Agenda
Owen Sound City Council

Monday, March 01, 2021

7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

City Hall - 808 2nd Avenue East

6:15 p.m. - Closed Session - Basement Boardroom

7:00 p.m. - Open Session - Council Chambers

Public attendance at Council meetings continues to be restricted at this time. Council meetings can be viewed live on Rogers Cable TV or the Rogers TV Website or the Council and Committee webpage. Individuals who wish to ask a question during public question period can email the City Clerk at  by noon on the day of the meeting.

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1.

RESOLUTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION

2.

DECLARATION TO MOVE TO THE OPEN SESSION

3.

REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

4.

CALL FOR ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

6.

CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES

6.a

Minutes of the Closed Session of the Regular Council meeting held on February 8, 2021

6.b

Minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on February 8, 2021

6.c

Minutes of the Closed Session of the Special Council meeting held on February 18, 2021

6.d

Minutes of the Special Council meeting held on February 18, 2021

7.

MOTION TO MOVE COUNCIL INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

8.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

9.

DEPUTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

9.a

Presentation from Richard-Yves Sitoski, Poet Laureate Re: Poem Reading

9.b

Presentation from the Director and Chief Curator of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Re: Art Gallery Expansion Ad Hoc Committee

10.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD

11.

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FOR WHICH DIRECTION OF COUNCIL IS REQUIRED

12.

REPORTS OF CITY STAFF

12.a

Report CS-21-016 from the Intermediate Planner Re: Technical Report for Zoning By-law Amendment No. 33 Thompson Centres Inc.

12.b

Report OP-21-006 from the Director of Public Works and Engineering Re: 10th Street Bridge Dedication Plaque Wording Approval

12.c

Report CR-21-024 from the Manager of Human Resources Re: City of Owen Sound Customer Service Standards Policy

12.d

Report CR-21-020 from the Deputy Clerk Re: Public Appointments to the Community Services and Operations Committees

12.e

Report CR-21-026 from the City Clerk Re: 2021 Council Seating

12.f

Verbal Report from the Deputy Mayor Re: Grey County Council and Grey Bruce Board of Health

13.

CONSENT AGENDA

13.a

Report CS-21-014 from the Senior Manager of Property and Parks Re: Harrison Park Community Centre Enabling Accessibility Grant Extension

13.b

Memorandum from the Junior Planner Re: External Planning Policy Comment Summary – December 2020 and January 2021

13.c

Final approvals issued for the following Business Licences:

• Georgian Waters Counselling, a counselling service located at 1142 2nd Avenue East
• Moonfire Cannabis, a retail cannabis store located at 1050 2nd Avenue East, Unit 5
• Maple and Moon Studio, a woodworking and craft studio located at 295 8th A Avenue East

13.d

Correspondence received which is presented for the information of Council

14.

COMMITTEE MINUTES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL

14.a

Minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held on February 23, 2021

14.b

Minutes of the Community Services Committee meeting held on February 17, 2021

14.c

Minutes of the Operations Committee meeting held on February 9, 2021

14.d

Minutes of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held on January 27, 2021

15.

MATTERS POSTPONED

16.

MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE WAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

17.

DISCUSSION OF ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

18.

MOTION THAT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RISE AND REPORT

FORMAL SESSION

19.

MOTION TO ADOPT PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

20.

NOTICES OF MOTION

21.

BY-LAWS

21.a

By-law No. 2021-019 

"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 1st day of March, 2021"

21.b

By-law No. 2021-020

"A By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Letter of Agreement with Her Majesty The Queen In Right of the Province of Ontario, represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario, respecting the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Public Transportation Program"

21.c

By-law No. 2021-021

"A By-law to authorize the use of internet and telephone voting in the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election"

21.d

By-law No. 2021-022

"A By-law to adopt Policy No. CMA66 Video Surveillance"

21.e

By-law No 2021-023

"A By-law to adopt Policy No. CrS-HR62 Accessible Customer Service Standards"

21.f

By-law No. 2021-024

"A By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a second amendment to the Grant Agreement with Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Employment and Social Development respecting the Harrison Park Community Centre Accessibility Project"

21.g

By-law No. 2021-025

"A By-law to amend Board and Committee By-law No. 2021-004 to remove certain committee members who have resigned and appoint Mark Barbosa to the Community Services Committee and Sally Wylie to the Operations Committee"

22.

ADJOURNMENT