Regular Meeting of Council

That the agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of January 19, 2021 be approved as circulated.

That Council for the Municipality of Highlands East approves the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of December 8 and Special Council Meeting of December 15, 2020.

That Council receives this report, Building Department monthly operations - as submitted by the Chief Building Official as information only. Yes: Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the Progress Report on Properties Inspected in 2017, 2018 and 2019 as information only, as submitted by the Septic Inspector. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the monthly operations report for the By-law Department as submitted by the By-law Officer. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this report as submitted by the By-law Enforcement Officer and; That Council approve the passing of a new Fireworks By-law with required changes as per the Ministry of the Attorney General at this meeting and; That Council acknowledge the required changes to the short form wording and separation of set fines from the by-law in an attachment set out as Schedule "A" and; Furthermore, t hat Council hereby repealed Fireworks By-law No. 2020-30. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receive this report regarding the Residential Tenancies Act from the By-law Enforcement Officer and appoint Inspectors under the Residential Tenancies Act for the purposes of investigating complaints made under Regulation 517/06 and; Furthermore That Council appoint Laurie Devolin, Chief Building Official, Wayne Galloway, By-Law Enforcement Officer and Kristen Boylan, By-law Enforcement Officer as Inspectors for the purpose of enforcing the Residential Tenancies Maintenance Standards and; Furthermore That Council pass the appointment by-law at this meeting. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this report regarding an Animal Control By-law, identifying Exotic Animals as a Schedule, as submitted by the By-law Enforcement Officer and; That Council consider a need for an all encompassing Animal Control By-law for Dogs and the inclusion of Exotic Animal within the Municipality and; Furthermore provide direction to staff as to what option they deem appropriate and approve Option # 2 being; 2. Draft an Exotic Animal By-law to either prohibit or regulate and/or licence the keeping of Exotic Animals within the Municipality. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this monthly operations report as information only, as submitted by the Fire Chief. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the monthly report as submitted by the Property Supervisor for information purposes only. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the monthly report as submitted by the Roads Superintendent as information only. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the 2022 Tandem Axle Truck with Spreader/Dump Body and Snow Plow Equipment - Tender Results report as submitted by the Roads Superintendent and; Further that Council approves the tender for the 2022 Tandem Axle Truck with Spreader/Dump Body and Snow Plow Equipment from Winslow Gerolamy Motors Ltd. in the amount of $249,848.00 plus taxes to form part of the 2021 budget. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the Environment Department Monthly report as submitted by the CAO/Treasurer. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this report, Joint Committee Meetings as submitted by the CAO/Treasurer and; That Council approve a Joint Committee Structure for future Committee Meetings. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That the General Accounts for the month of December, 2020 in the amount of $2,655,800.94 be approved. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives the Monthly Report- December 2020/January 2021 as submitted by the Deputy CAO/Treasurer for information only. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That the following application for the Closure and Conveyance of Shoreline Road Allowance be declared surplus land by Council and that the application be approved in principle and be forwarded to Bishop and Rogers for processing for applicant; Trumphour, Marc Con.7, Pt. Lot 21, BLK 11, Paudash Lake, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll # 4601 101 000 68100 and; Furthermore That the applicant complies with the By-law Enforcement Officer's comments within the report and all other requirements as set out by the Chief Building Official and the Municipal Planner if required. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That the following application for the Closure and Conveyance of Shoreline Road Allowance be declared surplus land by Council and that the application be approved in principle and be forwarded to Bishop and Rogers for processing for applicants; Lowry, Michael and Dianne Con.6, Pt. Lot 31, 27181 Highway 28, Paudash Lake, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll # 4601 101 000 57900 and; Furthermore That the applicants comply with the By-law Enforcement Officer's comments within the report and all other requirements as set out by the Chief Building Official and the Municipal Planner if required. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That the following application for the Closure and Conveyance of Shoreline Road Allowance be declared surplus land by Council and that the application be approved in principle and be forwarded to Bishop and Rogers for processing for applicant; Leach, Tracy Con.8, Pt. Lot 27, Plan 451, Lot 14, 1174 Malcolm Road, Lower Paudash Lake, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll # 4601 102 000 11600 and; Furthermore That the applicant complies with the By-law Enforcement Officer's comments within the report and all other requirements as set out by the Chief Building Official and the Municipal Planner if required. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this report, Shore Road Allowance Purchase - a By-law to Stop Up, Close and Convey for Berardi and Howard- as submitted by the Clerk and; That Council accepts the recommendation in this report to approve the by-law to Stop Up, Close and Convey the original shore road allowance at this meeting for; Applicants: Charlie Berardi and Kayla Howard, Con. 2, Lot 20, Horseshoe Lake, Highlands East, County of Haliburton, Roll # 4601 901 000 17800. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives this report, Consent Application H-020/20, Applicant: Steinburg for lands located Pt. Lot 11, Con. 5, Glamorgan, Highlands East, County of Haliburton - as submitted by the Clerk and; That Council support the Consent Application H020/20 subject to the following standard conditions and the recommendation from the Municipal Planner, those being;  That the balance of any outstanding taxes, including penalties and interest, (and any local improvement charges, if applicable) shall be paid to the Municipality;  That the severed and retained lots be rezoned to a Limited Service Residential(LSR) Zone to address any areas of non-compliance precipitated by the approval of the consent application and all requirements pertaining to the Zoning Bylaw Amendment have been met to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Highlands East ;  A copy of all reference plans associated with this application shall be provided to the Municipal CAO/Treasurer for the Municipality of Highlands East for approval prior to registration. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council declared the rezoning application, File #RZ-37-2020 for applicant, Blysniuk complete and the application be scheduled for a public meeting in accordance with the Planning Act. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council approves the rezoning amendment, File # RZ-30-2020 application for Tweg and it be declared complete for the scheduling of a public meeting under the Planning Act. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council come out of the Regular Meeting of Council for the scheduled Public Planning Meeting of January 19, 2021 and it be declared open to discuss the following bylaw amendments made under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, cp 13 as amended pertaining to Applicants: Tapp; Laroche and Stewart; Gibson and Mathieson and Connor. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council adjourn the Public Planning Meeting of January 19, 2021 at 10:57 AM and; That Council reconvene to the Regular Meeting of Council. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council approve support for the Town of Carleton Place's resolution regarding Covid-19 Childcare Funding. Resolution being: Whereas the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted childcare options for nearly every family in our community and has profoundly increased the cost to operate safe childcare forcing childcare spaces or centres to close. And Whereas Ontario has among the highest average childcare fees of any Canadian province and while costs vary regionally for licensed childcare, families are paying between $9,000 and $20,000+ per year for each child and these costs continue to rise steadily which makes passing the associated COVID-19 costs to families not possible; And Whereas a 2012 study identified that in Ontario, public investment in the early years and childcare has a ripple effect in positive economic benefits resulting in an economic output of $2.27 for every dollar invested in childcare; And Whereas the economic recovery of Carleton Place, Lanark County and Ontario is dependent on families having access to safe, reliable, and affordable childcare that incorporates early learning principles; And Wheras we are committed to working with the provincial government and childcare service mangers to deliver positive and affordable options for our families; Now Therefore it be resolved that: 1. The Town of Carleton Place request the Government of Ontario: a. prioritize children and childcare as part of its overall post pandemic recovery plan; b. develop, adequate

