Regular Meeting of Council

Agenda

Monday, December 09, 2024

6:30 P.m. - 9:30 P.m.

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1.

Opening of the meeting

1.1

Roll Call

1.2

Land Acknowledgment Statement

The Town of Hawkesbury acknowledges that the land on which we walk, gather, and work is on the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin people. The Town of Hawkesbury gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land, and we honor them. 

1.3

Vision

Given its strategic location and bilingual status, Hawkesbury will be known as the core area for industrial, commercial, cultural, tourism and recreation activities, whose emerging synergy will characterize Hawkesbury as a place to discover in Eastern Ontario.

2.

Adoption of the agenda

3.

Disclosures of pecuniary interest

4.

Consent Items

Note: All items listed under the Consent Items will be enacted by one motion. A unanimous vote is required for consent items. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion that a consent item be separated from the motion. The separated item(s) shall be considered immediately thereafter.

4.1

Adoption of the minutes of the following meetings:

a. Minutes - Special meeting - November 7, 2024

b. Minutes - Statutory Public meeting - November 12, 2024

c. Minutes - Regular meeting - November 12, 2024

d. Minutes - Special meeting - December 3, 2024

e. Minutes - Public Library - October 9, 2024

4.2

Administrative reports

4.3

Accounts payable

5.

Items withdrawn from Section 4. Consent Items

6.

Motion to adjourn Regular meeting and go in Committee of the Whole

6.1

Presentations and Delegations

6.1.1

Mr. Gérald Gauthier from MNP, ref.: Audit plan

Mr. Gérald Gauthier will present the audit plan to Council.

6.1.2

Mrs. Lynda Clouette-Mackay, ref.: Lease with the Centre culturel Le Chenail

6.2

Council members' items

6.2.1

Letter from Mr. Graham McGregor from the Ministry of the Solicitor General, ref.: Office of the Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform

6.2.2

Eastern Ontario Warden Caucus (EOWC), ref.: Addressing the impact of rising OPP cost to municipalities and the need for transparency

6.2.3

Letter from the Ontario Solicitor General, ref.: Collective agreement with Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA)

6.2.4

Correspondence from MTO, ref.: Request for traffic control signals advanced left-turn phase - Highway 34 and County Road 17

6.2.5

Letter from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, ref.: Accelerate implementation of the province's additional residential unit (ARU)

6.3

Department heads' items

6.3.1

KSAR consulting group - Mr. Jean-François Pagé, ref.: Results of public consultations for the strategic plan

6.3.2

Committee of the Whole, ref.: Topics on the agenda

7.

Motion to resume Regular meeting

8.

Reports from Committee of the Whole

9.

Reports of the Mayor and Councillors

10.

Matters requiring action

10.1

End of the FoodCycler pilot project

10.2

BIA, ref.: Benches on Main Street

10.3

Zoning By-law amendments, ref.: 157 and 189 John Street

10.4

Awarding engineering contract for the rehabilitation of Catherine Street

The recommendation will be remitted on Monday.

10.5

Appointment of a screening officer for the Administrative Monetary Penalties System

11.

Request for support and Proclamation

11.1

Interlude House, ref.: White Ruban Campaign from November 25 to December 10, 2024

11.2

Request for support - Corporation of the Municipality of Callander, ref.: Urging the Government to Promptly Resume Assessment Cycle

11.3

Request for support - Corporation of the Municipality of Wawa, ref.: Redistributing a portion of the Land Transfer Tax collected on property transactions tomunicipalities

12.

By-laws

12.1

N° 71-2024 to appoint Jennifer Séguin as Building Officer

12.2

N° 72-2024 for a Zoning by-law amendment ( 157 John St.)

12.3

N° 73-2024 for a Zoning by-law amendment ( 189 John St.)

12.4

N° 74-2024 to adopt the 2025 Budget

12.5

N° 75-2024 to authorize the temporary closure of sidewalks within the Town

13.

Notice of motions

14.

Motion for Closed meeting

15.

Closed meeting

15.1

Adoption of the minutes of in-camera meetings

Adoption of minutes of in-camera meetings of November 12 and December 3, 2024  (sent separately)

15.2

Lease negotiation

16.

Motion to resume Open meeting

17.

Reports from Closed Session

18.

Confirmation By-law

18.1

N° 76-2024 to confirm the proceedings of Council

19.

Adjournment