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2023-01-24 Township of Central Frontenac Regular Council meeting
A
A
I
would
like
to
begin
by
acknowledging
that
the
land
on
which
We
Gather
is
the
traditional
and
unseated
territory
of
the
Algonquin
Nation,
and
now
we
have
our
first
motion
motion
moved
by
Dan,
Meeks
and
seconded
by
Bill
Everett
that
the
rules
of
procedural
procedure
order
be
amended
to
move
presentations
and
delegations
and
public
meetings
ahead
in
the
agenda
to
follow
number
five
mayor's
remarks
that
the
agenda
for
the
regular
council
meeting
held
January
24
2023
be
approved,
as
are
there
any
amendments?
Kathy.
B
A
D
An
accounts
payable
my
brother's
receiving
a
check
for
welding
work.
You
did
for
the
township
okay.
A
A
Here's
remarks,
I
really
don't
have
any
remarks
for
tonight.
I
haven't
been
feeling
well,
so
I
haven't
gone
anywhere
done
much,
so
there
will
be
a
whole
bunch
for
next
month
as
I'm
feeling
better.
So
we're
next
we're
going
to
do
our
delegations
and
we
have
the
Charlotte
Lake
Family,
Health,
Team,
Deborah
Krauss
and
some
partners
with
her.
Do
you
want
to
come
to
this
table
and
you
have
to
push
the
button
to
get
the
red
light
and
speak
right
into
it.
So
people
on
the
video
can
hear.
G
I'm
Deborah
Krause
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
The
Sharper,
Lake,
Family,
Health
Team,
just
down
the
hill,
and
we
also
have
that's
ever
Givens,
who
is
the
lead
position
for
the
Verona
Clinic
slides
are
up.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
very
much
for
having
us
here
today.
The
importance
of
having
positions
in
the
community
is
very
key
in
terms
of
how
the
communities
function
and
your
your
population
is
able
to
thrive.
So
we
are
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
to
address
the
need
for
Physicians
and
just
next
slide.
G
Please
does
that
work.
Okay,
so
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
working
with
here.
The
population
characteristics
as
you
can
see,
there's
been
significant
population
growth
through
Central
Northern
and
South
Frontenac
in
the
last
few
years
that
drives
the
needs
for
Physicians.
G
The
two
factors
together
really
highlight
to
need
to
have
enough
physicians
in
our
communities
to
serve
people
on
the
next
slide,
please
so
the
four
clinics,
this
slide
sort
of
demonstrates
how
much
our
patient
population
overlaps
in
terms
of
which
points
people
come
to.
It
also
means
that
we
have
four
clinics
covering
a
very
large
geographic
area,
we're
also
highly
reliant
on
each
other.
So
each
of
these
clinics
has
between
one
and
three
Physicians
and
fairly
large
patient
rosters.
G
The
other
thing
of
note
is
the
fact
that
the
Allied
Health
Providers,
such
as
the
nurses,
the
dietitians
the
mental
health
workers
through
the
fit
we
have
to
be
affiliated
with
a
physician,
so
you
risk
in
communities
not
only
just
losing
positions,
but
the
affiliated
health
teams
that
support
them
and
next
slide.
Please.
G
G
And
next
slide,
please:
this
is
a
bit
data,
a
bit
wider
to
our
region,
which
is
the
southeast
local
Health
integration,
Network
nice
scary
number,
at
the
top
in
terms
of
29
000
on
attached
patients,
the
South
Brunswick
Town
Council
asked
well
what
happens
if
one
of
the
clintons
goes
down?
Can't
we
just
get
service
in
Kingston,
there's
29
000
people
that
already
can't
get
service
in
Kingston,
they're,
they're
short
as
well
as
rural
communities.
G
F
Next
slide,
please
thanks
okay,
so
this
is
taken
from
a
survey
of
Family
Medicine
residents
looking
at
where
they
might
want
to
practice
and
what
would
be
important
for
them
when
they
decide
to
set
up
their
practice,
so
you
can
see
that
over
50
of
them
are
considering
rural
or
smaller
cities.
So
that's
to
our
benefit
next
slide.
Please.
F
And
then,
when,
when
looking
at
the
things
that
are
important
to
them
at
the
top,
you
can
see
the
joining
the
family,
health
or
Family
Health
Network.
Those
are
just
different
payment
models.
We
are
under
the
Family
Health
Organization,
the
faux
acronym
model,
so
we're
well
situated
in
that
way.
Things
like
proximity
to
family
and
finding
disposal.
F
Employment
are
a
little
bit
harder
in
rural
areas
than
they
are
in
larger
cities,
but
we'll
talk
about
things
that
can
help
with
that
having
additional
work
outside
the
clinic
practice
that
is
easily
accessible
through
Nappanee
or
Perth,
where
they
have
hospitals
where
family
physicians
have
opportunities
to
do
other
work
or
teaching
through
Queens.
As
most
of
us
take
students
through
Queens
Financial
incentives
will
talk
about.
F
You
have
the
fit
here
in
Charlotte
lake,
so
that's
an
opportunity
and
then
we
all
have
physician
colleagues
that
would
be
working
and
able
to
Mentor
these
these
new
graduates.
So
we
are
well
positioned
in
many
ways,
but
we
need
some
assistance
with
certain
things.
Next
slide,
please,
okay,
so
I'll
start
more
at
the
the
bottom
here.
These
are
the
the
ways
that
they
search
for
jobs
after
residency,
so
the
most
important
thing
is
networking.
F
So
if
you've
done
a
placement
or
a
Locum
position
in
a
spot,
you're
much
more
likely
to
come
there
to
practice
and
all
of
us
take
students
in
the
hopes
that
they'll
like
our
practice
in
return
when
they
graduate
and
we
work
hard
on
them
to
encourage
them
to
come
back.
But
that
takes
a
few
years
for
them
to
finish
up
their
practice.
We
are
advertising
through
the
health,
Force
Ontario
jobs,
we'll
talk
about
physician,
recruiters
and
and
job
Affairs.
F
Of
course,
they
all
come
with
a
price
tag,
and
this
is
to
to
sort
of
boost
our
chances
of
being
able
to
recruit
Physicians
to
the
area,
so
I'll
go
through
them
one
by
one.
Next
slide,
please
so
in
terms
of
a
signing
bonus.
You're
probably
aware
that
Kingston
started
offering
a
signing
bonus
about
oh
18
months
ago,
maybe
they've
recruited,
I,
don't
know
nine
or
ten
Physicians,
since
they
implemented
that.
F
So
it
has
been
successful.
Although
I
should
say
that
those
Physicians
they
recruited
basically
replace
people
who
left
so
it's
not
net
new
they're,
basically
back
to
where
they
were,
and
we
have
a
number
of
Physicians
still
leaving
next
year.
Nappanee
and
Hastings
offer
a
similar
bonus
and
they
were
quite
successful.
Oh
four
or
five
years
ago,
when
they
introduced
that
in
bringing
in
a
number
of
new
grads
as
you're,
probably
aware,
North
and
North
Front
neck
and
Charlotte
Lake.