That Council approves support for the Township of Huron-Kinloss who is supporting the Region of Peel for the Exemption on Veteran's Clubs, resolution being: Whereas each year on November 11, Canadians pause to remember the heroic efforts of Canadian veterans who fought in wars and military conflicts, and served in peacekeeping missions around the world to defend our freedoms and democracy so that we can live in peace and prosperity; And whereas, it is important to appreciate and recognize the achievements and sacrifices of those armed forces veterans who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace; And whereas, Section 6.1 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A31 as amended, Regional Council may exempt from Regional taxation land that is used and occupied as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds by persons who served in the armed forces of His or Her Majesty or an ally of His or Her Majesty in any war; And whereas, through By-Law Number 62-2017 Regional Council has provided an exemption from Regional taxation to Royal Canadian Legions and the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Clubs that have qualified properties used and occupied as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds; And whereas, local municipal councils in Peel have provided a similar exemption for local property taxes; And whereas, Royal Canadian Legion branches in Ontario are exempt from all property taxation, including the education portion of property taxes, under Section 3 (1) para

That Council receives and files the correspondence from other municipalities from the Regular Meeting of Council January 19, 2021. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That Council receives and files the Correspondence of the January 19, 2021 Regular Meeting of Council. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-01, being a by-law for Shoreline Purchase to Stop Up, Close and Convey to Applicant Berardi and Howard at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-02, being a by-law for a Rezoning Amendment for Applicant Tapp, File #. RZ-29-2020 at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-03, being a by-law for a Rezoning Amendment for Applicants Gibson and Mathieson, File # RZ-30-2020 at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-04, being a by-law for a Rezoning Amendment for Applicant Connor, File #. RZ-34-2020 at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-05, being a by-law for a Rezoning Amendment for Applicants Laroche and Stewart, File #. RZ-32-2020 at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-06, being a by-law to appoint Property Standards Inspectors at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law # 2021-07, being a by-law for the regulation of fireworks at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Mayor Dave Burton, Councillor Cam McKenzie, and Councillor Ruth Strong

That By-law # 2021-08, being a by-law to enter into an agreement between the Municipality of Highlands East and Hawk River Construction Ltd. for the maintenance of snowplowing Universal Road at the January 19, 2021 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That By-law #2021-09, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its Meeting of January 19, 2021 be Enacted, Approved, and Signed with the Corporate Seal attached. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton

That the Regular Meeting of Council for January 19, 2021 be adjourned at 11:42 AM. Yes: Deputy Mayor Cecil Ryall, Councillor Cam McKenzie, Councillor Suzanne Partridge, Councillor Ruth Strong, and Mayor Dave Burton