Council Meeting

Be it resolved that Council proceed In-Camera in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., c.25 in order to address a matter pertaining to labour relations or employee negotiations - Section 239(2)(d) - (Collective Bargaining Negotiations).

That the Special Council Meeting minutes of December 5, 2022, the Council Meeting minutes of December 6, 2022, the Committee of the Whole Meeting minutes of December 6, 2022, the Special Council Meeting minutes of December 13, 2022, the Public Meeting minutes of December 13, 2022 and the Public Meeting minutes of December 14, 2022 be approved as circulated

That Staff Report FS-27-22 re: Repeal Bylaw 62/2022 DC Amendment be

WHEREAS the Municipality of Port Hope Procedure By-law states that Council may appoint representatives to serve on Local Boards, Authorities, Commissions, Advisory Committees, or any other body to which Council is required or empowered to appoint a representative; AND WHEREAS Council considered Report CS 20-22 at its Regular Council Meeting of December 6, 2022 and

WHEREAS the Procedural By-law states that Council may appoint representatives to serve on Local Boards, Authorities, Commissions, Advisory Committees, or any other body to which Council is required or empowered to appoint a representative; AND WHEREAS the Procedural By-law generally identifies that the Mayor will oversee the process related to appointments of Council representatives on advisory committees and local boards and consideration has been given to those outstanding appointments; AND WHEREAS at their Regular Meeting on December 6, 2022 Council appointed Mayor Olena Hankivsky and Councillor Les Andrews to the Port Hope Police Services Board, and Councillor Vicki Mink to the Port Hope Public Library Board; AND WHEREAS Council

WHEREAS Committee of the Whole at their meeting held on December 6, 2022 considered Staff Report CS-21-2022 regarding Port Hope Archives as Official Archivist; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council appoint the Port Hope Archives as the official archival repository / archivist for the Municipality of Port Hope for 2023.

WHEREAS Committee of the Whole at their meeting held on December 6, 2022 considered Staff Report CS-21-22 regarding Procedural By-law Review; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to undertake a comprehensive review of the Procedural By-law incorporating feedback from members of Council and public engagement.

WHEREAS Committee of the Whole at their meeting held on December 6, 2022 considered Staff Report PD-35-22 regarding the Repealing of the Active Heritage Permit for 65 Ward Street; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council repeal the approved heritage permit for subject lands municipally known as 65 Ward Street.

WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was created as a result of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and intended to focus on promoting healing, educating, listening, and the preparation of a report for all parties that includes recommendations for the Government of Canada regarding the Indian Residential Schools system, experience and legacy; AND WHEREAS the TRC released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; AND WHEREAS TRC’s Call-to-Action #43 states “We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to fully adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation…”; AND WHEREAS the adoption of the attached United Nation’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (as attached) supports indigenous rights to culture, employment, health, education, and other issues and promotes a full participation in all matters that concern them; AND WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council for the Municipality of Port Hope adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada pledging to use it as the framework for indigenous reconciliation; AND

WHEREAS climate change is currently contributing to billions of dollars in property and infrastructure damage worldwide, stressing local and international economies; AND WHEREAS climate change is currently jeopardizing the health and survival of many species and other natural environments worldwide, stressing local and international eco systems; AND WHEREAS climate change is currently harming human populations through rising sea levels and other extraordinary phenomena like intense wildfires worldwide, stressing local and international communities; AND WHEREAS municipalities are on the front lines of climate change being at risk for storms, flooding, hurricane damage, and reductions in agricultural productivity having the potential to severely impact human health and food security; AND WHEREAS municipalities influence roughly half of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and therefore are key to meeting Canada’s climate goals through efforts to build more sustainable and resilient communities; AND WHEREAS international research as identified by the 2018 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated a need for massive reduction in carbon emissions in the near future to avoid further and devastating economic, ecological, and societal loss; AND WHEREAS the climate in Canada is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, as per Canada’s Changing Climate released in 2019, which demands better integration of climate risks into public decision making and requ

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 79/2022 being a By-law to Amend By-law 85/2017 being a By-law to Authorize Execution of a Lease Agreement between the Port Hope Archives and the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope to Extend the Term for One Year be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 80/2022 being a By-law to Prescribe Fees for Services provided by the Municipality of Port Hope and Repeal By-law 71/2021 be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 81/2022 being a By-law to authorize borrowing of monies to meet 2023 operational cash requirements be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 82/2022 being a By-law Under the Provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, as Amended, to Amend Zoning By-law 20/2010, as Amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope, for lands described as Part Town Plot LT 67 and 68, PL Stewart, Part 1 9R1077, Port Hope, municipally known as 143 Walton Street in the Municipality of Port Hope, in the County of Northumberland be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 83/2022 being a By-law to Authorize Execution of an 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 to Provide Access under the Provincial Highway 401 Bridge to Establish a Trail to Connect to the GRCA Millennium Trail be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 84/2022 being a By-law to enter into a Lease Agreement Between Trinity College School and the Municipality of Port Hope for Use of Lands, municipally known as Parts 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, Plan 39R-7949 be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 85/2022 being a By-law to repeal By-law 62/2022 in order to reflect provincial changes resulting from Bill 23 be read a first and second time.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-laws 79/2022, 80/2022, 81/2022, 82/2022, 83/2022, 84/2022 and 85/2022 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 86/2022 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 December 20, 2022 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.