F
Because
of
the
rural
nature,
the
Ministry
of
Health
does
provide
a
bonus
for
them.
North
Frontenac
gets
a
Top-Up
from
the
township.
Now
charbet
lake,
with
the
bonus
they
got
from
the
ministry,
is,
is
a
little
bit
south
of
what
all
the
other
areas
are
offering.
So
they
would
need
a
Top-Up
to
a
hundred
thousand
over
the
five
years
to
be
equivalent
to
the
surrounding
areas,
and
these
this
is
important
for
recruiting
Physicians,
who
are
now
graduating,
with
hundreds
of
thousands
in
debt
with
student
loans.
Next
slide,
please.
F
The
second
thing
to
consider
is
an
experienced
recruiting
person.
This
is
not
my
day
job.
This
is
I'm,
not
trained.
F
Neither
is
Deb,
we
do
our
best,
but
hopefully
there
you
know
we
could
use
the
assistance
of
someone
who
knows
what
they're
doing
and
knows
what
channels
to
use
knows
how
to
advertise
knows
how
to
work,
media
and
someone
to
do
the
leg
day-to-day
legwork
of
recruiting
showing
people
around
when
they're
interested
Etc.
It's
not
a
good
use
of
my
time
to
spend
a
few
hours,
making
a
slideshow
who
I
would
better
spend
that
time
seeing
patients.
The
second
option
is
a
Headhunter
where
you
only
pay.
F
When
you
place
someone
in
in
the
job
and
and
for
the
first
option
for
the
recruiter,
it
could
be
shared
with
other
local
areas.
We
wouldn't
need
a
one
full
time
person
just
for
this
area,
so
it
could
be
shared
to
recruit
to
the
whole
area.
Next
slide,
please
recruitment
fairs.
Just
we
did
the
one
through
the
Society
of
rural
Physicians
conference
last
spring.
There's
another
conference
with
that
agency
coming
up
this
spring
in
Niagara.
F
It
might
be
useful
to
attend
that,
but
of
course,
there's
costs
with
that,
and
then
all
of
the
universities
that
have
residency
programs
also
have
job
fairs
again.
It
would
be
useful
to
attend
those
that
speak
specifically
to
the
residents
prior
to
graduation,
and
it
would
be
nice
to
be
able
to
have
some
some
swag
to
hand
out
at
these
tables.
You
know
labeled
with
our
name
our
location,
our
contact
information,
something
from
local
businesses.
F
Would
you
know,
promote
the
area
as
well
next
slide,
please,
and
we
mentioned
that
family
career
opportunities
is
really
important
and
a
bit
more
of
a
challenge
in
the
rural
area.
So
Keys
offers
this
dual
career
program
where
they
will
help
settle,
not
the
person
who
got
the
job
but
their
family
as
well.
So
they
have
connections
to
reach
out
to
find
employment.
That
isn't
maybe
advertised
in
regular
media
sources
and
other
connections
for
Elder
Care
Child
Care
volunteer.
What
have
you
whatever
is
needed
next
slide?
F
F
F
The
support
for
the
booth
at
the
conference
last
year,
the
the
ongoing
support
for
physical
infrastructure
and
and
vaccination
clinics.
Etc
we've
had
a
good
partnership
to
date
and
we're
hoping
to
keep
moving
forward
with
that.
So
we
can
be
successful
in
in
these
recruitment
efforts.
G
Next
slide,
please
so
you've
got
to
copy
the
slides
I'm
not
going
to
hit
all
the
bullet
points.
The
key
point
about
this
particular
slide
is
that
a
healthier
population
means
a
more
vibrant
rural
community.
You've
got
people
able
to
work.
You've
got
people
able
to
generate
income
in
the
next
slide.
Please
and
I'll
just
want
to
just
leave
to
your
notes,
rather
than
going
into
the
detail
and
next
slide
this
one.
G
So
in
closing,
there
are
several
ways
that
Town
Council
can
help
us
with
attracting
Physicians
to
the
communities.
The
patients
do
come
from
across
Municipal
boundaries,
which
is
one
of
the
challenges
that
we're
facing.
So
it
does
need
to
be
a
collaborative
effort.
We're
we're
doing
our
thing,
but
we
do
need
more
helpful
than
just
we're
able
to
put
into
this.
So
the
big
things
were
the
recruitment
incentive
just
so
it's
a
Level
Playing
Field.
It's
unfortunately
kind
of
the
price
of
admission.
G
Now
that
people
don't
even
really
look
at
you,
if
that's
not
on
the
table
professional,
recruiting
support,
whether
that's
a
shared
person
with
like
Linux
and
Addington,
or
something
because
we
we
don't
have
enough
work,
that
it
would
be
a
full-time
person.
G
But
support
for
covering
a
part-time
person
when
we
talked
at
the
county,
I
don't
know
if
they've
got
other
staff,
that's
already
recruiting
that
this
could
be
an
add-on
to
that
kind
of
a
position.
G
But
at
least
somebody
who
has
actual
recruiting
training
I
mean
I've
got
some
marketing
training,
but
it's
it's
outside
my
wheelhouse
over
and
above
outside
at
the
time
available
to
do
it
off
the
corner
of
my
desk,
the
recruitment
Fair
the
to
get
a
booth
in
for
the
rural
positions
conference.
We're
gonna
actually
have
to
do
that
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
G
I
G
Thank
you,
sir
I
thought
it
wasn't
going
to
come
up.
So
thank
you
in
advance
for
your
support.
We
really
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
whatever
this
can
look
like
and
I
believe
you've
been
provided
with
sort
of
an
itemized
list
in
terms
of
costs
that
are
associated
with
the
different
pieces,
to
help
try
and
give
you
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
in
terms
of
what
you
may
or
may
have
not
be
able
to
help
with
this
effort.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
Okay,.
A
Does
council
have
any
questions
or
comments
we're
in
we're
in
the
throes
of
budget?
So
certainly
you
will
be
on
our
minds.
I
have
a
motion
moved
by
Dan
and
seconded
by
Bill.
The
council
received
the
presentation
from
Deborah
Krauss
executive
director,
Charlotte
Lake
Family,
Health
Team
regarding
physician
recruitment
and
you
all
those
in
favor
carried
this.
This
presentation
was
also
made
to
County
and
county
is
looking
at
what
they
can
do
as
well.
A
A
And
I.
C
A
B
A
So
the
first
one
is
the
zoning
there's
two
we're
going
to
do
together:
the
zoning
bylaw
Amendment
and
the
official
plan
Amendment.
As
far
as
what
I'm
reading
to
you
right
now.
So
this
is
the
procedure
for
the
public
meeting
under
the
planning
act.
Zb
622,
the
Council
of
the
township
of
central
Frontenac,
is
conducting
two
public
meetings
under
the
planning
act.
The
these
meetings
with
respect
to
application
zb0622
for
a
housekeeping
amendment
to
correct
an
administrative
error
in
schedule,
a1-a5-5
of
bylaw
2020
to
61.
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I
can
confirm
that
for
both
applications,
the
official
plan
and
the
zoning
bylaw
Amendment
the
there
was
an
ad
put
in
the
Frontenac
news
on
December
15
2022.
