Council

"THAT the minutes of the regular council meeting held on February 6, 2024 as presented be adopted."

"WHEREAS municipal public works departments from across the Province of Ontario provide invaluable services to our communities ensuring the health and safety of all residents; and WHEREAS if it was not for our municipal public works employees from across the Province of Ontario maintaining our public roads systems, our communities would not be able to function as emergency personnel could not respond to calls, school buses could not get our children to school, residents would not be able to get to work, school or appointments and many more basic functions would not be able to happen; and 3 WHEREAS municipal public works departments are already feeling the impacts of a labour shortage, which will only be exasperated over the next three to five years, which will cause levels of service municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents to decrease; and WHEREAS there is currently no provincial-wide course that properly trains potential municipal public works employees, specifically relating to municipal heavy equipment; THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, that the Municipality of West Grey supports the work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator Course to address this issue; and THAT the Municipality of West Grey calls on the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, Immigration and Skilled Trades to fully fund the Municipal Equipment Operator Course in 2024 through the Skills Development Fund; an

"THAT council receives all correspondence not otherwise dealt with."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “IPW-2024-06-Bruce County – Alternate Truck Route Agreement”, council directs the mayor and clerk to execute an Alternate Truck Route agreement with Bruce County, subject to the draft agreement being amended to include language that will require Bruce County to mill and pave the 1000m section of Queen Street from the Carrick/Normanby border east into Neustadt upon the substantial completion of the Durham Street Bridge project."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-03 - SVCA – Category 2 Programs and Services Agreements’, council authorizes the mayor and clerk to execute all necessary documents to enter into three separate five-year category 2 agreements for the Neustadt Dam Floodwall, Meux Creek, and Neustadt Creek."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “IPW-2024-05 – Boundary Road Agreement – Chatsworth”, council directs staff to bring forward a bylaw to authorize the mayor and clerk to execute a five-year boundary road agreement with the Township of Chatsworth."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “IPW-2024-07 – Normanby Arena Complex – RFP”, council directs staff to issue a Request for Proposals to replace the existing condenser at the Normanby Arena Complex."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “Recreation – Durham Minor Ball Signage Request”, council authorizes Durham Minor Ball to install sponsorship signage seasonally at the Durham Ball Diamonds."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “Recreation Services – Durham 150th Homecoming Splashpad Project Water Capacity Follow Up”, council directs staff to proceed with a “continuous flow” splashpad system."

"That in consideration of staff report “Recreation Services – Neustadt Adult Roller-skating”, council directs staff to: 1. proceed with offering an adults-only roller-skating program; and 2. bring forward a bylaw to amend the fees and charges bylaw to add an adults-only roller-skating program admission fee of $10.00 per person."

"That in consideration of staff report ‘2023 Year End Building Activities’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘Agreement to Provide Pound Services’, council directs staff to enter into an agreement with the Walkerton-Hanover Veterinary Clinic to provide pound services for the Municipality of West Grey."

"That in consideration of staff report ‘Statement of 2022 Council Remuneration and Expenses’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"That in consideration of staff report ‘Authorize Council Conference Spending Beyond Limits’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT Bylaw Numbers 2024-020 and 2024-021 be passed and enacted."

"THAT council hereby approves going past curfew to 1:30 p.m. in accordance with the procedural bylaw."

"THAT council now moves into closed session to consider: a. Minutes of the closed session of the regular council meeting held on February 6, 2024; and b. One matter regarding a proposed or pending disposition of land respecting a municipal property."