Regular Meeting of Council

That the agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of September 12, 2023 be approved as circulated.

That Council for the Municipality of Highlands East approves the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of August 8, 2023.

That Council receives the Building Department - Monthly Operations Report- as submitted by the Chief Building Official, as information only.

That Council receives the monthly operations report for the By-law Department as submitted by the By-law Officer.

That Council accepts this Fire Department Monthly Operations report as information only, as submitted by the Fire Chief.

That Council recieve the Firefighter Appointment Report as information and; Furthermore that Council approves the addition of Tina Caird and Denver Blakey to Station 4 and John Mumford to Station 2.

That Council receives the Property and Facilities Monthly Operations Report as submitted by the Property Supervisor as information only.

That Council receive the Environmental Department Monthly Report as submitted by the Environmental Supervisor as information only.

That Council receives the Public Works Monthly Update report as prepared by the Public Works Manager for information purposes only.

That Council receive the IB&O Trail Bridge Replacement report as prepared by the Public Works Manager and further; That Council chooses Option 1 regarding the IB&O Trail Bridge as follows; Option 1: To approve the installation and purchase of a bridge structure for the IB&O trail utilizing reserve funds to pay for this expenditure in the 2023 year.

That Council receive the Staff Report - Access Policy as submitted by the CAO/Treasurer and further; That Council approves the Access Policy as presented by by-law.

That Council receives the August 2023 Economic Development Report as information only.

That the General Accounts for the month of August, 2023 in the amount of $ 635,828.31 be approved.

That Council receive the Administration Monthly Report- September, 2023 as submitted by the Deputy CAO/Treasurer.

That Council receives this report and accepts the recommendation in this report to declare surplus and approve the by-law to Stop Up, Close and Convey the original shore road allowance at this meeting for; Applicant: John and Sylvie Guiler Part of the Original Shore Road Allowance in front of Lot 15, Concession 8, Geographic Township of Glamorgan,1225 Turtle Rock Lane, Roll # 46 01 903 000 13400 and; Furthermore if there are outstanding compliance items regarding the property pertaining to the building or planning departments, that these items be completed prior to the registration of the property.

That Council receives this report and accepts the recommendation in this report to declare surplus and approve the by-law to Stop Up, Close and Convey the original shore road allowance at this meeting for; Applicant: Robert and Corinne MacDonald Part of the Original Shore Road Allowance in front of Pt. Lot 34, Concession 12, Geographic Township of Glamorgan, 1035 Patchway Lane, Roll # 4601 902 000 73400 Furthermore, if there are outstanding compliance items regarding the property pertaining to the building or planning departments, that these items be completed prior to the registration of the property.

That Council receives this report "Request for Direction - Shore Road Allowance Closure for Stoughton- 2019, Waive of Neighbour's Consent" as information; And further that Council agrees to waive the requirement for neighbour consent for the closure and conveyance of the shore road allowance for Stoughton.

That Council approves in principle an application to close and allow the purchase of shoreline to Weir and directs staff to forward the application to Bishop and Rogers, Devry, Smith, Frank for processing; That Council renders the dryland portion of the shoreline road allowance in front of 1106 Lucky Copper Trail surplus and; Furthermore, that the final closure and conveyance of this portion of shoreline road allowance shall not be completed until the landowners have completed any items to the satisfaction of the Building and Planning Departments.

That Council receive the report regarding the rezoning amendment for Martin and; That Council approve the zoning bylaw amendment and to execute and register the site plan agreement at this meeting.

That Council come out of the Regular Meeting of Council for the scheduled Public Planning Meeting 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: Soloway, Wagg, Haye, Browne and Haye

That Council adjourn the Public Planning Meeting at 11:25 am and; That Council reconvene to the Regular Meeting of Council.

That Council approve the following recommendation as provided by the municipal planner: 1. That Council receive the reports regarding the zoning amendment for Wagg, Soloway, Haye, Browne and Haines and; That the zoning bylaw amendment and site plan agreement for Soloway be approved at this meeting and; Furthermore That the zoning bylaw amendments for Haye, Browne and Haines be approved at this meeting, as amended.

That the Municipality of Highlands East received correspondence from the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards and supported the resolution, amended and ratified as follows: That the Municipality of Highlands East requests that the Government of Ontario establish a regulatory framework requiring digital platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and others which affect municipal rentals as set out by the Town of Fort Erie and the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards and; That the resolution be circulated to the Premier, Minister of Municipal Affairs, local MPPS and the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards.

That Council receives and files the resolutions from other municipalities/levels of government from the Regular Meeting of Council, September 12, 2023.

That Council receives and files the correspondence of the September 12, 2023 Regular Meeting of Council.

That Council moves out of the Regular Meeting into the Closed Meeting in order to discuss a matter pertaining to 239: (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and (d) labour relations or employee negotiations; Human Resources Update Climate Change Committee Coordinator c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board CNR Lands (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; (k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That Council rise from the closed meeting and reports the following: Council discussed the items as stated within the Regular Meeting of Council agenda and directed staff and officials to carry out all directions as approved in the September 12, 2023 Closed Meeting of Council.

That Council appoint Deputy Mayor Cec Ryall to the Community Climate Action Plan Advisory Group.

That By-law # 2023-78, being a by-law for the Stop Up, Convey and Close the Shoreline Road Allowance for MacDonald at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-79, being a by-law for the Stop Up, Convey and Close the Shoreline Road Allowance for Guiler at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-80, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Martin at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-81, being a by-law for a site/development agreement for Martin at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-82, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Parrott and Sykes at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-83, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Soloway at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-84, being a by-law for a Site/Development Agreement between the Municipality of Highlands East and Soloway at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-85, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Wagg at the September 12, 2023 meeting be

That By-law # 2023-86, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Haye at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-87, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Browne at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-88, being a by-law for a zoning amendment for Haines at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-89, being a by-law for to regulate, restrict and prohibit access to the municipal road system at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-90, being a by-law for to authorize an agreement between the Municipality of Highlands East and Superior Propane for fuel supply and equipment at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law # 2023-91, being a by-law for the Appointment of Lottery Licensing Officers at the September 12, 2023 meeting be enacted, approved and signed with the corporate seal attached.

That By-law #2023-92 , being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its Meeting of September 12, 2023 be enacted, approved, and signed with the corporate seal attached.

hat Council adjourn the September 12, 2023 meeting at 12:44 pm and; to meet again on October 10, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. for the Regular Meeting of Council.