Council Meeting Agenda
Council Meeting

Monday, September 11, 2023

6:30 P.m. - 11:30 P.m.

Council Chambers - Hybrid

60 Snyder's Road West

Baden, Ontario

N3A 1A1

This meeting will be held in-person and electronically in accordance with Section 238 (3.3) of the Municipal Act, 2001. Please subscribe to the Township of Wilmot You Tube Channel to watch the live stream or view after the meeting.
Delegations must register with the Legislative Services Department. The only matters being discussed at this meeting will be those on the Agenda.

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1.

MOTION TO CONVENE INTO CLOSED MEETING

• RECOMMENDATION

  1. THAT a Closed Meeting of Council be held on September 11, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in accordance with Section 239 (2)(h), Section 239(2)(i) to consider the following:

  • Confidential Information Supplied in Confidence from the Province of Ontario- Section 239 (2)(h) - Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any item, and Section 239 (2)(i) - a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization
• RECOMMENDATION

  2. Mayor Salonen and Members of Township Council have been invited to participate in a joint meeting with the Councils of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and all Area Municipalities within the Region of Waterloo on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. to be held at the Region of Waterloo, Council Chambers, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, further notice of the meeting will be published at www.regionofwaterloo.ca.

  THAT a closed meeting of Council be held on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Regional Council Chambers and electronically, in accordance with Section 239 (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, for the purposes of considering the following subject matters:

  1. Education related to Indigenous History and Reconciliation

2.

MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council reconvenes in Open Session at 7:00 p.m.

3.

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

4.

TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Councillor S. Cressman

5.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT

6.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

7.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION

  That the Agenda as presented for September 11, 2023 be adopted.

8.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted as presented:

  • August 28, 2023 Regular Council Meeting

9.

PUBLIC MEETINGS - NONE

10.

PRESENTATIONS - NONE

11.

CONSENT AGENDA 

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Consent Agenda Item 11.1 be approved.

11.1

Waterloo Economic Development Corporation (WREDC) Memorandum of Understanding Renewal, CAO-2023-10

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report CAO-2023-10 be received for information; and

12.

REPORTS

12.1

Investigation of Off-Leash Dog Park in Sir Adam Beck Park, CS-2023-18

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report CS 2023-18, Investigation of Off-Leash Dog Park in Sir Adam Beck Park be received for information.

12.2

Noble K9 Kennel Application, 2108 Notre Dame Dr, St. Agatha, COR-2023-56

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Noble K9 Kennel Application be approved, subject to the applicant’s (Riayaan Rauf) completion of the following conditions be met to the satisfaction of the Supervisor of Municipal Law Enforcement prior to issuance of the Kennel License:

  1. All Kennel facilities must be upgraded to meet all Kennel Conditions listed in Section 15 of the Township of Wilmot’s Dog and Kennel Bylaw #2023-11;

      

  2. Where such upgrades require a building permit, all work must be completed, and all inspections must be finalized by the Township’s Building Department building inspectors;

      

  3. Inspection completed by the Supervisor of Municipal Law Enforcement to ensure all requirements have been met; and,

      

  4. All applicable licensing fees have been paid in full (20 Dogs x $25 fee = $500).

12.3

Councillor Use of Civic Space Policy Follow up Report, COR-2023-58

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report COR-2023-58 be received, and further,

  THAT Council adopts Policy GP-23-00X relating to Councillor Use of Civic Space, as attached to Report COR-2023-58 as Attachment 1.

12.4

2022-2026 Term of Council Annual Review of the Council Rules of Procedure Follow up Report, COR-2023-57

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report COR-2023-57 - be received.

13.

CORRESPONDENCE

13.1

Petition Regarding Traffic Claiming Livingston Blvd and Area Baden

13.2

Memorandum to Council Regarding Youth Open House Week

14.

BY-LAWS - NONE

15.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS - NONE

16.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

17.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION

18.

CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the Confirmatory By-law, as attached to this agenda, be read a first, second and third time, and finally passed in Open Council.

19.

ADJOURNMENT

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT we do now adjourn to meet again at the call of the Mayor.