The
notices
for
both
public
meetings
were
posted
on
our
website,
as
of
December
15th
agencies
and
bodies
were
notified
as
well.
Pursuant
to
the
regulations
on
December
the
15th,
with
respect
to
the
zoning
bylaw
Amendment,
we
also
included
that
notice
on
our
engage
Frontenac
project
page
as
well.
J
A
Any
person
who
wishes
to
receive
a
copy
of
the
minutes
of
the
public
meeting,
a
copy
of
the
report
or
notice
of
the
passing,
should
indicate
their
full
name
address
postal
code
and
contact
numbers
to
Cindy
Dickman
Deputy
clerk
at
the
contact
information
provided
in
the
report.
If
a
person
or
public
body
does
not
make
oral
submissions
at
the
public
meeting
or
make
written
submissions
to
the
township
of
central
Frontenac
before
the
proposed
amendments
being
approved,
adopted
the
person
or
public
body
is
not
entitled
to
appeal.
A
The
decisions
of
the
Council
of
the
township
of
central
Frontenac
to
the
Ontario
land
tribunal
and
may
not
be
added
as
a
party
to
the
hearing
of
an
appeal
before
the
Ontario
Lands
Tribunal.
Unless,
in
the
opinion
of
the
tribunal,
there
are
reasonable
grounds
to
do
so.
The
procedure
for
the
public
meeting
will
be
as
follows.
Staff
will
be
asked
to
explain
the
purpose
of
the
public
meeting
and
present
the
planning
report.
A
A
If
you
are
attending
virtually
and
wish
to
speak,
please
use
the
rate
raise
hand
feature
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen
or
Star
nine.
If
adding
attending
by
phone,
should
there
be
any
person
wishing
to
make
comments
on
or
ask
questions
about
the
proposals
they
will
be
given
opportunity
to
address
counsel
Please
be
aware
that
all
persons
wishing
to
address
the
issues
should
direct
their
comments
and
questions
through
the
chair.
A
I
would
also
note
that
personal
information
collected
as
a
result
of
this
public
of
these
public
meetings
is
collected
under
the
authority
of
the
municipal
act,
the
municipal
Freedom
of
Information
and
protection
of
privacy
act,
the
planning
act
and
all
other
relevant
legislation
and
will
be
used
to
assist
in
making
a
decision
on
these
matters.
All
personal
information
is
defined
by
impipa,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
name
addresses,
opinions
and
comments.
A
Collected
will
be
made
available
for
public
disclosure
to
members
of
the
public
at
the
meeting
through
requests
and
through
the
website
of
the
corporation
of
the
test
of
central
front
and
act.
Questions
regarding
the
collection,
use
and
disclosure
of
this
personal
information
may
be
directed
to
the
clerk.
So
I
will
ask
one
of
the
planners
to
start.
L
K
My
apologies,
that
is
my
fault
I,
had
missed.
I,
had
worked
on
a
report
which,
unfortunately
didn't
get
into
the
package,
but
that
we
did
bring
this
back
following
the
December
or
the
October
decision,
with
the
reports
indicating
that
we
were
taking
this
back
to
council
for
the
housekeeping
Amendment
and
all
the
relevant
details
were
included
in
that
report.
I
can
call
it
up
if
we
wish
to
to
go
through
it
does.
A
K
A
A
J
K
Think
if
there
is
anyone
joining
virtually
that
wishes
to
speak,
can
you
use
the
raised
hand
feature
at
this
time.
A
A
B
A
I'm
going
to
read
the
motion
and
then
I
think
Dimitri
Sonia
Sonia
is
going
to
do
this.
Okay,
A
Move
by
Dan
Meeks
seconded
by
Bill
effort
Evert
that
Council
adopt
the
proposed
official
plan.
Amendment
number
one
to
implement
provincial
bills,
13
and
109.
As
per
the
draft
bylaw
shown
in
attachment
one
to
the
report.
Further
that
Council
directs
staff
to
prepare
and
send
the
official
plan
and
Amendment
package
to
the
county
of
Frontenac
for
approval,
Sonia.
L
Great
thank
you,
madam
mayor
good
evening
to
you,
members
of
council,
for
the
members
that
I
have
not
met
yet
and
for
the
benefit
of
the
public.
My
name
is
Sonya
Bolton
I
am
the
manager
of
community
planning
for
the
county
of
Frontenac,
and
my
team
at
the
county
has
the
privilege
of
providing
the
day-to-day
planning
Services
here
for
the
central
Frontenac.
L
So
I
am
here
with
a
colleague
tonight.
Dimitri
will
be
speaking
to
you
a
little
bit
later
with
an
information
report
about
Bill,
23.
I'm
here
to
talk
about
bills,
13
and
109,
and
if
you're
confused
already
by
the
numbers,
that's
okay.
L
There
have
been
a
lot
of
provincial
changes
in
the
last
year,
so
we're
going
to
try
and
get
get
everybody
up
to
speed
here,
but
so
essentially
I'm
here,
like
I,
said
to
talk
about
two
bills
and
in
addition
to
just
having
information,
we're
actually
making
and
proposing
some
changes
to
your
official
plan
so
that
you
can
comply
with
those
provincial
bills.
The
first
one
is
Bill
13,
which
was
the
supporting
businesses
and
people
act
of
2021
and
then
Bill
109,
the
more
homes
for
everyone.
L
Act
of
2022.,
so
the
purpose
of
the
amendment
is
to
include
policies
into
your
official
plan
that
will
speak
to
things
such
as
what
is
a
complete
planning
application,
Direction
on
pre-application
consultation
for
planning
applications
and
then
the
ability
to
do
delegated
authority
for
certain
planning
approvals,
if
you
so
wish
so
Bill
23,
the
main
change
to
the
planning
Act
was
to
provide
Municipal
councils
with
more
authority
to
allow
certain
planning
decisions
to
be
made
by
committees
and
Council
or
by
staff.
L
So
in
addition
to
other
forms
of
delegated
authority,
for
example,
right
now,
you
can
delegate
the
authority
to
make
certain
consent
decisions
to
staff.
This
change
under
Bill
13
now
allows
municipalities
to
delegate
decisions
dealing
with
minor
amendments
to
a
zoning
bylaw
such
as
a
temporary
use,
bylaw
or
the
removal
of
quoting
symbols.
L
So
what
the
official
plan
does
is
it
proposes
what
I
call
enabling
policies
for
the
township
to
delegate
your
Authority
for
various
approvals
as
long
as
they
meet
the
rules
that
the
province
has,
but
you
this
doesn't
actually
delegate
your
Authority,
so
the
next
step
would
be
is.
If
you
wanted
to
delegate
approvals,
you
would
pass
a
delegated
authority
by
law,
but
you
can't
pass
a
delegated
authority
bylaw
until
you
have
policies
in
your
official
plan.
So
it's
like
kind
of
like
a
chicken
and
egg
thing.
You've
got
a
line
all
using
crossing.
L
My
farm
analogies
line
your
Ducks
all
up
in
a
row
right
to
make
sure
that
if
you
want
to
use
a
certain
tool,
you
have
to
have
policies
in
place
in
order
to
make
use
of
that
tool.
