Committee of the Whole

That the correspondence from AMO regarding AMO Advocacy on Homelessness Encampments be received for information.

WHEREAS Eastern Ontario’s small rural municipalities face insurmountable challenges to fund both new growth related infrastructure and ongoing maintenance of their capital assets including local roads and bridges, clean water, wastewater, waste facilities, and municipally owned buildings including recreational facilities and libraries; and WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has calculated that Municipal Governments across Canada are responsible for approximately 60 percent of public infrastructure that supports our economy and quality of life, but only receive 10 cents of every tax dollar; and WHEREAS the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) region’s capital infrastructure deficit has increased by 58 percent since 2011 and is now at $6 billion, and growing; and WHEREAS in 2018, the Ontario Government mandated all Ontario municipalities to develop and fully fund capital asset management plans by July 2025; and WHEREAS the EOWC has released a regional Municipal Infrastructure Policy Paper showing key infrastructure data, opportunities and challenges in small rural municipalities across Eastern Ontario; and WHEREAS Eastern Ontario is a growing economy that can grow more with sustainable, innovative infrastructure partnership and investment from the Federal and Ontario Governments; and WHEREAS the infrastructure deficit for small rural municipalities cannot be adequately addressed through property tax revenue, restricted municipal borrowing capacity, and municipa

That Report PD-17-24 regarding Digital Main Street Program 2022-2024 be received for information.

That Council approve the reinstatement of the Draft Approval for Plan of Subdivision (File No. SU03-2018) in Part of Lot 2, Concession 1, Part 1 of 39R10543 Except 39M815, for a three-year period ending September 3, 2027.

That Council adopt the proposed Telecommunication Tower Protocol for future telecommunication tower infrastructure planning and development within the Municipality of Port Hope.

That a by-law be presented to Council to repeal and replace the agreement and corresponding By-law 73/2011 between the Municipality of Port Hope and Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc. specific to providing emergency response services and training.

That a by-law be presented to Council to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Licence and Access Agreement, with the County of Northumberland, for the communication base located at 200 Fox Road.

That Council support the development a Strategic Plan Process for the period of 2025-2028. That Council direct staff to prepare and present a Strategic Planning Roadmap for the period of 2025-2028 at the September 10, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting.