Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the June 19th, 2023 Council Meeting of the Township of South Glengarry now be opened at 7:00 pm

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the following meetings, including Closed Session minutes, be adopted as circulated: - Previous Meeting Minutes - June 5th, 2023

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 84-2023 be received and that the Council of the Township of South Glengarry approve the equipment request from the St. Lawrence Valley Agricultural Society for the 2023 Williamstown Fair.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 85-2023 be received and that the Council of the Township of South Glengarry approves the request to clear a minimal portion of the unopened road allowance identified as PIN 67137- 0088 east from 5th Line Road in accordance with By-law 33-14 and furthermore that the General Manager Infrastructure Services is authorized to enter into an agreement with Manbir Singh for the alterations.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 86-2023 be received and that the Council of the Township of South Glengarry direct Administration to proceed in 2023 with short term roof repairs to the Williamstown Fire Station.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 87-2023 be received and that By-law 41-2023, being a by-law to amend By-law 38-09, for a 2.7 hectare portion of the property, legally described as Part of Lot 35, Concession 1, in the geographic Township of Lancaster, now in the Township of South Glengarry, County of Glengarry, located at 20532 South Service Road, South Lancaster be rezoned from Rural (RU) and Floodplain Holding (FP- H) to General Commercial – Exception Six (CG-6) and Flood Plain (FP), be read a first, second and third time passed, signed and sealed in open council this 19th day of June 2023. The Council of the Township of South Glengarry confirms that the comments received from the public on this application were considered and there was no effect on the decision.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 88-2023 be received and that By-law 42-2023, being by-law to amend By-law 38-09, to rezone the Lots 29 & 52 and Part of Lots 30 & 51 on Plan 26, being Part 1 of Reference Plan 14R4949 in the Geographic Village of Lancaster, now in the Township of South Glengarry in the County of Glengarry, located at 18 Oak Street, Lancaster from Residential Three (R3) to Residential Four – Exception Five (R4-5) to permit an apartment building and to reduce the minimum dwelling Floor Area for a Bachelor or Studio Apartment from 46 square meters to 38 square meters and for a 1 Bedroom Apartment from 56 square meters to 47 square meters on the subject property, be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed and sealed in open Council this 19 th day of June 2023. The Council of the Township of South Glengarry confirms that no comments from the public were received on this application therefore there was no effect on the decision.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff Report 89-2023 be received and that By-law 43-2023, being a by-law to enter into a Municipal Access Agreement with Netsolid for the expansion of their high-speed internet service, be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed, and sealed in open council this 19th day of June. 2023 and furthermore that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign all applicable documents.

Whereas, all Ontarians deserve and expect a safe and respectful workplace; and whereas, municipal governments, as the democratic institutions most directly engaged with Ontarians need respectful discourse; and whereas, several incidents in recent years of disrespectful behaviour and workplace harassment have occurred amongst members of municipal councils; and whereas, these incidents seriously and negatively affect the people involved and lower public perceptions of local governments; and whereas, municipal Codes of Conduct are helpful tools to set expectations of council member behaviour; and whereas, municipal governments do not have the necessary tools to adequately enforce compliance with municipal Codes of Conduct; Now, therefore be it resolved that The Township of South Glengarry supports the call of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for the Government of Ontario to introduce legislation to strengthen municipal Codes of Conduct and compliance with them in consultation with municipal governments; Also be it resolved that the legislation encompass the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s recommendations for:  Updating municipal Codes of Conduct to account for workplace safety and harassment  Creating a flexible administrative penalty regime, adapted to the local economic and financial circumstances of municipalities across Ontario  Increasing training of municipal Integrity Commissioners to enhance consistency of investigations and recommendations acro

WHEREAS, the Council of the Township of South Glengarry received a resolution from the Tay Valley Township for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Letter to Retain Surplus Proceeds from Tax Sales. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, a letter be sent to all relevant taxation bodies, including the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Finance, John Jordan, MPP, the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario and all other municipalities in Ontario urging them to re-instate previous legislation that permitted a Municipality to apply for and retain the surplus proceeds from a tax sale in their jurisdiction.

WHEREAS, the Council of the Township of South Glengarry received a resolution from the Municipality of Tweed for Reducing Municipal Insurance Costs. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Township of South Glengarry calls upon the Province to take action to reduce municipal insurance costs. AND FURTHER, that this Resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, MPP Ric Bresee, and all Ontario Municipalities for support.

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council convene to Closed Session at 8:35 pm to discuss the following item under Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001; (2) a meeting or part of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered is; (f) advice subject to solicitor-client privilege Specifically: legal advice, ongoing litigation

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council rise and reconvene at 9:44 pm into open session without reporting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Administration and legal counsel be directed to carry out all actions as specified in the Closed Session minutes.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 45-2023, 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 19th day of June 2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of South Glengarry adjourn to the call of the chair at 9:45 pm.