Committee of the Whole

That the following Consent Agenda items be received; and That staff be authorized to take the actions necessary to give effect to the recommendations in the staff reports; and That the correspondence be supported or received for information as recommended in the consent agenda.

That Council receive FR-CW-06-25 titled 2024 Year-End Transfers and approve the recommendations as contained and estimated in the report; and That Council approve any surplus/deficit arising in the 2024 budget being transferred to/(from) the respective departmental reserves.

That Report TR-CW- 12 - 25 regarding the Grey Road 9 Overlay Project from Highway 6 to Grey Road 109 be received ; and That the request to move forward the Grey Road 9 overlay p roject from 2026 into 20 25 be approved; and That Staff work with Cox Construction Ltd. to prepare a change order estimated at $45 8 ,000 after HST rebate for the inclusion of this work as part of RFT-TS-03-25 Grey Road 9 Pulverize and Pave and Overlay Project ; and That the $458,000 be funded from the surplus realized in the 2025 Transportation Capital Construction Budget and, if the surplus is not realized, from the Transportation General Reserve.

That report CSR-CW-07-25 regarding a request from City of Owen Sound for $45,000 to purchase a parcel of land for affordable housing be received; and That $45,000 be provided to City of Owen Sound to purchase land located at 2181 8th Ave E., 2207 8th Ave E., and 2229 8th Ave E; and That the $45,000 be provided from the Affordable Housing Fund.

That report TR-CW-13-25 containing the tender results for Town of Hanover Contract 10007 be received; and That Omega Contractors be awarded the Grey County portion of the tender for a total amount of $1,254,440.12, excluding HST.

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 (proposed development charges deferral and conditional exemption): (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board (k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations