Committee of the Whole

That the presentation by Heather Pickering and Brandon Bliss regarding Request Support to Build a Pump Track within the Municipality of Port Hope be r eceived for information.

1. That the presentation by Melanie Cressman, Executive Director, The Children's Foundation and Highland Shores Children's Aid regarding October as Dress Purple Day, October 27, 2023 be r eceived for information; and 2. That the Municipality of Port Hope declare October 27, 2023 as Dress Purple Day, and make efforts to support this endeavour.

That the presentation by Mark Hughey, General Manager, Historic Waste Program Management Office, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories - Port Hope Area Initiative regarding Update on the Port Hope Area Initiative be r eceive for information.

That a resolution be presented to Council on October 3, 2023, to adopt the following updated Land Acknowledgement Statement: “The Municipality of Port Hope exists on the lands of the Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg traditional territory covered by the Williams Treaties. We honour and recognize First Peoples as rights holders and stewards of the lands and waters on which we have the privilege to live, work, and play, including the Ganaraska Forest and River. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We commit to actions towards Truth and Reconciliation by recognizing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, strengthening ties with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples - especially those who make their home in Port Hope, and learning from Indigenous ways of knowing and being. We do so by recognizing the past and working towards a shared future.”

That Staff Report CS-13-23 be received for information.

presentation by Finance Staff regarding Budget Communications be received for information.

That a by-law be presented to Council to rezone the ‘Parcel A’ portion of the subject lands from Agriculture ‘A’ to Rural Residential ‘RESR’ with Site Specific Exception (144) to reflect the existing residential use and to recognize the deficient 20.0m lot frontage; and That a by-law be presented to Council to rezone the ‘Parcel B’ portion of the subject lands from Agriculture ‘A’ to Agriculture ‘A(1)’ with Site Specific Exception (145) to prohibit residential dwellings on the retained parcel, recognize the setback deficiencies of two existing agricultural structures, and prohibit housing of livestock.

That a by-law be presented to Council to rezone the ‘Parcel A’ portion of the subject lands from Agriculture ‘A’ to Rural Residential ‘RESR’ with Site Specific Exception (146) to reflect the existing residential use and to recognize the deficient rear and interior setbacks of the existing house; and That a by-law be presented to Council to rezone the ‘Parcel B’ portion of the subject lands as Agriculture ‘A’ to Agriculture ‘A(1)’ with Site Specific Exception (147) to prohibit residential dwellings on the retained parcel, recognize the setback deficiencies of an existing agricultural structures, and prohibit housing of livestock on the retained farm parcel.

That a resolution be presented to Council to approve, in principle, the Port Hope Waterfront and Riverwalk Master Plan.

That a resolution be presented to Council to authorize the additional funding for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Outfall Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $339,567 for Part A and $136,773 for Part B from the Wastewater Reserve Fund and award Part A of the project to Capital Sewer Services Inc. to allow work to proceed in 2023.

That a resolution be presented to Council to approve, in principle, the Municipal Law Enforcement Policy, incorporating the comments and amendments provided by Council at the September 19, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting.