Regular Council

That Council move into closed session; And further that this portion of the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as indicated; Subsection 2b) Personal Matters about an identifiable individual  Appointments to the Huronia Airport Commission, Council ’s Task Force on Affordable Housing, Active Transportation Advisory Committee and Committee of Adjustment/Sign Variance/Property Standards Committee.

That this Closed Meeting of Council be adjourned at 6:55 p.m. and that Council now rise and report to Open Session.

That further to the verbal report of the Clerk and Deputy Clerk and Confidential Criteria-Based Matrix provided at the Closed Meeting Session of Council held August 12, 2020 regarding Committee Appointments, Council confirms the following: That Jason Regimbal be appointed to the Huronia Airport Commission; That Gordon McKay, Tom Cowley and Ted Phelps be appointed to Council’s Task Force on Affordable Housing; That Herb van den Dool be appointed to the Active Transportation Advisory Committee; That Howie Major be appointed to the Committee of Adjustment/Sign Variance/Property Standards Committee; That all Appointments shall be for a term consistent with the Term of Council; That Administration continue to recruit for vacant Board and Committee appointments.

That the contents of the Regular Council with Closed Session Agenda for August 12, 2020, be approved as amended. (Withdrawal of Item 20.1 Motion for Which notice was given by Councillor Prost respecting Heritage Designation of 414 King Street)

That the items and related recommendations contained within the August 12, 2020, Consent Agenda as consent items having been considered by Council be adopted.

That Report CSR 2020-7, Playground Decommissioning - Various Locations, dated August 12, 2020 be received; and 1. That Council support the decommissioning of unsafe playground equipment; and 2 That Council consider the replacement equipment needs during the 2021 Capital Budget process.

That Staff Report CSR-2020-6, 2021 Budget Directions, dated August 12, 2020, be received; and 1.That the 2021 Budget Development Schedule identified in “Attachment 1”, be used to develop the 2021 Business Plan for Council’s review and approval no later than December 2020; 2.That staff prepare a draft 10-year Capital Plan that consisting of a 2-year budget and 8-year forecast; 3.That recommendations resulting in a significant change in service levels, or changes in staff complement levels, be presented to Council as a service level change request; 4.That staff prepare a draft 2021 budget for all tax supported services consisting of a 1-year budget and 3-year forecast with a maximum blended tax rate increase between 1.5% and 2% and that tax funded reserve contributions be frozen at 2020 levels; and 5.That staff prepare a draft 2021 budget for Water and Wastewater user rate supported services consisting of a 1-year budget and 3-year forecast that reflects net increases in line with the long-term rate forecast of 5.0% for Water and 4.0% for Wastewater.

That the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole for the meeting of August 12, 2020, be adopted as Resolutions of Council.

That By-law 2020-44 being a By-law to adopt the proceedings of the Regular Council Meeting with Closed Session held August 12, 2020, be passed and enacted.

That Council resolve into the Committee of the Whole

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report