Committee of the Whole

That report PSR-CW-03-24 regarding the 2023 response time performance plan results be received and that the results be submitted to the Ministry of Health by March 31st, 2024.

That Report PSR-CW-04-24 regarding ambulance service review results be received for information.

That report PSR-CW-05-24, regarding the sole source of ambulance purchases for 2024 and 2025, be received; and That the purchase of seven ambulances be sole sourced from Demers Ambulances; and That staff be authorized to order the three budgeted ambulances in 2024 for the deployment enhancement and four ambulances that are scheduled for replacement in 2025 ahead of budget approval; and That action be taken prior to council approval as per Section 26.6 b of Procedural By-law 5134-22.

That PDR-CW-05-24 be received; and That staff continue with education, signage, and trespass abatement methods to minimize future trespass in the Glenelg Klondyke County Forest; and That following the current harvest in the Glenelg Klondyke County Forest, Grey County repair those sections of trail previously impacted by unauthorized motorized users.

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: A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That report CAOR-CW-06-24 be received; and That the current lease agreement with Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. be terminated at the end of the term of the current land lease September 30, 2024, and that the leased lands be declared as surplus; and That the leased lands be valued as vacant land by an appraisal or an opinion of value by a licensed real estate agent; and That the property be sold to Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. in accordance with the County’s Sale and Acquisition of Land Policy and Procedure subject to the following: The County retaining the 20-metre corridor of the CP Rail Trail, a requirement for Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. to remove any encroachments onto the travelled portion of the CP Rail Trail deemed to be unacceptable from a safety perspective, and execution of an easement agreement(s) between the County and Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. for any encroachments deemed acceptable, The County not requiring the buildings to be demolished after the lease agreement has expired, Agreed improvements to trail crossings between Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. buildings to ensure the safety of CP Rail Trail users; and If Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. does not wish to purchase the leased land at present, staff be directed to prepare a new lease agreement with Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. which shall include the following: a purchase option in favor of the tenant for the appraised value of the land, subject to the County retaining

That the correspondence from the City of Greater Sudbury regarding an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to clarify the definition of “Employer” be supported by the Council of the County of Grey; and That the resolution of support be sent to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the MPPs for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and Simcoe-Grey.

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: Educating or training the members (Land Acknowledgements).