Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the July 15th, 2024 Council Meeting of the Township of South Glengarry now be opened at 7:05 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of South Glengarry approve the agenda as amended.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted as circulated: - Special Meeting Minutes: June 27th, 2024 - Previous Meeting Minutes: July 2nd, 2024

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 2024-080 be received and that the Council of the Township of South Glengarry directs Administration to not collect the impose fee ($10,506) for the Masonic Lodge development in Lancaster, Ontario from the applicants; collect the connection fee ($825) from the applicants; and transfer $10,506 from the General Reserve to the Lancaster Water / Wastewater Reserve to offset the impose fee waiver.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 2024-081 be received and that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Glengarry award RFP 2024-08 to Simluc Contracting as per their submission of $136,898.00 + HST, and furthermore that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign any relevant documents.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 2024-083 be received and that Council opts to donate $1,878 to the Glen Cairn Lodge for the purchase of a generator and commit to a donation of $4,000.00 in 2025’s Grants and Donations budget to support Glen Cairn Lodge’s future capital needs.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 2024-079 be received and that By- law 2024-39 being a by-law to prescribe standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property within the Township of South Glengarry known as the Property Standards By-Law, be read a third and final time passed, signed, and sealed in Open Council this 15th day of July, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 2024-082 be received and that Council adopt By-law 2024-47, being a by-law to amend by-law 38-09, to rezone an 8.5 acre portion of the subject property legally described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 8, in the geographic Township of Charlottenburgh, now in the Township of South Glengarry, County of Glengarry, located at 20189 Beaupre Road (PIN # 671160128) from Rural to Rural Exception - Twenty (RU-20) to permit a proposed full service and turn key wedding and event venue (place of assembly) with a minimum setback of 210 meters from the front property line, with options to also permit accessory accommodations on the subject property, be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed and sealed this open Council, and that Council directs administration to prepare a development agreement to address the noise mitigation and other development requirements.

WHEREAS Ontario's small rural municipalities face insurmountable challenges to fund both upfront investments and ongoing maintenance of their capital assets including roads and bridges and water wastewater and municipally owned buildings including recreational facilities and libraries ; and WHEREAS in 2018, the Ontario government mandated all Ontario municipalities to develop capital asset management plans with the stipulation that they be considered in the development of the annual budget; and WHEREAS small rural municipalities are facing monumental infrastructure deficits that cannot be adequately addressed through property tax revenue alone; and WHEREAS the only application approved through the recently awarded Housing Accelerator Fund to a small rural municipality was to Marathon Ontario, who received an allocation of $1.9 million dollars while over $1.369 billion going to Ontario's large urban centers, resulting in a 0.2% investment in rural Ontario; and WHEREAS the Ontario Government has committed $9.1 billion to Toronto alone to assist with operating deficits and the repatriation of the Don Valley and Gardner Expressway; AND WHEREAS small rural Ontario cannot keep pace with the capital investments required over the next 20 years unless both the Provincial and Federal Governments come forward with new sustainable infrastructure funding; AND WHEREAS it is apparent that both the Federal and Ontario Governments have neglected to recognize the needs of small rural Ontario;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accepts the items listed on the Consent Agenda.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council convene to Closed Session at 8:14 p.m. to discuss the following item(s) under Section 239 (2) of The Municipal Act S.O. 2001: (c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board Specifically: Proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council rise and reconvene at 8:57 p.m. into open session without reporting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2024-46, being a by-law to adopt, confirm and ratify matters dealt with by resolution be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed and sealed in open council this 15th day of July, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of South Glengarry adjourn to the call of the Chair at 8:59pm