So
that's
what
we're
doing
today,
you're
not
actually
making
any
changes
as
to
how
you're
going
to
do
it
you're
putting
in
place
the
policy
framework
that
allows
you
to
make
changes
through
by
bylaw
at
a
future
date.
L
So
the
next
change
has
to
do
with
with
Bill
109
and
Bill
109
came
into
place
last
year
and
there
were
actually
two
major
changes.
The
first
came
into
effect,
July
1st
of
last
year,
and
all
municipalities
were
required
to
delegate
their
Authority
for
the
decisions
on
site
plan
applications
to
staff,
so
council
did
do
that
last
year
at
the
end
of
June.
L
L
It
doesn't
affect
just
an
official
plan
Amendment,
but
it
affects
an
official
plan
Amendment
combined
with
a
rezoning
or
zoning
vital,
Amendment
zoning
biolumines
on
their
own,
as
well
as
site
plan
control,
and
you
can
see
here
in
the
chart
as
you
go
further
along
in
time
past
the
deadline,
you
have
to
refund
more
and
more
of
the
money.
L
So
this
is
this
is
problematic
because
not
all
planning
applications
are
straightforward
and
we
work
in
a
system
where
we
we
try
and
work
back
and
forth
with
an
applicant
of
issues
arise
to
help
them
come
to
a
solution.
This
really
puts
us
under
the
clock
to
to
a
point
where
it's
it's
almost
not
even
feasible,
particularly
if
you
have
an
official
plan
Amendment
combined
with
the
rezoning
and
the
official
plan.
Amendment
has
to
go
through
you
folks
and
then
go
to
the
county
like
there's
just
to
meet.
L
The
timeline
is
just
it's:
it's
going
to
be
almost
impossible
and
we
don't
want
to
see
the
townships
losing
the
fees
that
they
collect
to
cover
the
cost
of
processing
these
applications.
So
we
have
been
meeting
with
Township
staff,
both
at
Central
and
the
other
three
townships
in
the
county,
and
talking
about
this,
probably
since
I'm
going
to
say
the
end
of
the
summer,
beginning
of
September
and
and
essentially
the
the
consensus
from
a
staff
perspective
that
we
came
to
is
is
similar
to
what
other
municipalities
are
doing.
L
Is
that
we're
now
going
to
require
more
detailed
pre-application
processes
for
those
more
complicated
files
and
and
those
that
process
would
also
include
the
technical
review
of
studies
and
reports?
So
normally
we
would
tell
people
at
pre-application.
You
have
to
do
these
studies
or
reports,
and
then
they
would
submit
the
package
and
we'd
say:
okay,
you've
submitted
everything,
we've
asked
for,
we
can
deem
it
complete
and
then
and
then
we
do
the
technical
review.
L
So
what
we're
basically
saying
now
is
we
need
to
do
all
the
technical
reviews
before
we
deem
it
Complete,
because
the
moment
you
deem
it
complete
as
an
application,
the
clock
starts
and
and
I
and
I
will
say
when
we
have
asked
the
question
legally
is
when
it
comes
to
the
refund
of
fees.
It
is
not
optional.
L
If
you
go
past
the
date,
you
must
return
the
funds,
so
so
that
is
what
we
are
looking
at
going
towards
many
municipalities
are,
is
we
just
have
a
much
more
robust
pre-application
process
for
site
plan
control,
we're
fortunate
that
we
can
use
conditional
approvals
for
that
kind
of,
like
you
do
with
consents
and
minor
variances
for
community
of
adjustment,
which
everybody's
going
to
learn
all
about
on
February
1st
at
our
training
session,
but
for
for
sideline
control
we
can
use
conditional
approvals
and
so
you're
able
to
approve
a
site
plan
within
60
days.
L
An
outcome
of
this
will
be,
unfortunately,
it's
unlikely
we'll
be
able
to
do
concurrent
applications
going
forward
because
of
the
differing
timelines.
So,
for
instance,
if
somebody
needed
a
rezoning
and
they
needed
a
site
plan
agreement
because
they
were
building
I,
don't
know
a
gas
station,
let's
just
say
right
and
they
needed
to
so
before.
L
We
would
take
both
applications
and
run
them
in
Tandem
and
just
make
sure
we
passed
the
zoning
by
along
then
at
first
before
we
signed
and
registered
the
agreement
now
they're
going
to
have
to
go
through
the
zoning
process
and
complete
that
before
they
apply
for
the
site
plan,
and
that
is
just
again.
It
is
an
unfortunate
consequence
of
of
what
we've
been
given
in
the
legislation.
L
So
again,
the
official
plan
amendment
that
you're
looking
at
today
puts
policies
that
enable
you
to
then
pass
a
pre-application
consultation
bylaw
that
lays
out
the
process
in
more
detail
and
and
Define
for
your
Township.
What
constitutes
a
complete
application
so
so
tonight
doesn't
change
the
process
we'll
be
back
with
another
bylaw
but
you're.
Putting
the
policies
in
place
that
give
you
the
authority
to
pass
those
bylaws
down
the
road
in
terms
of
timelines,
so
the
county
Frontenac.
L
L
Technically,
the
refunds
were
supposed
to
start
as
of
January
1st
this
year,
but
municipalities
did
receive
a
letter
from
the
ministry
from
the
minister
of
Municipal,
Affairs
and
Housing.
He
was
at
the
very
end
of
December
indicating
their
intent
to
extend
that
deadline
to
July
1st,
but
they
have
to
go
back
into
session
and
and
and
pass
that
in
legislature.
So
it
doesn't,
it
doesn't
actually
exist
yet,
but
we
are
expecting
an
extension
on
that
timeline.
L
L
So
in
terms
of
next
steps,
we
have
been
doing
research
anyways
on
updating
fee
bylaws
for
planning
applications,
so
we've
kind
of
held
off,
because
if
we
put
in
place
this,
let's
say
more
robust
pre-application
process
that
looks
at
reviewing
technical
studies,
we're
actually
going
to
have
to
start
charging
for
pre-application.
It
may
mean
that
the
actual
application
fees
don't
go
up
that
much,
but
you
may
need
to
break
it
apart
and
make
sure
that
you're
covering
your
costs
at
those
early
stages
as
well.
L
We
will
be
coming
back
to
either
update
or
create
pre-application
consultation
bylaws
for
you
to
reflect
that
process,
we'll
be
back
to
help.
You
update
your
site
plan
control,
bylaw
and
we're
also
looking
at
the
issue
of
peer
reviews.
So
even
before
we
found
out
about
the
console
console
conservation
authorities,
thank
you
pardon
through
Bill
23,
which
Dimitri
will
speak
about
a
little
bit.
L
We
were
looking
at
opportunities
where,
if
we
do
have
to
review
studies,
it's
not
uncommon
for
there
not
to
be
somebody
on
staff
either
at
the
county
or
the
township
levels.
That
has
the
expertise
to
review
certain
specific
studies.
So
we
have
to
go
looking
for
a
consultant
to
do
that.
Peer
review
for
us
and
it
can
be
helpful
to
have
somebody
already
on
retainer.
