Council Meeting

That the Council Meeting minutes of August 1, 2023, the Committee of the Whole Meeting minutes of August 1, 2023, the Statutory Public Meeting minutes of August 2, 2023 and the Special Council Meeting minutes of August 23, 203 be approved as circulated.

That the correspondence from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding Building Faster Fund be received for information.

That Staff Report FS-15-23 regarding Ministry of Transportation - Dedicated Gas Tax Funding be

WHEREAS Committee of the Whole at their meeting held on July 4, 2023 considered Staff Report CAO-05-23 regarding Port Hope Area Initiative Special Circumstance Applications for Municipal Properties; AND WHEREAS Council at the August 1, 2023 Council meeting

WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of Port Hope received correspondence from the Municipality of Shuniah on June 20, 2023 regarding Bill 3 – ‘An Act to amend various statutes with respect to special powers and duties of heads of Council’; and WHEREAS this Bill, if enacted, will give Mayors additional authority and powers, and correspondingly take away authority and powers from Councils and professional staff, and will include giving the Mayor the authority to propose and adopt the Municipal budget and to veto some decisions of Council; and WHEREAS this Bill, if enacted, will undermine democratic decision-making from elected municipal representatives, and local government is at its best when all voices are heard; and WHEREAS these changes will result in a reduction of independence for professional staff including the CAO, who currently provides objective information to the Council and public and will now take direction from the Mayor alone when the Mayor so directs; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council for the Municipality of Port Hope support the Resolution from the Municipality of Shuniah and petition the Government of Ontario that: These changes to the Municipal Act, 2001, are unnecessary and will negatively affect the Municipality of Port Hope; That if the Ontario Government deems these changes necessary in large single-tier municipalities, that such changes should not be implemented in smaller municipalities; That the Ontario Government should listen to concern

WHEREAS Committee of the Whole at their meeting held on August 1, 2023 considered Staff Report PD-26-23 regarding the Land Inventory Project; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to seek and hire a firm to: Facilitate the review of all Municipally owned properties for the purposes of classifying and identifying appropriate parcels of land for potential surplus to strategically support economic development and affordable housing opportunities; and Review all relevant land parcels in the Municipality and develop an updated comprehensive inventory of all lands, identifying developed and undeveloped parcels to support potential local economic and residential development; and Review and recommend current policies related to the surplus and disposition of property and recommend updates that reflect current best practices in Ontario; and Develop updated policy and procedures related to municipal land acquisition and disposition.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 41/2023 being a By-law to amend By-law 45/2009, as amended by By-laws 26/2020 and 24/2018, being a By-law to Authorize Execution of a License Agreement between the Hope Agricultural Heritage Club and the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope, to Allow for a Small Expansion to the Leased Lands be read a first time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 42/2023 being a By-law to Enter into an Automatic Aid Response Agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope and Repeal By-law 56/2017 be read a first time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 43/2023 being a By-Law to Establish and Regulate a Fire Department for the Municipality of Port Hope and Repeal By-law 20/2006 be read a first time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 44/2023 being a By-law to enter into a Letter of Agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope and His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of Ontario, represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario relating to the funding provided by the Province of Ontario to the Municipality of Port Hope under the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for the Public Transportation-Program be read a first time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-laws 41/2023, 42/2023, 43/2023 and 44/2023 be read a third time, passed and that the said By-laws be signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed with the seal of the Corporation, and engrossed in the By-law Book.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 45/2023 being a By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope at its Regular Council meeting held on September 5, 2023 be read a first, second and third time, passed and that the said By-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed with the seal of the Corporation, and engrossed in the By-law book.