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Council meetings are back again. There are some noteworthy items on the agenda:

9.2.2 – Council appointment to the new Recreation Culture Ctr Municipal Services Board.
It seems as though it is fish or cut bait time for the area municipalities with regard to ‘Da Pool’. There is a September 10th deadline for all area municipalities to formally indicate their intention to take advantage of the $20 something million dollar grant to support the facility. There has been much ‘bitching and moaning’ from various groups about the complex in the past few months. Let’s see if they are able to totally derail the project.

10.1.2 – Zoning By-law Amendment – Z/20/07 – Backyard Hens.
There will be chickens in the Town. It promises to be interesting going forward from the perspective of a spectator.

10.2.2 – Remote Work Policy.
My comment is not directly related to this policy but is worth raising here. When is the Town planning on reopening the Town Office? Everything else is open in Town including the Post Office which has much the same front desk interactions as the Town Office’s. I think the Public deserves an explanation. And in defense of the Town, it’s not the only municipality whose office is closed to the Public.
I also have the same question about the family physician offices. Dentists and chiropractors, who have much more of a physical interaction with their patients, opened as soon as was permitted by the provincial authorities. The local physicians not so much. The difference of course it that dentists, chiropractors and similar health professionals need to actually see patients and provide services if they want to bill. Family physicians can literally ‘call it in’. They are working ‘blind’ in too many cases in my opinion depending on phone calls and lab tests. But hey, what do I know? I do know that if I actually require medical help I need to go to the hospital emergency department and not bother with my family physician. The physicians and nurses in Emergency are fortunately still seeing patients. You may of course wait for hours to actually see a physician, but at least it’s ‘free’. There seems to be a good opportunity for ‘cash and carry’ medical care. Some would complain that it will create a two-tier system. But that is already the case with toll roads and no one thinks that these are ‘anti-Canadian’.

Abridged Council Agenda

Closed Session
(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, (Road Allowance at 60A Seguin);
(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, (Contractor Work on Town Property);
(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (Contractor Work on Town Property), (Status of Geewadin Road);
k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board, (West Parry Sound Area Pool & Recreation Centre), (Road Allowance at 60A Seguin).

Public Meeting
2.1 Zoning By-law Amendment – Z/21-11 – 15 Forest Street (Lightfoot Victory Holdings Inc.)
Council will hold a public meeting to consider a proposed Zoning By-law amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to change the zoning of the property from R2 to R3 to permit multiple residential development.

Correspondence
4.1 – Township of the Archipelago.
Public Health Cost Sharing for 2022.

4.2 – McMurrich-Monteith.
Public Health Cost Sharing for 2022.

Deputations
5.1 – Howard Oldham, Oldham Law Firm.
Subdivision Amending Agreement RE: Inhibiting Order – W.E.H. Developments (Thunder Creek Homes Inc.).

Resolutions and Direction to Staff
9.2.1 – 2021 AMO Delegations.
Resolution
That the report on delegations made to Provincial Ministries at the 2021 AMO Conference be received for information purposes.

9.2.2 – Council appointment to the new Recreation Culture Ctr Municipal Services Board.
Resolution
Whereas in 2019 the Wellness Centre and Pool Committee was created by the seven (7) area municipalities to undertake due diligence and submit a grant application for a new Recreation and Culture Centre;
Whereas in December 2020 the Town of Parry Sound approved the creation of a Municipal Services Board (MSB) for the purposes of designing, constructing and managing the new Recreation and Culture Centre;
Whereas in December 2020 the Town approved entering into a partnership agreement with the other funding municipalities;
Whereas in May 2021 the Provincial and Federal governments, through ICIP have approved 73.3% funding for the new Recreation and Culture Centre;
Whereas in August 2021 ICIP requested the Funding Agreement be executed by September 10, 2021;
Whereas it is anticipated that all municipal funding partners will approve the partnership agreement prior to the September 10, 2021 deadline;
Whereas Mayor McGarvey currently represents the Town on the Wellness Centre and Pool Committee, the predecessor to the MSB and Councillor Backman is the alternate;
Now therefore be it Resolved that Mayor McGarvey be appointed to the Municipal Services Board (MSB);
And Further that Councillor Backman be appointed as the alternate.

9.2.3 – COVID-19 Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations – Museums Assistance Program Grant Application.
Resolution
THAT Council authorizes that application be made to the COVID-19 Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations – Museums Assistance Program for the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame; and
THAT Caitlin Dyer be confirmed as the person with signing authority.

9.2.4 – Tourism Relief Fund Grant Application.
Resolution
THAT Council authorizes that application be made to the Tourism Relief Fund administered through FedNor for the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame; and
THAT Clayton Harris be confirmed as the person with signing authority.

9.3.1 – Reserve and Reserve Fund Annual Report; 2020 Surplus allocation.
Resolution
That Council receives the 2020 Reserve and Reserve Fund Annual Report, attached as Schedule A, in compliance with the Town’s Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy;
That Council authorizes that the 2020 Stockey Centre/BOHF deficit be funded through the general surplus resulting from cost containment after the onset of Covid-19; and further
That Council hereby approves the allocation of the remaining surplus as identified in Schedule B.

9.3.2 2020 Audited Financial Statements.
Resolution
That Council for the Town of Parry Sound does hereby approve the Draft Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, in Schedule “A” as attached; and
That the 2020 Draft Financial Statements for the Provincial Offences Act in Schedule “B” be approved as attached; and
That the 2020 Draft Financial Statements for Administration of Land Ambulance Services in Schedule “C” be approved as attached.

9.5.1 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Resolution.
WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation;
AND WHEREAS the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action;
AND WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation;
AND WHEREAS Recommendation #80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process;
AND WHEREAS the Federal Government has announced September 30th, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a statutory holiday;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Parry Sound does hereby commit to recognizing September 30th, 2021, as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) by sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities.

By-laws
10.1.1 – Zoning By-law Amendment – Z/21-10 – 14 and 18 Bowes Street (Upton).
By-Law 2021 – 7162
Being a By-law to amend By-law No. 2004-4653 (The Zoning By-law), as amended, for Z/21-10, 14 and 18 Bowes Street (Upton).

10.1.2 – Zoning By-law Amendment – Z/20/07 – Backyard Hens.
By-Law 2021 – 7163
Being a By-law to amend By-law No. 2004-4653 (The Zoning By-law), as amended, for Backyard Hens.
By-Law 2021 – 7164
A by-law to regulate Backyard Hens in the Town of Parry Sound.

10.1.3 – Subdivision Amending Agreement – Inhibiting Order – W.E.H. Developments.
By-Law 2021 – 7168
Being a By-law to authorize a Subdivision Amending Agreement with W E H Developments Limited regarding an inhibiting order (Thunder Creek Homes Inc.)

10.2.1 – Hiring Policy.
By-law 2021 – 7165
Being a By-Law to adopt a Hiring Policy.

10.2.2 – Remote Work Policy.
By-law 2021 – 7166
Being a By-law to adopt a Remote Work Policy that permits employees to work from home.

10.3.1 – Approval of Transfer Payment Agreement – Municipal Modernization Program Intake 2.
By-law 2021 – 7167
Being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding funding under the Municipal Modernization Program Intake 2.