREAS Notice as required under the Planning Act has been given for a Consent for Severance Application, File 2022-C-01, to sever a 1.8 hectare (4.45 acre) parcel of land, from the retaining 2.3 hectares (5.68 acres) of land described as PLAN H789 LOT 46PT RP 1R9116; PART 1, 35B Pine Ridge Road, in the Municipality of Huron Shores; AND WHEREAS no objections have come forward regarding the notice for the proposed consent for severance; AND WHEREAS Planning Consultant, Peter Tonazzo, has reviewed the application and, by Planning Report dated June 8, 2022, recommends approval of the application; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT under the provisions of Section 53 of the Planning Act, the Council of the Municipality of Huron Shores approves Consent Application File 2022-C-01 , and grant provisional consent to sever 1.8 hectares (4.45 acre) parcel from the subject property, subject to the following condition: 1. Appropriate pre-development approvals are obtained from Algoma Public Health as it relates to the retained parcel's ability to support an on-site septic system; 2. The following documents must be provided for Planning Act Approval to be granted: Draft Transfer Application Forms - two copies of each to be provided; Schedule to the Transfer Application Forms - on which is set out the entire legal description of the parcel in question. This Schedule must also contain the names of the party(ies) indicated on Page 1 of the Transfer Application Forms; 3. Plan of Survey A Refere

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law #22-70 being a by-law of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron Shores to establish the Central Algoma Compliance Audit Joint Committee was read a first, second and third time and passed in open Council this 10 th day of August; AND THAT the following are hereby appointed to said Committee: Jim Withers, Randy Barbarie, and Phyllis MacKay; AND THAT the Terms of Reference for the Committee shall be attached to and form part of this by-law.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Schedule A to By-law #22-40 being the Driveway Culvert Policy terms and conditions be amended as follows: #3. Work on the construction or alteration for which an Entrance Permit is granted will commence within six months of the date of issue, excluding any unforeseeable circumstances outside of the control of the Municipality, including but not limited to items such as extreme weather conditions; #13. If there is damaged cause to a culvert by the Owner, the Municipality will carry out the culvert replacement. It will be the responsibility of the property owner for costs of materials and labour, unless the cause is due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather-related events; #17. Any applicant may appeal the decision of the Public Works Superintendent in disapproving a permit as required herein, or the conditions of approval imposed. The appeal shall be addressed to the Clerk, and submitted in writing no later than ten (10) days of receiving a notice of decision.

WHEREAS the Little Rapids Recreation Complex Committee and the Iron Bridge Recreation Committee have both seen a decline in volunteer committee members; AND WHEREAS both committees have recommended that the committee's merge to create one recreation committee; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council establishes a Huron Shores Recreation Committee , being comprised of current members of the Little Rapids Recreation Complex Committee and the Iron Bridge Recreation Committee; AND THAT the former Committee's respective budgets and reserves remain separate.

WHEREAS the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron Shores will see it's 25th anniversary in 2024; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council establishes an Ad Hoc Silver Jubilee Committee , for the purpose of planning a community celebration; AND THAT members of said committee be determined following the Inaugural meeting of the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accepts the Health Plan Renewal for Group Policy #G : 812879 with Equitable Life for 2022/2023, at an overall decrease of 11.9% (Municipal share 6.67 % decrease) to the Group Plan, as recommended by Treasurer, John P. Stenger and Cliff Richardson of Innova Wealth Management in his presentation to East Algoma Community Futures Development Corporation, August 2, 2022; AND THAT council accepts Equitable Life as plan administrator for 2022/2023, including a refundable set up fee of $5,000 for the entire group.

