Regular Meeting of Council

Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to adopt the following items, as identified under the consent items category on the regular meeting agenda of September 9, 2024: Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to adopt the administrative reports. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to adjourn the Regular meeting to resolve into a Committee of the Whole. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to table the subject until a report from the administration be presented. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved that no amendment to the zoning by-law be made with respect to recreational vehicle parking. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas By-law N° 18-81 regulates the discharge of sewage and/or industrial waste into the sewage works system of the Town, and; Whereas the By-law N° 18-81 may allow, through an agreement, the owner of an industrial or commercial premise to discharge sewage into the sewage works system that exceeds the by-law limits for one or more treatable parameters, and; Whereas By-law N° 30-2016 authorizes the negotiation and execution of special agreements for the discharge of sewage containing certain substances in quantities in excess of the limits set by By-law N° 18-81 with industries and other users of the municipal sewage works system, and; Whereas Ecolomondo Environmental (Hawkesbury) Inc. (hereafter “Ecolomondo”) will carry an industrial activity within the Town which can produce a sewage discharge that contains substances in quantities that are above the permissible limits set out in By-law N° 18-81. Be it resolved to conclude a Special Sewer Discharge Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury and Ecolomondo to be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, as recommended in document 2024_REC_40. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas a budget of $750 000.00 was approved for the construction of traffic lights on McGill Street, and; Whereas we received the acceptance of the Connecting link funding, and; Whereas Partham Eng. LTD is the company retained to fix all the traffic lights in Town and in the UCPR, as they are the ones who supply and installed them all, and; Whereas we used a direct negotiated process as per section 8.8.6 of the Procurement Policy No. SP-F-2015-01 for goods available from a single source for reasons of compatibility, efficiency and availability. Be it resolved to award the contract to Partham Engineering LTD. in the amount of $ 912 , 732 . 70 excluding HST , as recommended in the document 2024_REC_37. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas the Consortium du Transport de l'Est Ontarien has expanded the radius of access to school transportation to students in Hawkesbury, and; Whereas that primary and secondary school students will be required to walk up to 3.2 km, with an estimated walking time of up to approximately 38 minutes, and; Whereas that our Urban Town adhere to the parameters that constitute a Community Safety Zone, and; Whereas the monetary duplication of speed fines will further encourage motorists to slow down in the Town . Be it resolved to adopt an amendment to By-law N° 9-2000 which designates the safety zones, to declare the entire Town of Hawkesbury as a Community Safety Zone, as recommended in document 2024_REC_38. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas there is a problem with heavy truck traffic in the Town , and; Whereas in 2019, the Public Works Department had redone and installed new signs to determine the route of heavy trucks, and; Whereas we have entered into discussions with MTO officials, and ; Whereas the heavy truck traffic problem in Town persists . Be it resolved to opt for 3 options to improve the situation, as recommended in document 2024_REC_39, as modified . Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to receive the decision of the Ontario Provincial Police Hawkesbury Detachment Board to approve the 2024 and 2025 budget, excluding the remuneration of the members of the Detachment Board, and; Be it also resolved to approve the apportionment formula for apportioning costs proportional to the number of household units and commercial and industrial units in each municipality served by the Hawkesbury Detachment using, for the purpose of calculating the portion payable by The Nation Municipality, the boundaries of the territory of the former Township of Caledonia, the former Township of South Plantagenet and the former Village of St-Isidore; and; Be it also resolved to receive the decision of the Ontario Provincial Police Hawkesbury Detachment Board and approve the remuneration of its members as follows: Regular and Special Detachment Board Meetings (per meeting): Chair $400, other members $250; Association Zone 2 meetings (per meeting): President and other members $250; External conferences: Chair and other members $100 per day (maximum 3 days) Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas the Town of Hawkesbury, the Township of Champlain and the Township of East Hawkesbury, agreed to establish a common waste recycling program overseen by the Joint Recycling Committee, composed of one member from each of the above-referenced municipalities, and; Whereas the three (3) participating municipalities opted out of the Blue Box Program, effectively transitioning this program and its operational responsibilities to Extended Producer Responsibility as of July 1st, 2023, and; Whereas in light of this transition and the reduced responsibilities, the Joint Recycling Committee deems it pertinent to transition the responsibility for the administration and operation of the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) joint event to the Town of Hawkesbury as of January 1st, 2025, and; Whereas the parties to the Recycling Agreement deem it necessary and appropriate to amend the existing Recycling Agreement and enter into a new Agreement to support these changes. Be it resolved to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury to execute these two agreements and that a by-law be adopted accordingly, as recommended in document 2024_REC_42. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas the state of health care in Ontario is in crisis, with 2.3 million Ontarians lacking access to a family doctor, emergency room closures across the province, patients being de-rostered and 40% of family doctors considering retirement over the next five years, and; Whereas it has becoming increasingly challenging to attract and retain an adequate healthcare workforce throughout the health sector across Ontario, and; Whereas the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University says communities in northern Ontario are short more than 350 physicians, including more than 200 family doctors; and half of the physicians working in northern Ontario expected to retire in the next five years; and (Northern Ontario only), and; Whereas Ontario municipal governments play an integral role in the health care system through responsibilities in public health, long-term care, and paramedicine, and; Whereas the percentage of family physicians practicing comprehensive family medicine has declined from 77 in 2008 to 65 percent in 2022, and; WHEREAS per capita health-care spending in Ontario is the lowest of all provinces in Canada, and; WHEREAS a robust workforce developed through a provincial, sector-wide health human resources strategy would significantly improve access to health services across the province. Be it resolved to urge the Province of Ontario to recognize the physician shortage in the Town of Hawkesbury and Ontario, to fund health care appro

Séguin Be it resolved that Council of the Town of Hawkesbury supports the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury’s resolution regarding a request for the creation of a province-wide long-service medal for police and for paramedics. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas the individual lower-tier United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Whereas each of the eight (8) UCPR municipalities face limited economies of scale and human resources available to dedicate to waste management, yet there exists a mounting pressure to improve these services, and; Whereas the standardization and consistency of waste management services across municipalities can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the services, and, Whereas investigating waste management opportunities together as a region would contribute to a more streamlined approach, while eliminating associated red tape and unnecessary administrative costs, and; Whereas investigating waste management opportunities together as a region would offer the capacity to consider innovative waste management technologies that cannot be considered by the individual municipalities due to their size, remote location, access to utilities and/or amount of waste produced. Be it resolved to formally request the UCPR to initiate the creation of a Waste Management Committee with at least one (1) member of administrative staff from each of the eight (8) UCPR municipalities in the interest of creating more opportunities and a more coherent and standardized waste management service across the region, and; Be it also resolved to send copies of this motion to the UCPR; and all eight (8) UCPR municipalities. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0