Agenda
Owen Sound City Council

Monday, March 25, 2024

5:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

City Hall - 808 2nd Avenue East

5:30 p.m. - Open Session - Council Chambers

Individuals may attend City Hall to watch the meeting or the meeting can be viewed live on Rogers Cable TV or the Rogers TV Website or the Council and Committees webpage. Individuals who are unable to ask a question in person must provide their questions a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting to the .

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

CALL FOR ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

4.

CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES

4.a

Minutes of the Closed Session of the Regular Council meeting held on February 26, 2024

4.b

Minutes of the Special Council meeting held on March 11, 2024

4.c

Minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on March 11, 2024

5.

MOTION TO MOVE COUNCIL INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

6.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

There are no public meetings.

7.

DEPUTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

7.a

Deputation from Joachim Ostertag, Earth Day Planning Group Re: Earth Day Grey Bruce 2024

7.b

Presentation from the City Manager Re: Monthly Update

8.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD

9.

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FOR WHICH DIRECTION OF COUNCIL IS REQUIRED

There are no correspondence items being presented for consideration.

10.

REPORTS OF CITY STAFF

10.a

Report CM-24-011 from the Manager of Community and Business Development and Presentation from Clark Little and Andrew Mitchell, TC Energy Re: Ontario Pumped Storage Project

10.b

Report CM-24-005 from the Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Operational Effectiveness Re: Community Open House Event 2024

10.c

Report CM-24-001 from the City Manager Re: River District Three-Year Video Camera Pilot Project

10.d

Verbal Report from the Deputy Mayor Re: Grey County Council

11.

CONSENT AGENDA

11.a

Report CR-24-035 from the Deputy Clerk Re: Statement of 2023 Council Remuneration and Expenses

11.b

Report CR-24-036 from the Deputy Clerk Re: 2023 Council, Committee and Board Attendance

11.c

Report CR-24-029 from the City Clerk Re: Public Comments on Lane to be Stopped Up, Closed, and Declared Surplus

11.d

Report OP-24-017 from the Engineering Technologist III Re: Alpha Street Hydro One Anchor Easement Agreement

11.e

Minutes of Boards and Committees for Receipt Re: Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force meeting held on February 16, 2024

11.f

Minutes of Boards and Committees for Receipt Re: Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Advisory Committee meeting held on March 1, 2024

11.g

Minutes of Boards and Committees for Receipt Re: Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library Board meeting held on February 1, 2024

11.h

Minutes of Boards and Committees for Receipt Re: River District Board of Management meeting held on January 10, 2024

11.i

Community Flag Flying Request - London Transplant Gift of Life Association - National Organ/Tissue Donor Awareness Week

11.j

Final approval issued for the following Business Licence:

• Bluenotes, a retail clothing store located at 1350 16th Street East

11.k

Correspondence received which is presented for the information of Council

12.

COMMITTEE MINUTES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL

12.a

Minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on March 7, 2024

12.b

Minutes of the Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on March 6, 2024

13.

MATTERS POSTPONED

There are no postponed matters.

14.

MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE WAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

There are no motions for which notice was previously given.

15.

DISCUSSION OF ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

16.

MOTION THAT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RISE AND REPORT

FORMAL SESSION

17.

MOTION TO ADOPT PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

18.

NOTICES OF MOTION

19.

MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION

"THAT City Council now move into 'Closed Session' to consider:

1. Minutes of the Closed Session of the Special Council meeting held on March 11, 2024;
2. Minutes of the Closed Session of the Community Services Committee meeting held on March 20, 2024;
3. One matter regarding labour relations or employee negotiations and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose respecting the Fire Department; and
4. One matter regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal employees, and labour relations or employee negotiations respecting City staffing; one matter regarding a position, plan, procedure, criteria, or instruction to be applied to negotiations respecting the provision of municipal services to neighbouring municipalities; and one matter regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal employees, and labour relations or employee negotiations respecting an employment agreement."

20.

REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

21.

BY-LAWS

21.a

By-law No. 2024-042

"A By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound held on the 25th day of March, 2024"

21.b

By-law No. 2024-043

"A By-law to stop up and close and declare surplus a lane in the 300 block of 12th Street West (PIN 37044-0130)"

21.c

By-law No. 2024-044

"A By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement with Hydro One Networks Inc. respecting an easement for an anchor"

21.d

By-law No. 2024-045

"A By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement with The Corporation of the Municipality of Meaford and The Corporation of the Township of Georgian Bluffs respecting access to and use of the City’s Leaf and Yard Waste Composting Site"

21.e

By-law No. 2024-046

"A By-law to amend Board and Committee By-law No. 2023-010 to remove the Council Remuneration Review Task Force, add the Municipal Accommodation Tax Stakeholder Committee, and appoint Councillor Middlebro’"

22.

ADJOURNMENT