And
if
we
were
to
do
that
at
the
at
the
county
level,
then
it
would
be
a
service
we
could
make
available
to
all
of
the
townships.
L
A
L
I
think
he
is
later
in
the
agenda
as
an
information
report,
so
he
there
there's
nothing.
There's
nothing
I,
think
to
pass
for
that.
It's
just
to
receive
the
information
and
we
just
figured
again
because
of
the
complexity
of
what
is
being
you
know
handed
down
from
the
province.
It
would
be
good
to
provide
a
short
presentation
just
as
for
Council
to
ask
questions
if
they
have
questions.
A
J
A
M
E
Thank
you
through
you,
madam
mayor.
It
says
at
the
second
last
paragraph
that,
as
the
budget
process
is
not
finalized,
nor
has
a
decision
been
made
with
respect
to
whether
to
invest
the
money
in
this
site.
That
staff
cannot
recommend
to
commit
purchasing
the
property.
When
would
is
it
all
just
based
on
the
budget
process,
then
staff
will
make
a
recommendation
yeah.
A
N
Sorry,
thank
you,
madam
just.
The
report
indicates
that
the
conservation
Authority
indicated
that
a
permit
and
a
Geo,
sorry,
a
hydrogeological
study
would
be
required
and
when
we
met
with
them
on
site,
there
was
some
different
discussion
around
not
the
rink
itself
needing
needing
a
geotechnical
study
being
done,
but
the
the
hydro
pools
and
if
the
hydropoles
were
relocated.
She
indicated
that
it
would
not
necessarily
be
required,
but
perhaps
test
holes.
K
That,
yes,
thank
you,
madam
mayor,
that's
correct
and
I.
Think
I
did
mention
that
there
were
that.
That
was
not
necessarily
going
to
be
required.
It
might
be
required
depending
on
the
facility,
and
we
would
certainly
work
with
work
with
cheaper
options
if
we
certainly
can
get
away
with
that
in
terms
of,
but
until
we
know
what
the
actual
facility
will
look
like
in
terms
of
what
kind
of
lighting
and
not
and
whatnot,
but
yes,
I,
think
Tyson
seemed
quite
comfortable
with
the
test
hole
idea.
If,
if
that
was
going
to.
J
J
N
Yeah,
if
I
could
just
follow
up
the
actual
agreement
talks
about
hours
of
operation,
so
I
don't
know
if
we've
had
those
discussions
with
the
the
owner
and
the
rec
committee
and
then
the
other
bit
of
that
is
have
we
spoken
with
the
owner
and
do
we
know
when
use
could
actually
start.
B
No
I
have
not
spoken
to
the
owners,
yet
we're
bringing
this
lease
agreement
for
Council
first
to
see,
if
you
were,
you
know
in
favor
of
this,
so
we'll
send
this
off
to
them
and
then
we'll
put
dates
and
hours
and
everything
and
bring
that
back
so
you'll
have
that
okay
and
with
the
rec
committee.
So
you,
as
the
rec
committee,
needs
to
talk
about
this
in
regards
to
hours
or
are
you
leaving
it
just
open?
Okay,.
E
B
It
can
turn
it
can
turn
around
very
quickly,
my
mind's,
not
on
oh
there.
It
is.
It
can
be
very
a
quick
turnaround.
So
if
you
can
just
give
us
some
numbers
or
some
dates
for
the
rec
committee
I
know
I
see,
Bob
is
here
as
a
member
of
the
as
the
chair
of
the
committee.
So
then
I
can
certainly
we
can
put
those
in.
N
B
B
E
C
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
Not
a
question,
but
just
following
up
on
counselor
Smith's
comment
about
the
hydrological
study:
if
I
look
at
the
the
text
and
I've
got
to
find
it
again,
it
says
the
Rideau
Valley
conservation,
Authority
was
consulted
and
has
indicated
a
permit
would
be
required
and
a
hydro
geology,
study
or
soil
sample
test
so
that
the
magic
is
in
the
ore.
C
A
B
K
Of
this,
no,
not
from
what
I
understand
that's
correct
on
a
temporary
basis,
they
didn't
seem
to
have
any
issue
well
operationally
going
ahead.
It's
when
we're
going
to
do
any
sort
of
changes
or
upgrades
to
to
make
it
permanent.
That's
when
we
would
be
applying
for
the
permit
and
figuring
out
what
sort
of
study
or
boreholes
we.
A
J
J
N
So
if
that's
that's
the
approach,
we're
taking
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
consistent
with
all
future
applications
that
that
road
winding
is
there,
because,
as
I've
indicated
before
on
the
particular
night
that
this
was
approved,
the
application
ahead
of
that
did
not
have
a
road
widening
portion
on
it
as
well.
So
so.
A
Maybe
Sonya
and
Dimitri
could
speak
to
this
just
to
help
straighten
us
out
if
there
was
an
application
that
it
was
swamp
on
one
side,
and
that
was
where
the
road
was.
That
was
this
case
in
that
application.
Philip,
wasn't
it
that
it
was
wetlands
and
no
sense.
That's.
M
Good
evening
Madam
mayor
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Dimitri
I'm,
one
of
the
planners
with
the
county
of
front
acts.
So
to
answer
that
question
I
was
there
when
that
decision
was
made
I
think
the
question
is:
why
did
we
take
a
road
winding
on
one
property
and
why
did
we
not
take
Road
widening
on
another
property
on
the
same
night?
M
The
answer
is
that
the
one
property
where
we
did
ask
for
a
road
widening
the
road
allowance
was
deficient
in
the
width
that
is
required
by
the
current
Township
Road
standards.
So
I,
don't
remember
what
the
exact
details
were.
I
think
it
was
14
meters.
Township
official
plan
requires
20.,
so
we
asked
for
a
road
widening
there,
the
other
application.
There
was
no
need
to
take
the
road
winding,
because
if
I
recall
correctly,
there
was
a
significant
wetland
in
the
area
where
that
road
winding
would
have
occurred.
M
So
it
didn't
make
practical
sense
to
take
a
road
winding
on
a
feature
that
cannot
be
developed
into
a
road
in
the
future.
Now,
to
add
to
that,
when
we
look
at
development
applications
and
applications
for
severances,
if
there
are
roads
that
meet
that
minimum
Road
width
of
20
meters,
then
we're
certainly
not
going
to
ask
for
Road
widening,
because
there's
no
need
for
to
do
that.
So
I
think
we've
been
consistent
in
that
approach.
M
When
we
look
at
Road
widenings
one
of
the
criteria
that
we
do
check,
especially
on
free
consultations
when
we
discuss
applications
well,
at
least
when
Jenny
and
I
discuss
applications
with
applicants.
We
let
them
know
that
if
the
road
in
front
of
you,
the
property
that
you're
looking
to
sever,
is,
does
not
meet
that
20
meter
Road
allowance
requirement,
then
we
will
ask
for
a
road
widening
along
the
frontage.
It's
a
case.
Please.
J
E
I
just
like
what
Dimitri
said
about
that,
he
informs
them
informs
the
applicant
this
time.