WHEREAS the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) wishes to renew the Design Plan prepared by Tulloch Engineering in 2014 for sidewalk beautification along the Highway 17 corridor; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorizes staff to obtain cost estimates from Tulloch Engineering to update the sidewalk beautification concept design plan for the built-up area of Iron Bridge; AND THAT the cost be considered in the 2023 budget deliberations.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council acknowledges the hiring of Wayne Wardell to the position of Public Works Equipment Operator, commencing August 15th, 2022.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accepts, with regret, the resignation of Cordell Reid from the Huron Shores Volunteer Fire Department , effective July 20th, 2022.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorizes Councillor Pirrie to attend the Great Lakes Public Forum, held virtually September 27-29, 2022; AND THAT it cover all associated expenses.

WHEREAS years of research confirms the benefits of high-quality early learning and child care for young children’s intellectual, emotional, social and physical development and later life outcomes; AND WHEREAS child care promotes the well-being of children and responds to the needs of families and the broader community by supporting quality of life so that citizens can fully participate in and contribute to the economic and social life of their community; AND WHEREAS trained and knowledgeable Registered Early Childhood Educators and child care staff are the key to quality in early learning and child care programs; AND WHEREAS Registered Early Childhood Educators and child care workers will be vital to the success of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT October 18, 2022 be designated the 22nd annual “Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day” in recognition of the education, dedication and commitment of child care workers to children, their families and quality of life of the community.

WHEREAS Ontario One Call's mission to protect Ontario communities from the loss of service and harm by damages to underground infrastructure by educating the public on the need to "Call before you dig" along with the statement of providing a "locate request process that is reliable, timely and easy to use" has failed; AND WHEREAS municipal infrastructure projects and emergency repair work for service delivery for our residents, businesses, and contractors, have experienced longer wait times of more than four weeks before all locates are completed to proceed with the work; AND WHEREAS legislative changes intended to improve how locates are delivered in Ontario to remove barriers to timely locate delivery is required; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron Shores supports, in principle, the letter received from the Town of Kapuskasing to respectfully request that legislative changes be dealt with prior to the construction season to provide municipalities, especially in Northern Ontario, the opportunity to benefit from the increase in growth and economic development; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Ontario One Call, and GTel, subsidiary of OEC.

WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Huron Shores has received correspondence on behalf of the Sowerby Hall and Heritage Committee regarding Councils decision to replace the Sowerby Hall roof using the amalgamated Ward 2 Hall and Historic 12-sided Barn reserves; AND WHEREAS the Sowerby Hall and Heritage Committee requests that Council honour the donations received during the re-location and re-purposing of the Cordukes Historic 12-sided Barn, to the amount of $40,000.00, and that said funds be removed from the budget for the roof and restoration work being done to the Ward 2 hall and placed back into the Ward 2 Hall and Historic 12-sided Barn reserve; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the concerns of the Sowerby Hall and Heritage Committee with respect to the roof replacement and previous donations to the Historic 12-sided Barn; AND THAT the Sowerby Hall roof replacement proceed as approved; AND THAT future donations to the Round Barn, as well as details that pertain to how the donation shall be used (for example donation for capital, maintenance, or operations), be segregated in the Municipal Accounting system in order that they be dedicated and applied to future years appropriately; AND THAT a copy of staff report CL-22-51 be forwarded to the Sowerby Hall and Heritage Committee.

WHEREAS the Iron Bridge Agricultural Society is organizing a Fall Fair on September 3, 2022, and are seeking volunteers to assist with a Jail Booth Fundraiser; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorizes staff and current members of Council to attend the Fall Fair to assist with the Jail Booth Fundraiser , pending their availability; AND THAT any staff and Council interested in volunteering contact the Secretary/Treasurer of the Iron Bridge Agricultural Society no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 19th, 2022.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council proceed in Closed session at 7:53 p.m. in order to address a matter pertaining to: a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council return to open session at 8:23 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law #22-71 , being a by-law of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron Shores to Adopt the Minutes of the Special Public and Regular Council Meeting held Wednesday, August 10, 2022, authorizing the taking of any action authorized therein and thereby, was read a first, second and third time and passed in open Council this 10th day of August, 2022

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council does adjourn at 8:27 p.m.