Parry Sounds ~ Ideas and Opinions, In and Around Parry Sound

I still haven’t seen my letter to Council posted as part of the agenda package. I hope that a response is forthcoming. The letter asked about the expected taxation status of the proposed DSSAB development on Waubeek Street (link).

There are a few items that caught my attention:

4.1 – Norah Fountain, Executive Director, Muskoka Lakes Chamber Bord of Directors. Support for Seguin Township’s Application for MZO
Someone is smoking that stuff the Feds recently legalized. It of course looks great if someone else carries the associated expenses. Now if Seguin wants to build the necessary infrastructure I’m all for it. I offered an analysis of what that means in a recent post (link).

9.2.1 – Server Replacement – Tenders Approval.
Is there any reason why we are not considering a cloud type option? A client of mine who has much more demanding 24×7 needs depends on a cloud supplier to host multi terabytes of data to service their thousands of clients. Their supplier is now upgrading the servers and my client has no capital outlay or migration responsibilities. The recent issues with AWS is the exception and even then things were up and running within hours. There is also a level of security that these cloud providers deliver. Just asking. I did not see it as an option in the R&R discussion.

9.2.2 – OGRA Delegation Request re: Winter Road Salt Transportation impact on Municipal Infrastructure.
Let’s start discussing this openly. It is another one of the many unappreciated benefits we provide our neighbours at Town of Parry Sound taxpayer expense that is taken for granted.

9.5.1 – Donation to Red Cross for British Columbia Emergency Aid.
I think we can do better if we really care. The donation proposed by the Town is pretty much the same as my wife and I make to each of several deserving organizations in town. It amounts to less than a dime per resident. Lead, follow, or ignore, but please don’t pretend to care. Every dollar we give is being matched. I wish that this also applied to our local charitable organizations.

Council Meeting Agenda (Abridged)

Closed Session
b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, (Applicants to Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Exhibition Ad-hoc Advisory Committee);
e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, (Appeal to Ontario Land Tribunal of Rezoning Z21-05 McMurray & Gibson).

Correspondence
4.1 – Norah Fountain, Executive Director, Muskoka Lakes Chamber Bord of Directors
Support for Seguin Township’s Application for MZO

Deputations
5.1 – Christina Zardo, Manager, Municipal Solutions
Food Cycler + Impact Canada

5.2 – Brooke Harrison, Project Coordinator, Georgian Bay Forever
Report – Washing Machine Filters Reduce Microfibre Emissions: Evidence from a Community-Scale Pilot in Parry Sound, Ontario

Ratification of Matters from Closed Agenda
7.1 – Appointments to Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Exhibition Ad-hoc Advisory Committee. Resolution.
That Council hereby appoints the following individuals to the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Exhibition Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee:

Resolutions and Direction to Staff
9.1.1 – Appointment to Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Exhibition Ad-hoc Advisory Committee.
Resolution
That Council hereby appoints the following member of Council to the Bob by Orr Hall of Fame Exhibition Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee: ___________

9.1.2 – Community Net Metering.
Resolution
That Council approves the submission attached as Schedule A of the support letter to Lakeland Power to be sent to the Ministry of Energy, Renewable Integration and Distribution Energy Resources Branch regarding Community Net Metering for Town of Parry Sound to Meet Net-Zero Goal.

9.2.1 – Server Replacement – Tenders Approval.
Resolution
That Council accepts the bid from RK Source IT Services for procurement of the Scale Computing server infrastructure in the amount of $103,416.17, including taxes, delivery.

9.2.2 – OGRA Delegation Request re: Winter Road Salt Transportation impact on Municipal Infrastructure.
Resolution 2021 That Council direct Staff to submit a 2022 OGRA delegation request to the appropriate Minister(s) to outline the significant damage to the Town’s infrastructure and associated costs to the Town, as a result of transportation of road salt to support winter maintenance across Northeastern Ontario.

Other Business
9.5.1 – Donation to Red Cross for British Columbia Emergency Aid.
Resolution
Whereas much of British Columbia has been subject to extreme flooding and mudslide events in 2021; and
Whereas donations will be matched by the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia until December 26th, 2021; NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Parry Sound donate $500.00 to the Canadian Red Cross for the British Columbia Floods & Extreme Weather Appeal.

By-laws
10.1.2 – Winter Closure of Bicycle Lanes.
By-law 2021 – 7207
Being a by-law to authorize seasonal closure of all bicycle lanes, being part of a highway under O. Reg 239/02, Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.

10.4.1 – Procurement Policy and Electronic Submission through New Bidding System.
By-law 2021 – 7208
Being a by-law to define the purchasing policies and procedures for the Corporation of the Town of Parry Sound and to repeal by-law 2015 -6495.