Committee of the Whole

THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss hereby recess from the Committee of Whole Meeting for lunch AND return to session at 1:00 p.m.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number BLDG2021-01-1 prepared by Matt Farrell, Building and Planning Manager/CBO

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number FIRE2021-01-1 prepared by Chris Cleave, Fire Chief / CEMC

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby approves Report Number FIRE-2021-01-2 prepared by Chris Cleave, Fire Chief / CEMC and appoints Dean Watson as Deputy District Chief for the Township of Huron-Kinloss, Fire and Emergency Services Station # 15-0 Ripley-Huron Fire Department AND FURTHER approves the appropriate by-law coming forward on todays Council agenda.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number BLE-2021-01-02 prepared by Heather Falconer, By-Law Enforcement Officer.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number DRAIN-2021-01-03 prepared by Grant Collins, Drainage Superintendent.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number TR2021-01-01 prepared by Jodi MacArthur, Treasurer.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number PW2021-01-01 prepared by John Yungblut, Director of Public Works AND directs staff to bring forward a plan to establish two permanent yard waste disposal sites

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole receives for information Report Number PW-2021-01-3 as prepared by John Yungblut, Director of Public Works

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number BED2021-01-1 prepared by Michelle Goetz, Community Development Officer/Executive Assistant.

THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby approves report BED-2021-01-3 prepared by Michelle Goetz, Community Development Officer AND in doing so grants pre-budget approval and authorizes entering into an agreement with FishBowl Studio for the design and printing of the 2021 Municipal Guide AND FURTHER approves the appropriate by-law coming forward on todays Council agenda.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number BED-2021-01-4 prepared by Lauren Eby, Business Development Coordinator.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CAO-2021-01-2, as prepared by Tracey Howe, Health & Safety Coordinator

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Council receives for information Report Number CAO-2021-01-04 prepared by Mary Rose Walden, Chief Administrative Officer; and approves the rezoning of 3365 Queen Street light industrial to be incorporated into the Ripley Industrial Park.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby approves Report Number CLK2020-01-1 prepared by Kelly Lush, Deputy Clerk/Administrative Assistant.

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CLK-2021-01-3 prepared by Emily Dance, Clerk

That the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CLK2021-01-05 prepared by Kelly Lush, Deputy Clerk/Administrative Assistant AND further supports the following resolutions: 1-8. THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Council support the City of St. Catharines requesting that Government of Ontario (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP) amend Bill 197, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, to eliminate the development approval requirement provisions from adjacent municipalities and that the ‘host’ municipality be empowered to render final approval for landfills within their jurisdiction; AND FURTHER directs staff forward a copy of this resolution to Premier Doug Ford, Jeff Yurek the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Steve Clark the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, local MPP's., the Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO) and to all Ontario municipalities. THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Council support the Township of Howick’s request to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to amend the Tile Drainage Installation Act and/or the regulations under the Act that would require tile drainage contractors file farm tile drainage installation plans with the local municipality; AND FURTHER directs staff to forward this resolution to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Ontario Federation

THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information correspondence from Brian MacEachern AND approves the draft response as presented.

THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information all items listed in Section 6.

THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby adjourns at 2:42pm