Council Meeting

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the November 18th, 2022 Revised Council Agenda, be approved.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on October 21st, 2022, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on October 20th, 2022, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Closed Meeting of Council held on October 21st, 2022, be approved.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council move into a CLOSED MEETING at 9:19 a.m., pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, to deal with a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the municipality.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council move out of a CLOSED MEETING at 10:05 a.m.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED t hat Council approves the stopping up, closure and conveyance of the original shore road allowance fronting 12 Windcliffe Drive, on the basis of a straight-line extension of the side lot lines.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approves the stopping up, closure and conveyance of the original shore road allowance fronting Location TA 72, located in Concession 8, Part Lot 21, on Crane Lake, Conger, on the basis of a straight-line extension of the side lot lines.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the November 2022 CAO Report on Council Directions, as distributed.

WHEREAS Ontario passed the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 (Bill 68) and established the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA), which, once in force, will repeal the Police Services Act, 1990 (PSA); and WHEREAS Section 67 of the CSPA required there be an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Board for each detachment of the OPP that provides policing in a municipality or First Nation community; and WHEREAS the Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ministry) has developed a framework which allows affected Municipalities and First Nations the flexibility to establish an OPP Detachment Board that reflects community and local needs; and WHEREAS the Ministry has asked that Municipalities and First Nations within an OPP Detachment area to work together to determine the composition of their OPP Detachment Board, and the manner in which they will submit their proposal to the Ministry; and WHEREAS Members of the existing West Parry Sound District Community Policing Advisory Committee have indicated interest in establishing an OPP Detachment Board, which will represent the West Parry Sound Municipalities and First Nations; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council of the Township of The Archipelago hereby supports the OPP Detachment Board Proposal that was submitted to the Province of Ontario by the Municipality of McDougall CPAC representative, which represents all seven of the West Parry Sound Area Municipalities and Henvey Inlet First Nation, substantially

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the November Council Correspondence listing.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints the following Committee Members to the Connectivity Committee, for the 2022 – 2026 Term of Council : Chair Bert Liverance, Vice Chair Scott Sheard, and Councillor Dan MacLeod.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints the following to the Georgian Cliffs Memorial Park Cemetery Advisory Committee, for the 2022 – 2026 Term of Council: Councillor Emery, Councillor Frost, Councillor Manners, and citizen members Toby Cavers and Muriel McKee.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints the following Committee Members to the Property Standards Committee, for the 2022 – 2026 Term of Council: Chair Alice Barton, Vice Chair Dan MacLeod, and Councillor Laurie Emery.

WHEREAS Ontario Regulation 278/98 under the District Social Services Administration Boards Act, R.S.O., 1990, states that the District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board shall consist of 15 members and that the Township of The Archipelago and the Town of Parry Sound jointly represent Area 2; AND WHEREAS the Township of The Archipelago shall appoint two of three members to represent Area 2 for the 2022-2026 term; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Councillor Rick Zanussi and Councillor Tom Lundy to represent Area 2 on the District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Reeve Liverance as a member of the West Parry Sound Recreation and Cultural Centre Joint Municipal Service Board and Councillor Lundy as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Councillor Emery as a member on the Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce Board, and Councillor Cade Fraser as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

WHEREAS the Township of The Archipelago is required to appoint one representative to the Parry Sound District Emergency Medical Services Committee for the 2022-2026 Term of Council; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoint Councillor Sheard as a member to the Parry Sound District Emergency Medical Services Committee, and Councillor Dan MacLeod as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Reeve Liverance as a member on the West Parry Sound District Museum Board and Councillor Manners as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Councillor Frost as a member to the Georgian Bay Association Coastal Protection Committee, and Councillor Ashley as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Councillor MacLeod as a member on the Muskoka Watershed Community Round Table (CRT) and Councillor Cade Fraser as an alternate member, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

MacLeod NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints Councillor Lundy as a member to the Parry Sound Public Library Board, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints the following to the Integrated Community Energy & Climate Action Plans (ICECAP), for the 2022-2026 Term of Council: Councillor Barton and Cale Henderson, Manager of Development and Environmental Services

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Township of The Archipelago hereby appoints the following Committee Members to the Boating Safety Committee, for the 2022 – 2026 Term of Council: Chair Peter Frost, Vice Chair Scott Sheard, Councillor Tom Lundy, Councillor Earl Manners, Councillor Dan MacLeod.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve a pre-budget allocation for the 2023 year in the amount of $250,000 for the structural improvement of Blackstone Lake Road bridge.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve a pre-budget allocation for the year 2023 in the amount of $490,000 for slurry seal on Skerryvore Road, and a pre-budget allocation of $60,000 for centre line painting on Skerryvore Road.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby adopts the Employee Recognition Policy.

WHEREAS the Council for the Township of The Archipelago recognizes the need for additional affordable and attainable housing locally, provincially, and nationally, and supports provincial measures to increase the supply of housing to meet this growing need; AND WHEREAS a strategic priority for the Township of The Archipelago is to protect and preserve the natural environment, including Georgian Bay as the world’s largest freshwater archipelago, a globally important region designated as a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), inland lakes, and watershed areas, through responsible land use planning; AND WHEREAS the proposed changes to the Planning Act limits the Township’s ability to preserve and protect the environment, by eliminating the ability to use site plan control within environmentally sensitive, waterfront areas throughout the Township; AND WHEREAS the proposed changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System will diminish its importance and minimize the ability to classify and protect wetlands within the unique Georgian Bay landscape, which contains interconnected wetlands containing habitat for numerous threatened and endangered species; AND WHEREAS the natural environment is the economic engine of the Township of The Archipelago and the Parry Sound District and the proposed changes, if implemented, will cause significant damage to the local economy; AND WHEREAS a second strategic priority for the Township

That By-law Number 2022-42, being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Condominium Agreement between N.D. McLennan (Crane Lake Condominium) and the Corporation of the Township of The Archipelago, be read and finally passed this 18th day of November, 2022.

That By-law Number 2022-44 , being a By-law to appoint members of Council to The Archipelago Area Planning Board commencing November 18, 2022, for the term of Council, be read and finally passed this 18th day of November, 2022.

That By-law Number 2022-45, being a By-law to Appoint Aird & Berlis LLP as the Integrity Commissioner for the Township of The Archipelago, be read and finally passed this 18th day of November, 2022.

That By-law Number 2022-46 , being a By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council Held on November 18th, 2022, be read and finally passed this 18th day of November, 2022.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Regular Meeting of Council held on November 18th, 2022 be adjourned at 11:40 a.m.