Council Meeting

THAT as the Mayor is participating electronically and the Deputy Mayor is absent from the meeting, Councillor Dalimonte be appointed to preside over the February 14, 2022 Council meeting and act in place of the Mayor.

THAT the minutes of the December 13, 2021 Council meeting be adopted as circulated.

THAT the minutes of the January 13, 2022 Special Council meeting be adopted as circulated.

THAT the presentation by Heidy VanDyk, Acting General Manager, Health & Social Services Re: Community Safety and Well-Being Plan be heard prior to the delegation listed on the Council agenda.

THAT Report HSS 21-25 Re: Community Safety and Well-Being Plan be received.

1. THAT the presentation material from Stephen Armstrong, Armstrong Planning & Project Management Re: Proposal for a New Planned Community in Nanticoke be received; 2. AND THAT the CAO be directed to prepare a report for the March 1, 2022 Council in Committee meeting regarding the delegate's request for Council to request a Provincial Minister's Zoning Order for the subject lands; The Corporation of Haldimand County Council Minutes – February 14, 2022 3 3. AND THAT the Procedure By-law be waived to allow the matter to be considered immediately following Public Meetings for Planning Applications, with delegations being permitted to speak to the matter without pre- registering.

THAT the minutes of the February 8, 2022 Council in Committee meeting be adopted with the following recommendation withdrawn to be voted on separately: Recommendation # 2 Re: PDD-03-2022 Information Report – Applications for Smith Farms Subdivision

THAT the correspondence from KLM Planning Partners Inc. Re: PDD-03-2022 Information Report – Applications for Smith Farms Subdivision, dated February 10, 2022, be received.

THAT Recommendation # 2 of the Council in Committee minutes dated February 8, 2022 be adopted.

THAT the minutes of the Closed Session of the February 8, 2022 Council in Committee meeting be adopted as circulated and remain confidential.

1. WHEREAS Municipalities across this province collectively spend millions of dollars of taxpayer money and municipal resources developing Official Plans that meet current Provincial Planning Policy; 2. AND WHEREAS an Official Plan is developed through months of public consultation to ensure, “that future planning and development will meet the specific needs of (our) community”; 3. AND WHEREAS an Official Plan is ultimately approved by the province; 4. AND WHEREAS it is within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to approve Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that better the community or fit within the vision of Haldimand County Official Plan; 5. AND WHEREAS it is also within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to deny Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that do not better the community or do not fit within the vision of the Haldimand County Official Plan; 6. AND WHEREAS local councils are elected and accountable to the local community and under the Planning Act, appropriate checks and balances are in place to ensure decision makers’ transparency and mechanisms to require stakeholder consultation and community input; 7. AND WHEREAS municipal planning decisions may be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT; formerly the Ontario Municipal Board or “OMB”), an unelected, appointed body that is not accountable to the residents of Haldimand County; The Corporation of Haldimand County Council Minutes – February 14, 2022 5 8. AND WHERE

THAT the presentation material from Scott Robertson, Senior Water Resources Engineer, Grand River Conservation Authority Re: Lake Erie Flooding be received.

THAT By-laws 1 to 9, as listed, be hereby introduced and given a first and second reading.

THAT By-laws 1 to 9, as listed, be hereby introduced and given a third and final reading, be signed by the Acting Mayor and the Clerk, the corporate seal affixed thereto and numbered.

THAT the Confirming By-law be hereby introduced and given a first and second reading.

THAT the Confirming By-law be hereby introduced and given a third and final reading, be signed by the Acting Mayor and the Clerk, the corporate seal affixed thereto and numbered.

THAT this meeting is now adjourned at 7:49 p.m.