Council Agenda

THAT minutes of the Town of Minto October 4, 2022 Regular Council meeting be approved.

THAT The Town of Minto Council convenes into Committee of Adjustment.

THAT the Town of Minto Committee of Adjustment convenes into Committee of the Whole.

THAT Council of the Town of Minto receives report FIN 2022-026 regarding the 2021 Audited Financial Statements; and THAT the 2021 Audited Financial Statements and Financial Information Return be approved as presented.

THAT the Council of the Town of Minto pass a Motion regarding Streamlining Governing Legislation for Physicians in Ontario as follows: “WHEREAS attracting primary health care providers, including doctors, to the Town of Minto and other small communities has been a difficult task; AND WHEREAS the Provincial Government announced a tuition program to attract nurses to underserved areas of Ontario; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Minto requests that the Government of Ontario provide funding and change legislation to allow the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to implement the following changes: ̶ Exempting Individualized Education Plan's from the regulatory requirement to have Canadian experience (re-do residency) where all other requirements are met; and ̶ Implementing Practice Ready Assessment programs similar to those already used in seven (7) other provinces. AND THAT the Government of Ontario develop a similar tuition program to attract family doctors to underserved areas of Ontario; AND THAT this motion be circulated to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Health, MPP Matthew Rae and the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for endorsement.”

WHEREAS the province of Ontario is currently experiencing an early years and child care workforce shortage; _____________________________________________________________________________________________ October 18 2022 Council Minutes 3 AND WHEREAS access to quality licensed child care is an essential component of Ontario’s social and economic well-being and enables children to grow up with a sense of community; AND WHEREAS lack of licensed child care is a barrier for parents to return or enter into the workforce, thus putting a strain on families, hindering economic participation, and forcing parents to remain at home to care for their children; AND WHEREAS in recent years the recruitment and retention of qualified Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs) and child care staff has been a challenge that has been exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic; AND WHEREAS the workforce crisis in the early years and child care sector has been further exasperated by the significant wage disparity between the compensation paid to RECEs employed by school boards and those employed in licensed child care centers due to lack of funding which has created an inequity for workers with equal qualifications; AND WHEREAS Ontario has signed the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement putting Ontario on the path to reducing child care fees to an average of $10/day which will create a demand for more child care spaces when a workforce shortage already exists; AND WHEREAS the province of

THAT The Cultural Roundtable minutes of September 28, 2022 be received as information, and approves any recommendations contained therein.

THAT The Economic Development and Planning Committee minutes of October 13, 2022 be received as information, and approves any recommendations contained therein.

THAT the Council of the Town of Minto receives the Planning Technician’s report for the Site Servicing Agreement, pertaining to the Park Street Extension in Clifford, for information. AND further, that the Owner and Purchaser executes with the Town of Minto a Site Servicing Agreement regarding the Park Street Road Extension. AND further, that Council considers passing a By-law in regular session authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Site Servicing Agreement.

THAT Council of the Town of Minto receives report FIN 2022-025 regarding an Application for Tile Drain Loan by BJ&S Enterprises Inc. / J+K Agro Services Inc. and approves the application for a loan under The Tile Drainage Act.

THAT Council of the Town of Minto receives report CL 2022-012 regarding OMERS Participation for Council Members; and THAT Council considers passing a By-law in Open session.

THAT the Committee of the Whole convenes into Regular Council. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ October 18 2022 Council Minutes 6

THAT the Council of the Town of Minto ratifies the motions made in the Committee of the Whole.

THAT By-law Numbers 2022-92 and 2022-93 be read a first, second, third time and passed in open Council and sealed with the seal of the Corporation.

THAT By-Law 2022-94; To confirm actions of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Minto Respecting a meeting held October 18, 2022; be read a first, second, third time and passed in open Council and sealed with the seal of the Corporation.

THAT The Council of the Town of Minto adjourns to meet again at the call of the Mayor.

THAT The Town of Minto Committee of Adjustment approves the application by Robert (Bob) Harris on behalf of Richard Sharpe, for property legally described as LOT 1, NE/S QUEEN ST, PLAN TOWN OF HARRISTON HARRISTON; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PART 2 PLAN 61R20686 AS IN WC464936; TOWN OF MINTO, municipally known as 211-213 Queen St S in the Town of Minto, to provide relief from Section 12.2.2.5 and Section 6.37 b) i) of the Town of Minto’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 01-86, as amended, to permit for a reduced front yard setback of 4.26 m (13.98 ft) and a 3.57 m (11.71 ft) encroachment of the covered porch into the front yard setback for the semi-detached dwelling. The following conditions will apply: 1) An Encroachment Agreement is entered into with the Town of Minto to allow for the temporary parking of a personal motor vehicle on the driveway which may encroach within the road allowance. It must be to the satisfaction of the Town and will be registered on title. 2) A revised Grading/Drainage Plan is provided to the satisfaction of the Town. 3) The garage parking space shall be a minimum of 3 m (width) x 6 m (length) unobstructed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ October 18, 2022 Committee of Adjustment Minutes Schedule A 3