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 after the withdrawal of Item 15.3. 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 March 4, 2024: Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to adopt the monthly reports for the month of February. 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 increase the remuneration of the members of the Committee of Adjustment to $100 per meeting and that a by-law be adopted at the next regular meeting of Council to amend By-law N° 75-2018 which governs the Committee of Adjustment. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to accept the 2024 budget of the Business Improvement Area Board. 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 Artist in Residence Distillerie Inc (hereafter “AIR Distillerie”) 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 AIR Distillerie to be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, as recommended in document 2024_REC_09. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas the applicant has requested to lift the Part Lot Control By-Law under Section 50 (5) of the Planning Act , and; Whereas the application’s purpose is to divide Lots 9 and 12 of Subdivision Plan 46M-99, being the property known under the following addresses: 1791 and 1793 Suzie Crescent for Lot 12, and 1821 and 1823 Suzie Crescent for Lot 9, and; Whereas these lots are part of a Subdivision Plan and respect the intentions of the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law of the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury. Be it resolved to approve the request for exemption to part lot control pursuant to Section 50 (7) of the Planning Act , L.R.O. 1990, for Lots 9 and 12 of the Subdivision Plan 46M-99 and that a by-law be adopted accordingly as recommended in the document 2024_REC_13. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Whereas with the arrival of water meters in 2010/2011, we introduced a billing model based on a fixed rate and consumption charges, and; Whereas some inconsistencies have been identified in the fixed rate billing model. Whereas on February 27 th , 2023, Council adopted resolution R-56-23 to authorize the treasurer to revise the user fees fixed rate billing model. Be it resolved to accept the revised billing model for user fees fixed rate, as recommended in the document 2024_REC_10. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Séguin Whereas the new Community Safety and Policing Act , 2019 (the Act) will come into force on April 1, 2024, and all Police Services Boards must comply with Schedule A of the Regulations of that new Act before the day on which it comes into force, and; Whereas section 67 (1) of the Act provides that there shall be an OPP Detachment Board for each detachment. Be it resolved to appoint Mayor Robert Lefebvre as the representative of the Council, and Mr. Jacques Quesnel as the community representative for the Town of Hawkesbury, to sit on the Hawkesbury Detachment Board of the Ontario Provincial Police, as recommended in the document 2023_REC_12. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to support the Town of Petrolia calling upon both the ROMA & OGRA boards to re-establish a combined OGRA & ROMA annual conference, and; Be it also resolved to send a copy of this resolution to Premier Doug Ford, Minister Paul Calandra and MPP Stéphane Sarrazin. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury joins the Town of Orangeville and the County of Prince Edwards to calls on the Provincial Government to urgently: 1. At least double Ontario Works and ODSP rates and index rates to inflation, answering calls already made by “Raise the Rates” campaign and the “Income Security Advocacy Centre”; 2. Commit to ongoing cost of living increases above and beyond the rate of inflation to make up for the years they were frozen; 3. Commit to jointly working between the Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services and the Ministry of Health on the best methods of assessing client needs and then matching those in need to the services they require, and; Be it also resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Social Services. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to support the Township of Perry in their request that the province amend Ontario Regulation 391/21 : Blue Box so that producers are responsible for the end-of-life management of recycling products from all sources, and; Be it also resolved to send a copy of this resolution to Honourable Doug Ford , Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, the Honourable Stéphane Sarrazin, MPP, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell and the municipalities of Prescott and Russell. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Séguin Be it resolved to support the Corporation of the City of Cambridge in their request for additional funding in Ontario's legal system to support a meaningful resistance to the current "catch and release" practice, including hiring sufficient court staff, with a specific focus on additional assistant Crown Attorneys, and; Be it also resolved to send a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Attorney General of Ontario Doug Downey, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, the Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario, MP Francis Drouin, MPP Stéphane Sarrazin and the Hawkesbury OPP detachment. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting at 9:00 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0

Be it resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:01 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0