The
applicant
wasn't
con
informed
about
this
road,
widening
I.
Think
that's
why
he
came
back
kind
of
shocked
over
it.
So
just
you
know
making
sure
that
going
forward
the
practices
to
make
sure
that
all
applicants
are
informed
of
this.
So.
A
Maybe
that's
a
good
idea
that
we
speak
to
them,
one-on-one
about
that
particular
condition
because,
especially
to
Farmers
who've
been
there
for
years
and
have
all
this
property
and
they
probably
haven't
severed
too
many
Lots,
so
they
wouldn't
know
about
it.
Good
point:
okay,
if
there
are
no
other
questions
or
comments,
all
those
in
favor
carried.
A
All
right
staff
reports,
Treasury.
J
J
A
Moved
by
Phillip,
Smith
seconded
by
Nikki
Gowdy
that
Council
approves
the
following
apportionment
of
Assessments,
as
recommended
by
impact
for
2022
and
2023,
as
applicable
for
the
following
roll
numbers
and
there's
one
two,
three
four:
five:
there
any
questions
on
any
of
those.
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
hear
it.
A
A
A
N
Ahead,
thank
you,
madam
mayor.
We
did
have
more
breakdown
before
right.
I
mean
this
is
a
condensed
version.
I
Yes,
so
we
can
actually
we
have
a
new
records
management
system.
We
can
make
it
more
detailed
than
it
was
before
you.
So
if
you
want
the
the
actual
calls
in
there,
we
can
do
that
specific
Council
wishes.
We
could
try
it
if
it's
too
detailed,
we
can
go
back
to
a
different
route.
N
Yeah
I
I
personally
look
at
to
see
how
much
resources
are
we
spending
on
First
Response
calls
that
you
know
maybe
really
an
ambient
service
versus
a
fire
service.
But
that's
that's
what
I
look
for
in
the
details
so.
E
I
C
Okay
and
then
Susan
Susan,
thank
you,
madam
mayor,
but
the
questions
were
already
asked
by
counselor,
Smith
and
Gowdy.
So
I
can
all.
A
C
A
Now,
therefore,
it
be
resolved
that
Council
approved
the
recommendation
of
the
manager
of
fire
and
Emergency
Services
fire
chief
to
proceed
with
the
purchase
of
a
2020
Ford
F-250
four-door
three-quarter
ton
truck
in
the
amount
of
seventy
two
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars
with
an
additional
twenty
thousand
for
Emergency
Equipment,
which
is
included
in
the
proposed
2023
budget,
and
further
that
the
manager
of
emergency
service
be
authorized
to
issue
a
purchase
order
for
the
truck,
including
the
additional
twenty
thousand
for
Emergency
Equipment.
As
identified
in
the
report,
any
questions
or
comments,
Nikki.
E
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I,
would
I
would
like
to
put
on
the
table
that
we
defer
this
motion.
We're
not
done.
We've
had
one
half
day
of
budget
talks.
We
haven't
really
made
much
Headway
with
the
budget
at
all
and
again
we
haven't
decided
about
a
truck
and
you're
pre-authorizing.
A
purchase
that
hasn't
been
approved,
so
I
would
feel
more
comfortable
if
we
waited.
D
I
J
A
Go
all
right,
moved
by
Philip
Smith
seconded
by
Nikki
Gowdy,
that
Council
receives
the
report
and
draft
by
law,
updating
the
procedural
bylaw
and
provide
feedback
to
staff
before
the
February
14th
2023
council
meeting.
So
staff
can
bring
back
a
final
bylaw
for
consideration
at
its
February
28
2023
council
meeting.
A
B
Then
take
a
list
to
Kathy.
Yes,
because
the
thing
is
too
maybe
Council
we
may
have
to
spend
more
time
going
through
it.
So
if
you
have
your
comments-
and
it
might
be
a
way-
we
can
go
through
it
sort
of
section
by
section,
because
it
is
good,
it
is
a
fairly
detailed
and
then
that
way
that
everybody
understands
it
and
there
may
be
some
necessary
changes.
So
maybe
we'll
have
to
slate
a
little
bit
of
time
aside
in
one
of
our
our
meetings
to
go
through
that,
if
that's
helpful.
A
Okay:
next,
we
have
a
Bill
planning
reports
moved
by
Susan
and
seconded
by
Lynn
that
Council
received
the
report
entitled
summary
of
legislative
changes
from
Bill
23
prepared
by
Dimitri
for
information
purposes.
Only.
M
Great
so
my
name
is
Dimitri.
I
am
one
of
the
planners
at
the
county
of
Frontenac
and
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
about
the
changes
that
have
been
brought
on
as
a
result
of
Bill
23,
also
known
as
the
more
homes
built
faster
act
that
received
Royal
Ascent
on
November,
28,
2022
and
the
reason
I'm
doing
this.
Is
we
prepared
a
report?
There
are
some
fairly
technical
changes.
M
So
if
you,
if
this
would
be
a
good
opportunity
for
me
to
summarize
what
occurred
in
this
bill,
what
changes
have
been
brought
forward,
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
then
we
can
try
and
answer
them
the
best
that
we
can.
So
while
the
bill
introduced
a
number
of
changes
to
various
statues
and
regulations
that
make
up
the
planning
framework
in
Ontario,
only
those
that
may
impact
the
township
and
the
county
have
been
discussed
in
the
report,
and
there
are
the
only
issues
that
I
will
be
talking
in
this
about
in
this
presentation.
M
M
So
one
of
the
most
significant
changes
resulting
from
the
bill
was
the
change
to
the
conservation,
Authority
involvement
on
planning
matters,
so
the
bill
has
effectively
prohibited
conservation
authorities
from
providing
comments
to
their
Municipal
Partners
on
anything
related
to
natural
heritage
matters.
So,
in
other
words,
conservation
authorities
are
no
longer
permitted
to
consider
impacts
on
Wetlands
watercourses
or
shorelines
of
water
bodies
in
their
review
of
development
applications.
M
This
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
township,
as
well
as
the
county,
because,
prior
to
this
bill,
Municipal
planning
staff
have
relied
on
Expert
advice
from
the
conservation
Authority
on
the
potential
impact
that
developments
may
have
on
natural
heritage
features,
and
this
is
problematic
because
the
provincial
policy
statement,
which
is
the
overarching
policy
that
essentially
provides
the
minimum
standards
of
consideration
on
a
planning
matter,
requires
Municipal
planners
and
decision
makers
being
committee
or
Council
to
ensure
that
any
proposed
developments
considers
impact
on
natural
heritage
features
and
systems.
M
Since
Municipal
planning
staff
currently
do
not
have
the
necessary
expertise
to
properly
assess
impact
of
a
development
application
on
natural
heritage,
the
changes
to
the
regulations
effectively
leave
an
expertise
Gap
that
will
need
to
be
addressed
by
this
Township
going
forward.
Both
the
township
and
the
county
will
need
to
determine
how
to
conduct
natural
heritage
review
foreign.
M
I
think
so
matter,
mayor
I
think
the
answer
is
yes,
but
because
conservation
authorities
provide
us
input
from
a
variety
of
different
professionals
that
are
employed
within
their
organization,
so
we
receive
when
we
receive
comments
that
come.
