Committee of the Whole

That Grey County provides a letter of support to The Well Community Collective toward their applications to the province to establish youth wellness hubs offering integrated mental health and support services within the region.

That Report CAOR-CW-20-24 be received, providing an update on the Climate Adaptation Plan project which was identified as a priority in Going Green in Grey and the Corporate Strategic Plan; and That Grey County purchase a core Building Adaptive Resilient Communities (BARC) membership and facilitation package in the amount of $29,800 from ICLEI Canada which will provide coaching and facilitation support in helping the County to develop the Climate Adaptation Plan, using the funds included in the 2024 Climate Change Budget; and That Grey County apply for Local Leadership in Climate Adaptation program from FCM to further support the development, implementation and monitoring of the Climate Adaptation Plan should the terms of the funding permit. Councillor Greig requested a recorded vote. In Favour: McKay 3, Carleton 6, McQueen 6, Nielsen 5, Paterson 4, Dickert 3, Kentner 6, Keaveney 5, Boddy 8, Milne 4, Dobreen 3, Matrosovs 7, Hutchinson 6 Opposed: Mackey 4, Pringle 5, Greig 8, Bordignon 7, Eccles 6 The motion was

That report PSR-CW-09-24 regarding the Sole Source of Mechanical Compression Devices be received; and That the purchase of eight (8) Zoll Autopulse NXT mechanical CPR devices as approved by the 2024 budget be sole sourced from Zoll Canada at a cost of $168,876.80 excluding HST; and That the anticipated budget shortfall of approximately $52,449.03, be funded from the Safe Restart Reserve.

That report PSR-CW-10-24 be received; and That Domm Construction Ltd. be awarded RFP-PS-01-24 Design Build for the new Paramedic Services base in Durham at a cost of $2,415,500 (excluding HST); and That funding be provided as described in the 2024 Paramedic Services Capital budget and this report; and That Council authorize staff to proceed with preparations of CCDC 14 – 2013 Design Build Stipulated Price Contract prior to formal Council approval as per Section 26.6 (b) of the Procedural By-Law.

That Report PDR-CW-47-24 regarding proposed County Official Plan Amendment number 23 to amend the County’s Rural designation permitted uses and development policies be received; and That staff be directed to circulate proposed Official Plan Amendment number 23 and proceed to a public meeting to gather input on the proposed changes; and That the report be shared with the County’s Agricultural Advisory Committee and member municipalities for their feedback.

That report PDR-CW-49-24 be received, regarding the update to the Provincial Planning Statement 2024; and That report PDR-CW-49-24 be forwarded on to the province as the County of Grey’s comments on Environmental Registry posting 019-9065; and That this report be shared with; the County’s Planning and Economic Development Advisory Committee, Agricultural Advisory Committee, and member municipalities in Grey County; and That staff be authorized to proceed prior to County Council approval as per Section 26.6(b) of Procedural By-law 5134-22.

That report PDR-CW-52-24 regarding a shared services model for planning services be received; and That correspondence be sent to each member municipality in Grey County, requesting feedback on the potential centralized planning service model by October 18, 2024.

That the Committee of the Whole does now go into closed session pursuant to Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, to discuss: Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals (PDR-CW-46-24 - Update on the Appeal of Thornbury Acres 42CDM-2022-11). Labour relations or employee negotiations (CSR-CW-12-24 - Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care Funding). A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land (TR-CW-29-24 - Patrol D Land Purchase).