Council

"THAT in consideration of a delegation provided September 3, 2024, by Birgitt Neffe respecting a request for a reduction in dog tag fees, council directs staff to fund 18 dog tags for Birgitt Neffe for 2024 from the council budget.”

"THAT the minutes of the regular council meeting and the public planning meeting held on August 13, 2024, be adopted."

"THAT the minutes of the committee and boards are hereby received."

“THAT in consideration of correspondence received from Sandra Bowman, Special Olympics Ontario South Saugeen respecting a request for ice time rental fee reduction, council receives the correspondence for information purposes.

"THAT in consideration of correspondence received from Brian Carr, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 308 Durham, respecting a request to fly the Legion flag at the West Grey municipal office for Legion week, council approves the request to fly the Legion flag for Legion week at the West Grey municipal office from September 16-22, 2024."

"THAT in consideration of correspondence received from Kim Storz, West Grey Public Library CEO/Chief Librarian, respecting a request to recognize October 20-26, 2024, as Ontario Library Week, council recognizes October 20-26, 2024, as Ontario Library Week."

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

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘Community Services – Request for Renaming – Durham Town Hall Park’, council directs staff to proceed with a public engagement campaign soliciting feedback on the proposed park name."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘Community Services – Riverside Park Redesign Project’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-23 – 2023 Annual Monitoring Reports’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of staff report “IPW-2024-26 – 2023 Annual Performance Report – Stormwater Management System”, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-28 – Bridge B- 025’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-29 – Bridges G- 037 and G-038’, council receives the report for information purposes."

"That in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-30-Connecting Link 2024/25 Winter Maintenance’, council authorizes the mayor and clerk to enter into a Connecting Link Agreement with Owen Sound Highway Maintenance Limited for the 2024/25 winter season at a cost of $28,365.50 plus HST."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘IPW-2024-31 – Bridge N- 060’, council: 1. authorizes staff to proceed with issuing a design-build RFP for rehabilitation of structure N-060 with a budget up to $110,000; and 2. directs staff to bring forward a bylaw to amend the setting of speed of motor vehicles from a statutory speed limit bylaw to: a. reduce the posted speed between Concession 2 and Sideroad 25 to 60 km/h; and b. further reduce the posted speed inclusive from bridge structure 58 to bridge structure 60 to 40 km/h."

"THAT in consideration of staff report IPW-2024-32 Circular Materials Depot Operations Agreement, council authorizes staff to enter into an agreement with Circular Materials Ontario (CMO) to act as a contractor for blue box collection at West Grey waste sites."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘Appointment of Members to the Durham Business Improvement Area Board’, council appoints individuals to the Durham Business Improvement Area Board as noted in Schedule ‘A’ attached to this report."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘Request for Renaming – Coral-Lea Drive’, council directs staff to proceed with a public engagement campaign soliciting feedback on the proposed road renaming."

"THAT in consideration of staff report ‘West Grey Joint Health and Safety Committee’, council directs staff to bring forward a bylaw to repeal bylaw 101-2022, being a bylaw to appoint a joint health and safety committee."

"THAT Bylaw Numbers 2024-072, 2024-073, 2024-74, 2024-075, and 2024- 076 be passed and enacted."

"WHEREAS municipalities have a responsibility to ensure the safety and security of their residents; and WHEREAS efficient and effective law enforcement is crucial for maintaining public order, preventing crime, and protecting citizens; and WHEREAS joint municipal police services can lead to enhanced resource allocation, improved coordination, and greater operational efficiency; and WHEREAS the consolidation of police services can provide access to specialized units and advanced technology that may not be feasible for individual municipalities to sustain independently; and WHEREAS joint municipal police services can lead to cost savings through shared resources, reduced administrative overhead, and bulk purchasing; and WHEREAS neighboring municipalities often face similar public safety challenges and can benefit from a unified approach to law enforcement; and 8 WHEREAS joint municipal police services can enhance the ability to respond to emergencies and large-scale incidents through combined personnel and equipment; and WHEREAS collaborative police services can strengthen community relations by fostering a sense of shared responsibility and partnership among municipalities; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that council endorses the exploration and potential implementation of joint municipal police services with the City of Owen Sound; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that council directs staff to initiate discussions with representatives from the City of Owen Sound, the Owen Sound Police Se