Council in Committee

THAT the Council in Committee Agenda for Tuesday, August 2, 2022 be approved as amended.

THAT Council directs the Bylaw Enforcement Officer to continue discussions with Bonnechere Valley Township Animal Control Officer and other facilities to investigate other options to be implemented by September 2022 to ensure continuity of services.

THAT Council accept staff recommendation to use the charitable organization rate for Barry's Bay and Area Minor Hockey Association's two August fundraisers.

THAT Council grant staff approval to proceed with iCity Townhall module for the purpose of online and tax and utility billing set up with the funds to be drawn from the Modernization Fund Reserve in the amount of $13,275.00.

THAT the Township of Madawaska Valley supports the following resolution from the Town of Aurora: WHEREAS municipal governments provide essential services to the residents and businesses in their communities; AND WHEREAS the introduction of new provincial policies and programs can have an impact on municipalities; AND WHEREAS municipal governments are generally supportive of efforts to modernize and enhance the volunteer and full-time fire services that serve Ontario communities; AND WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) believes in principle that fire certification is a step in the right direction, it has not endorsed the draft regulations regarding firefighter certification presented by the Province; AND WHEREAS municipalities and AMO are concerned, the thirty-day consultation period was insufficient to fully understand the effects such regulations will have on municipal governments and their fire services; AND WHEREAS fire chiefs have advised that the Ontario firefighter certification process will create additional training and new costs pressures on fire services; Page 4 of 10 Council in Committee - August 02, 2022 AND WHEREAS the Ontario government has not provided any indication they will offer some form of financial support to deliver this service; AND WHEREAS AMO, on behalf of municipal governments, in a letter to Solicitor General Jones dated February 25, 2022, made numerous comments and requested to address the shortcomings in the draft regulatio

THAT the Township of Madawaska Valley supports the Town of Arnprior with the following resolution: THAT Council of the Corporation of the Town of Arnprior receive the request from the Town of Aurora regarding resolution support of Private Member’s Bill C-133“Keira’s Law”; AND WHEREAS violence against women is a Canadian public health crisis that demands urgent action; AND WHEREAS one in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. One woman or girl is killed every other day, on average, somewhere in our country; AND WHEREAS an inquest began on June 6, 2022, into the 2015 murders in Renfrew County of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam by Basil Borutski, who had been convicted of assault against women; AND WHEREAS the inquest is to probe the circumstances around the deaths of three women and will focus on preventing domestic violence and deaths in rural communities; AND WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the domestic violence crisis. Women’s shelters and crisis centres have reported a marked increase in requests for services this year. The concerns for children are significant. According to recent research from The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, doctors have seen more than double the number of babies with serious injuries at this time last year. These include head injuries, broken bones or, in some cases, death. Institutions across the country are reporting a similar trend; AND WHEREAS Keira’s Law is named after four-ye

THAT the Township of Madawaska Valley supports the Township of Matachewan with the following resolution: WHEREAS it is in the best interest of good government and the democratic process that all Ontarians have access to candidate information during the upcoming municipal elections and: WHEREAS the clerks of some municipalities do not supply the mailing addresses of voters on the voter's list to candidates, thereby limiting the access of voters who have mailing addresses outside the municipality to candidate information, effectively disenfranchising them; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Matachewan expresses its support for the inclusion of the mailing addresses of voters on voter's lists provided to candidates; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to all municipalities in Ontario to ask for their support; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

THAT the Public Meeting Minutes for July 12, 2022, be approved as presented.

THAT the Special Council Meeting Minutes for July 12, 2022 be approved as presented.

THAT By-Law 2022-62 Being a By-Law to establish a Terms of Reference for the Station Keepers MV and to establish a Memorandum of Understanding between the Township of Madawaska Valley and the Station Keepers MV with respect to the facility use of the Barry's Bay Railway Station be given third and final reading this 2nd day of August, 2022 as amended.

THAT By-Law 2022-70 Page 7 of 10 Council in Committee - August 02, 2022 Being a By-Law to amend By-Law 2006-26 of the Township of Madawaska Valley as amended be given first and second reading this 2nd day of August, 2022.

THAT By-Law 2022-70 Be given third and final reading this 2nd day of August, 2022.

THAT By-Law 2022-71 Being a By-Law to authorize the entering into and the execution of a Used Consumer-Type Portable Battery Recycling Agreement between Call2Recycle Canada Inc and the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley be given first and second reading this 2nd day of August, 2022.

THAT By-Law 2022-71 Be given third and final reading this 2nd day of August 2022.

THAT the Meeting enter In-Camera Session at 11:39 a.m. to discuss matters pertaining to "personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees," "labour relations or employee negotiations," "litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board," "advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose," Ontario Municipal Act 2001, c.25, s.239 (2)(b)(e)(d)f). 1. Special Council Meeting Minutes - In-Camera - July 12, 2022 2. Court File No. CV-21-0000002-0000 - Amanda Gaudet, Intact Public Entities (1:00 p.m.)

THAT the Meeting return to Open Session at 1:56 p.m.

THAT By-Law 2022-72 Being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley at the Council in Committee Meeting of August 2, 2022, be given first and second reading.

THAT By-Law 2022-72 Be given third and final reading this 2nd day of August 2022.

THAT the Meeting adjourn at 1:59 p.m.