Council in Committee

THAT Report PDD-29-2024 Zoning By-law Amendment Application to Rezone Lands to Residential with a Special Exception – Byleveld, Cayuga be received; AND THAT application PLZ-HA-2024-099 to amend the Haldimand County Zoning By-law HC 1-2020 to rezone the subject lands from the “General Commercial (CG)” Zone to the “Urban Residential Type 1-B – Holding (R1-B(H))” Zone with Special Exception R1-B.4 be approved for the reasons outlined in Report PDD-29-2024; AND THAT the application is considered to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, conforms to the Haldimand County Official Plan, and has sufficient regard to matters of Provincial interest under the Planning Act, 1 990 ; AND THAT the by-law attached to Report PDD-29-2024 be approved at a future Council meeting.

THAT Report PDD-28-2025 Conservation Authorities 2025 Municipal Levies be received.

THAT Report PDD-30-2024 Servicing Allocation – 2024 Year End Update and Recommendations be received; AND THAT Haldimand County Water and Wastewater Treatment Capacities included as Attachment 1 to Report PDD-30-2024 be accepted as the basis for servicing allocation recommendations; AND THAT these proposals are deemed to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and other matters of provincial interest; AND THAT the Servicing Allocation proposals recommended in Attachment 2 to Report PDD-30-2024, deemed to conform to the Haldimand County Servicing Allocation Policy and By-law 1073/10, be approved.

THAT Report EDT-05-2024 be

O'Neill THAT Report EMS-06-20244 Adoption of the Haldimand County Emergency Management Program and Emergency Response Plan be received; AND THAT the by-law attached to Report EMS-06-2024 be approved at a future Council meeting; AND THAT the Annual Emergency Management Program Statement of Completion be signed by the Mayor and Community Emergency Management Coordinator, and be submitted to the Ontario Fire Marshal and Emergency Management.

O'Neill THAT Report CSS-03-2024 Update on Voluntary Health Merger and Appointment of Council Member to the new Board of Health be received; AND THAT Mayor Bentley be appointed to the new Board of Health for Grand Erie Public Health, effective January 1, 2025.

THAT Report LSS-05-2024 Road Closure and Conveyance of Lane Between Lot 5 and Lot 6, Selkirk be received; AND THAT the subject lands, as shown in yellow hashmarks on Attachment #1 to LSS-05-2024 and legally described as PIN 38211-0350 (LT); Lane Between Lot 5 and Lot 6; Plan 8242 Except HC138556, Haldimand County, and PIN 38211-0349 (LT); Part Lane Between Lot 5 and Lot 6; Plan 8242 as in HC138556, Subject to Interest of the Municipality; Haldimand County, be stopped up, closed and declared surplus to all County needs; AND THAT the PINs, legally described above, be sold to the abutting landowner, 14898010 Canada Inc., for a purchase price of $11,000 plus HST plus costs of conveyance inclusive of Haldimand County’s legal fees; AND THAT public notice of the proposed closure and conveyance be given; AND THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute all necessary documents; AND THAT a by-law be passed to authorize the closure and conveyance at a future Council meeting.

THAT Report LSS-18-2024 Provincial Offences – Outstanding Revenue and Collection Strategy Update be received; AND THAT Council supports the go-forward collection strategy for outstanding fines, as outlined in Report LSS-18-2024; AND THAT Provincial Offences ticket statistics, updates and write-offs be included as an annual Council report to replace the ticket statistics that are currently provided monthly in the Council Information Package.

THAT Report CLE-17-2024 Haldimand O.P.P. Detachment Board Terms of Reference be received; AND THAT the Terms of Reference, as attached to Report CLE-17-2024, be

O'Neill THAT Report CLE-20-2024 Council Appointments as of December 16, 2024 be received; AND THAT Councillor Shirton be appointed Deputy Mayor from the period of December 16, 2024 to November 14, 2025; AND THAT the following temporary appointments for Chairs and Vice Chairs for the following Business Divisions of Council in Committee for Haldimand County be made for the period from December 16, 2024 to the following Council meeting after the two vacant Council seats have been filled: Public Meeting for Planning Applications: Chair Councillor O'Neill Public Works: Chair Councillor Shirton Vice-Chair Councillor Lawrence Financial & Data Services: Vice-Chair Councillor Lawrence AND THAT the by-law attached to Report CLE-20-2024 to appoint the Deputy Mayor be approved at a future Council meeting.

O'Neill THAT Memorandum CLE-M02-2024 Annual Policing Report be received.

THAT consideration of Report CDP-18-2024 Community & Recreation Facilities Strategy – Presentation of Final Report and Draft Recommendations be

THAT Report FCA-02-2024 Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan Update be received; AND THAT the proposed Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan for Haldimand County, attached to Report FCA-02-2024, be approved as required by O. Reg. 25/23: Broader Public Sector: Energy Reporting and Conservation and Demand Management Plans.

THAT Report CLE-19-2024 Options to Fill Vacant Ward 1 and 4 Council Seats be received; AND THAT Council selects Option ___ to fill the Ward 1 and Ward 4 Council vacancies; AND THAT, if selected, the operating costs related to Option 1 be included in the Tax Supported Operating Budget as a Council Approved Initiative.

THAT clause 2 be amended to read: "AND THAT Council selects Option 1 to fill the Ward 1 and Ward 4 Council vacancies;"

THAT the Recommendation 14 be amended to include an additional clause: "AND THAT the feasibility of an additional indoor aquatics centre be reviewed as part of the Comprehensive Long-Term Financial Strategy that is to be completed in 2026."

O'Neill THAT the delegation from Darline Kinnear Re: Report CLE-19-2024 Options to Fill Vacant Ward 1 and 4 Council Seats be received.

THAT this meeting is now adjourned at 2:06 p.m.