They
come
from
people
that
are
expert
like
hydrologists,
Wetland,
ecologists,
other
types
of
biologists
that
are
involved
in
specific
types
of
subsets
for
the
various
ecosystem
services
that
are
provided
by
natural
heritage
features.
So
the
problem
is
I'm,
not
sure.
M
If
one
staff
member
can
handle
all
of
the
expertise
to
essentially
properly
review
an
application,
the
way
that
a
conservation
Authority
would
have
done
it
traditionally.
M
So
in
terms
of
the
second
change,
Bill
23
also
restricts
who
can
appeal
minor
variants
and
consent
or
Severance
applications.
So,
prior
to
the
changes,
both
types
of
applications
could
be
appealed
by
Third
parties
such
as
neighbors,
Lake,
Association
or
computer
Community
groups.
The
change
now
only
allows
certain
persons
that
are
prescribed
by
the
ACT
to
appeal
those
applications.
M
So
what
this
means
is
that
well,
the
persons
that
are
prescribed
by
the
act
or
those
who
can
actually
appeal
the
application,
basically
only
now
include
the
municipality,
the
applicant,
the
minister
utility
energy
companies
and
Railway
operators,
so
your
neighbors
won't
be
able
to
appeal
a
minor
variance
or
a
consent
application.
If
it's,
if
they're,
anticipating
that
it's
going
to
have
a
negative
impact
on
the
way
they
live
their
their
lives.
Other
applications,
such
as
official
plan
amendments
and
Zoning
bylaw
amendments
can
still,
however,
be
appealed
by
Third
parties,
so
that
has
not
changed.
M
There's
also
been
lots
of
talk
in
the
media
about
how
the
bill
will
also
require
municipalities
to
permit
a
maximum
of
three
dwelling
units
on
a
property,
and
the
one
thing
that
I'd
like
to
point
out
here
is
that
this
change
only
applies
to
properties
that
are
located
within
areas
that
are
called
Urban.
Residential
lands
and
urban
residential
lands
in
the
legislation
are
defined
as
lands
that
are
located
within
a
hamlet
or
an
identified
settlement
area
and
that
are
serviced
by
both
Municipal
Water
and
Sewer
so
partially
serviced.
It
does
not
count.
M
It
does
not
meet
that
definition.
The
one
thing
that
we
should
note,
though,
is
that
at
this
point
it's
unclear
if
developments
that
take
place
on
communal
services
that
include
both
water
and
sewers,
sewage
services
that
are
located
within
the
settlement
area
will
need
to
meet
these
requirements
and
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
end
up
working
with
the
Ministry
of
Municipal,
Affairs
and
Housing
in
the
next
few
months,
once
more
information
becomes
a
available.
M
So
Bill
23
now
also
excludes
any
projects
that
propose
10
or
fewer
residential
units
from
the
process
of
site
plan
control,
as
well
as
the
review
of
exterior
design
and
Landscape
consideration.
So
as
a
background
site
plan
control
is
a
tool,
that's
prescribed
by
the
planning
act
that
attempts
to
reduce
land
use
Conflict
by
allowing
planning
staff
to
manage
and
review
small
details
of
an
application,
such
as
the
location
of
snow
storage,
garbage
facilities,
landscape,
buffers,
help,
people
enter
and
exit
the
property
and
things
of
that
nature.
M
The
this
will
have
an
impact
on
the
township,
because
the
Township's
current
site
plan
control
bylaw
applies
to
developments
that
propose
six
or
more
dwelling
units
and,
as
a
result,
the
township
will
need
to
update
their
site
plan
control
and
perhaps
their
zoning
bylaw,
to
prescribe
some
of
the
issues
that
we
typically
deal
with
at
site
plan
application
through
the
building
permit
route.
So
that's
something
that
we'll
have
to
to
think
about
going
forward.
M
Another
change
to
the
planning
act
has
removed
the
requirement
to
hold
a
public
meeting
before
the
approval
of
a
plan
of
subdivision.
So
this
change
does
still,
however,
allow
the
municipalities
in
Ontario
to
adopt
policies
that
outline
the
criteria
by
which
public
meetings
should
take
place.
That's
of
course,
if
Council
wishes
to
do
so.
County
Planning
staff
are
of
the
opinion
that
public
meetings
are
important
tools
of
information
exchange
between
nearby
residents
and
impacted
parties,
and
their
knowledge
needs
to
be
considered
through
the
review
of
a
draft
plan
of
subdivision.
M
I
I
think
it's
important
to
gain
public
input
for
a
development
I
mean,
especially
if
you
know
you're
used
to
living
beside
an
empty
field.
That's
going
to
become
a
subdivision.
Public
input
is
important,
especially
sometimes
when
there
are
issues
that
exist.
That
Municipal
staff
may
not
really
know
about,
and
you
know
that
local
knowledge
is
is
very,
very
important
in
planning
matters.
M
So
there's
also
changes
to
the
Parkland
dedication
requirements.
The
change
to
the
Parkland
education
room
irons
will
actually
not
have
an
impact
on
Central
Frontenac,
because
the
Township's
current
maximum
rate
of
Parkland
dedication
or
cash
and
Liu
a
Parkland
dedication
Falls
below
the
maximum,
that's
now
prescribed
by
the
legislation.
M
But
it
should
be
noted
that
the
township
will
now
need
to
ensure
that
60
of
their
Parkland
dedication
reserves
are
allocated
or
spent
every
year
now,
just
to
be
clear.
The
term
allocate
has
not
yet
been
defined
in
the
legislation.
So
if
you
have
large
capital
projects
that
you're
setting
Parkland
cash
in
lieu
of
Parkland
dedication
funds
aside
for
it's
unclear
at
this
point,
how
long
those
funds
can
remain
in
that
account
how
long
they
can
be
allocated
for
and
if
your
priorities
are
within
your
municipality
changes
it's
unclear.
M
M
There's
also
another
change
to
the
Parkland
dedication
requirements,
sometimes,
instead
of
collecting
cash
in
lieu,
which
is
what
happens
most
of
the
time
for
one-off
severance
applications,
this
happens
for
large
developments
or
sometimes
for
large
subdivisions
is
that
Parkland
is
identified
within
a
specific
development,
and
the
change
now
basically
allows
only
the
applicant
to
identify
the
lands
that
should
be
dedicated
for
Parkland.
So
what
that
means
is
there
is
no
process
for
a
county
or
a
municipal
planning
staff
to
negotiate
what
lands
should
be
dedicated
to
for
Parkland.
M
As
you
can
imagine,
this
is
problematic
because,
if
you're
trying
to
maximize
value
for
your
development,
you
may
not
necessarily
want
to
dedicate
lands
for
Parkland
if
they
are
good
developer
lands.
So
there's
the
risk
that
the
lands
that
you
will
receive
for
Parkland
dedication
could
be
more
expensive
to
build
on
and
to
develop.
If
you
are
looking
for
a
park
in
that
area,
yeah
yeah
for
sure
we.
