Regular Council

That this Closed Meeting of Council be adjourned at 6:59 p.m. and that Council now rise and report to Open Session.

That further to the verbal report of the Deputy Clerk and Confidential Criteria-Based Matrix provided at the Closed Meeting Session of Council held February 3, 2021 regarding Committee Appointments, Council confirms the following: That Roderic G. Ferguson and Kathryn Battrick be appointed to the Midland Heritage 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 Council receive as information the verbal report provided at the Closed Meeting Session of Council held February 3, 2021 by the Executive Director of Community and Development Services regarding the status of LPAT Official Plan Appeals.

That, further to Staff Report CSR-2020-4 Award of Merit, dated February 3, 2021, and related discussions held during the Closed Meeting of Council on February 3, 2021 regarding the Award of Merit 2020 recipients, Council herein confirms its direction to Staff on how to proceed.

That Council receive as information the verbal report provided by the Chief Administrative Officer at the Closed Meeting Session of Council held on February 3, 2021, regarding an Innovative Housing Initiative.

That Council acknowledges and accepts the information provided by the Town Solicitor at the Closed Meeting Session of Council held February 3, 2021, regarding ongoing legal claims and litigation.

That the contents of the Regular Council with Closed Session Agenda for February 3, 2021, be approved.

That Council resolve into the Committee of the Whole.

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

That the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole for the meeting of February 3, 2021, be adopted as Resolutions of Council.

Whereas traffic volumes and speeding on Fourth Street from Yonge Street to Vindin Street has created dangerous situations at the intersections of Fourth Street with Hugel Avenue, Dominion Avenue, and Bay Street, and Whereas speeding on Fourth Street has raised concern by Fourth Street residents for their safety when entering and exiting their driveways, and Whereas speeds have been clocked in excess of 100 km/hr in a 50 km/hr zone; Now therefore be it resolved that Council requests Engineering to examine means of slowing and redirecting traffic on Fourth Street including the use of a signalized intersection at Montreal and Fourth Street, and conversion of the center lane to a turn lane, and That S taff be directed to investigate the ability of operations to close access to Fourth Street at the north side of Dominion Avenue permanently or temporarily including the impact of this on operations and Emergency Services.

That this Regular Meeting of Council with Closed Session adjourn at 9:36 p.m.