Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (5 motions)
5 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT Report PDD-29-2025 Zoning By-law Amendment to Increase the Maximum Permitted Accessory Building Area at Beckley Beach, Sherbrooke be received; AND THAT application PLZ-HA-2025-157 to amend the Haldimand County Zoning By-law HC 1-2020 by rezoning the subject lands from “Agriculture (A)” Zone and “Lakeshore Residential (RL)” Zone to “Agriculture (A-H)” Zone and “Lakeshore Residential (RL-H)”, with special exception 11.4.1.15 and Holding (H) provision be approved for reason outlined in Report PDD-29-2025; AND THAT the proposal is deemed to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, conforms with the Haldimand County Official Plan and has sufficient regard to matters of Provincial interest under the Planning Act; AND THAT the General Manager of Development Services be authorized to remove the Holding (H) provision on the subject lands when the conditions have been satisfied; AND THAT the by-law attached to Report PDD-29-2025 be approved at a future Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Shirton, seconded by Mayor Bentley
Carried
THAT Report PDD-36-2025 Zoning By-law Amendment as Condition of Consent - 20 McKay Street West, Cayuga be received; AND THAT application PLZ-HA-2025-173 to amend the Haldimand County Zoning By-law HC 1-2020 to rezone Part 1 from “General Commercial (CG)” to “Urban Residential Type 1-B (R1-B)” be approved for the reasons outlined in the Report PDD-36-2025; AND THAT application PLZ-HA-2025-173 to amend the Haldimand County Zoning By-law HC 1-2020 to rezone Part 2 from “General Commercial (CG)” to “Urban Residential Type 4 (R4)” be approved for the reasons outlined in the Report PDD-36-2025; AND THAT the application is considered to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and the Haldimand County Official Plan, and has regard for matters of Provincial Interest under the Planning Act, 1990; AND THAT the by-law attached to Report PDD-24-2025 be approved at a future Council meeting.
Moved by Mayor Bentley, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
THAT the consent motions 1 through 8 be approved:
Moved by Councillor Metcalfe, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
THAT Report PDD-30-2025 Servicing Allocation – 2025 Year End Update and Recommendations be received; AND THAT Haldimand County Water and Wastewater Treatment Capacities included as Attachment 1 to Report PDD-30-2025 be accepted as the basis for servicing allocation recommendations; AND THAT the Servicing Allocation proposals recommended in Attachment 2 to Report PDD-30-2025, deemed to conform to the Haldimand County Servicing Allocation Policy and By-law 1073/10, be approved; AND THAT these proposals are deemed to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and other matters of provincial interest.
Moved by Councillor Shirton, seconded by Mayor Bentley
Carried
McKeen WHEREAS the Conservation Authorities Act, 1990 (the “Act”), originally enacted in 1946, was established to allow municipalities to form conservation authorities that are equipped to develop and deliver local, watershed-based conservation, restoration and natural resource management programs on behalf of the province and municipalities; AND WHEREAS there are thirty-six (36) conservation authorities in Ontario, each of which is distinct and reflects the unique environmental, geographic and community needs of its watershed; AND WHEREAS on October 31, 2025, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation which would amend the Act to create the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency and consolidate Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into seven (7) regional conservation authorities. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Haldimand County Council wishes to formally state that it opposes the consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities without knowing the full financial and operational impact to municipalities and the conservation authorities; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Todd McCarthy, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Bobbi Ann Brady, MPP, Haldimand-Norfolk.