M
Yeah
and
the
I
think
the
one
significant
thing
to
mention
about
that.
This
is
that,
based
on
my
reading
of
the
legislation
and
my
reading
of
the
papers
produced
from
other
planning
firms
or
legal
firms
is
there,
it
doesn't
seem
that
there
is
a
mechanism
to
appeal
the
decision
or
the
dedication
of
the
Parkland
by
the
applicant,
so
the
municipal
planners
would
not
be
able
to
negotiate.
M
We
would
have
to
under
the
direction
of
council
appeal
that
Parkland
dedication
to
the
Ontario
land
tribunal,
rather
than
going
through
the
traditional
process
that
we
typically
go
through
now,
which
is
negotiation
we
say.
Maybe
this
is
a
good
land
for
Parkland,
rather
than
trying
to
make
something
out
of
potentially
nothing
so
do.
M
I
would
I
think
that
I
can't
answer
that
question
now
there
would
need
I
need
more
information.
For
that
I
mean
you
would
need
to
take
a
look
at
what
your
needs
are
as
far
as
what
your
Parkland
needs
are,
what
your
recreational
facilities
needs
are
we.
M
Yeah
and
so
I
think
you
know,
there's
certainly
potential
for
that.
If
that's
something
you
wish
to
do,
but
you
know
Parkland
is
finite.
It
is
important
to
ensure
that
you
have
adequate
Parkland
for
a
growing
community,
so
it
is
something
you
may
want
to
consider
and
we're
happy
to
do
that.
Should
you
provide
direction
for
us
to
do
that,
so
the
last
change
that
I'm
going
to
discuss
revolves
around
how
wetlands
are
evaluated
within
the
province.
M
So
this
is
specifically
related
to
the
Ontario
Wetland
evaluation
system,
which
is
used
to
assess
provincially,
significant
Wetlands
so
prior
to
the
changes
when
the
wetlands
were
evaluated
to
determine
if
they
meet
the
provincial
criteria
for
better
being
considered
provincially
significant
the
evaluations
either
had
to
be
conducted
by
staff
from
the
ministry
of
Ministry
of
natural
resources
and
Forestry,
or
the
conservation
Authority
or
depending
on
your
process.
M
The
assessment
would
at
least
require
a
would
require
to
be
reviewed
by
The
Province
if
it
was
done
by
a
third
party.
So
if
the
applicant's
biologist
did
an
assessment
and
they
determined
it
was
or
where
it's
not
and
permanently
significant
Wetland,
then
there
would
still
be
some
sort
of
peer
review
associated
with
that.
It
appears
now
that
these
changes
actually
remove
any
peer
review
requirement
for
wetland
assessment
as
long
as
the
Wetland
assessment
is
completed
by
someone
who
is
qualified
by
the
provincial
Wetland
evaluation
system.
M
So,
in
addition
to
this,
the
changes
also
now
effectively
effectively
remove
the
concept
of
what
are
called
Wetland
complexes.
So
a
complex
is
essentially
lots
of
little
pocket,
Wetlands
that
are
kind
of
beside
each
other.
They're
made
up
of
many
different
parts,
but
they
all
kind
of
perform
the
same
function
of
doing
you
know
what
what
a
wetland
does.
M
Basically,
this
new
change
allows
for
pocket
Wetlands
that
are
sufficiently
separated
from
other
Wetlands
to
be
evaluated
on
their
own
individual
Merit
and
they
own
ecosystem
services
that
they
provide,
rather
than
considering
them
as
part
of
a
larger
system.
So,
as
you
can
imagine,
one-off
Wetlands
may
not
meet
all
the
criteria
for
being
considered
provisionally
significant
and
therefore
be
removed
from
the
provincially
significant
designation.
So
because
of
this,
this
could
be
problematic
because
you
can
have
impact
on
those
political
Wetlands
that
will
have
an
impact
on
the
larger
Wetland
system.
M
But
now
the
changes
to
the
evaluation
system
allow
for
those
one-off
Wetlands
to
be
re-evaluated.
M
In
addition
to
this,
the
criteria
that's
used
to
evaluate
the
Wetland
system
has
also
been
modified
to
remove
considerations
of
presence
of
threatened
species
and
it's
also
reduced
the
weight.
That's
assigned
to
cultural
heritage
value,
so
things
like
hunting
or
fishing,
so,
basically
the
importance
that
Wetlands
provide
for
hunting
and
fishing,
the
value
of
that
is
reduced
for
the
purposes
of
of
evaluating
the
importance
or
the
significance
of
a
wetland
foreign.
M
This
is
overall
problematic
because
for
a
majority
of
the
wetlands
in
the
township,
as
well
as
the
county,
they
have
not
yet
been
evaluated
and,
as
a
result,
there
may
be
some
Financial
negative
impact
on
municipalities
and
applicants
alike.
Should
there
be
an
assessment
or
a
reassessment
of
wetlands
within
within
the
township,
so
the
changes
to
the
ows
has
no
impact
on
the
regulation
of
local
Wetlands.
However,
that
are
still
regulated
by
the
zoning
bylaw.
M
J
A
A
Moved
by
Lynn
and
seconded
by
Susan,
the
council
received
this
report
for
information
and
consider
the
passage
of
the
draft
road
closure
bylaw
later
in
the
meeting,
and
it's
road
closing
bylaw
for
rosnick
questions
or
comments.
We've
already
dealt
with
this.
Yes.
J
C
C
J
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
G
J
A
All
right,
we
have
committee
reports
in
minutes
moved
by
Susan
and
seconded
by
Lynn
that
Council
received
the
minutes
from
the
district
2
Recreation
committee
meeting
held
January
5th
2023
for
information.
J
O
Yeah
we're
getting
some
more
new
members
and
I
think
we're
gonna
do
okay
there
and
different
things
that
people
want
to
see
so
I
think
we're
gonna,
get
it
together.
Excellent.
J
A
J
J
E
You,
madam
mayor,
we
just
were
wondering
about
the
request
from
the
township.
If
anybody
has
looked
at
those
or
if
there's
any
updates
on
any
of
this
stuff
that
we
can
take
back,
you.
M
E
B
A
Is
okay,
yeah
and
the
other
thing
I
want
us
to
keep
thinking
about
with
our
rec
committees
is
volunteerism
there.
There
are
committees
that
have
people
with
skills
that
would
go
and
paint
a
building
or
dig
a
hole
if
a
hole
was
needed.
I
think
we
have
to
go
back
to
that
and
ask
them
what
what
they
can
do
as
a
volunteer
group.
A
J
J
A
A
A
H
I,
don't
believe
I
have
any
further
comments.
No
thank
you
for
adding
it
to
the
agenda
at
a
mayor
and
Council.
K
A
A
Jen,
if
there
are
any
further
questions,
staff
will
get
in
touch
with
you.
Okay,
all
right
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
moved
by
Craig.
No,
that's
Susan!
That's
Susan,
Okay,
moved
by
Susan
and
seconded
by
Lynn
that
bylaw
2023-10
being
a
bylaw
to
confirm
the
proceedings
of
the
regular
council
meeting
held
January
24
2023
be
ready
for
a
second
and
third
time.