Council Meeting

That the Town of Goderich Council hereby accepts the November 6, 2023, regular Council Agenda, as amended.

That the Town of Goderich Council hereby adopts the October 16, 2023, regular Council Minutes and the October 23, 2023, special Council Minutes, as printed.

That Goderich Town Council enters a Public Meeting at 4:10 PM with respect to Zoning By-Law Amendment Application Z03-2023, and Zoning By-Law Amendment Application GOD Z12-21 under Section 34 of the Planning Act.

That Council defer a decision on proposed zoning by-law amendment GOD Z03-23, 25 North Harbour Road East, Maitland River Golf & Resort Park to the next Council meeting on November 27, 2023.

1) WHEREAS Council of the Corporation of the Town of Goderich has held a Public Meeting pursuant to Section 34(12)(a) of the Planning Act, RSO 1990 with respect to proposed zoning by-law 126 of 2023 (GOD Z12-21 – Sarah Properties Ltd (Walter Broos); AND WHEREAS certain changes have been made to the proposed by-law after holding of the public meeting; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Goderich hereby resolves that, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, no further notice is to be given in respect of the proposed by-law.

That the Staff Reports be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That Council authorize the creation of a Council Remuneration Task Force consisting of the CAO, Clerk and Treasurer and members of the public, and that a recommendation be brought back to Council.

That Council consider a taxation rate change target of not more than 2% to be set as a preliminary goal.

That item 7.14 be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That the correspondence be received for information.

That Council support the request by Catherine Fife, Waterloo MPP regarding support for Bill 21 - Fixing Long-Term Care Amendment Act, 2022.

That the correspondence items be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That By-Laws 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 of 2023 be taken collectively.

That By-Laws 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 of 2023 be read a first and second time.

That By-Laws 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 of 2023 be read a third time and finally passed.

THAT Council approve a request from the Fire Committee to purchase a dedicated Fire Chief vehicle in the amount of $85,000; AND THAT the funds be provided through borrowing from the Town's reserve funds with repayment through the annual department budget allocation.

WHEREAS Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and aggression that occurs in an intimate relationship; AND WHEREAS on the morning of September 22, 2015, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered by a former partner; AND WHEREAS on June 28, 2022, a five-person jury established as part of a coroner’s inquest into the events of September 22, 2015, delivered 86 recommendations; AND WHEREAS specific legislation addressing family and domestic violence has been passed by six provinces and three territories, however, to date Ontario has not implemented this type of legislation; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Corporation of the Town of Goderich declare an IPV epidemic and call on the Ontario Government to do the same, as per #1 of the Renfrew County Inquest; and This motion be distributed to the Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Ministry of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, Huron County Council and Huron County lower tier municipalities, Goderich Police Services Board, Ontario Provincial Police, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

That leave be given to introduce By-Law No.128-2023 being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Goderich Town Council meeting held on November 6th, 2023, and that it now be read a first, second, and third time, and finally passed this 6th day of November, 2023.

That Goderich Town Council does now adjourn at 8:45 PM to meet again at the Special meeting of Council scheduled for November 20, 2023, at 1 PM.