The Corporation of the Township of Huron-Kinloss
Committee of the Whole Agenda

Monday, June 02, 2025

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

Members Present

• Don Murray, Mayor
• Jim Hanna, Deputy Mayor
• Larry Allison, Councillor
• Shari Flett, Councillor
• Scott Gibson, Councillor
• Ed McGugan, Councillor
• Carl Sloetjes, Councillor

Staff

• Jennifer White, Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk
• Jodi MacArthur, Chief Administrative Officer
• Jeff Bradley, Fire Chief
• Mike Fair, Director of Community Services
• Christine Heinisch, Manager of Financial Services/Treasurer
• John Yungblut, Director of Public Works
• Brett Pollock, Manager of Building and Planning, CBO
• Cory Dulong, Manager of Environmental Services

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1.

Call to Order

The Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Huron-Kinloss will be called to Order at 7:00 p.m. on June 2, 2025 in the Council Chambers.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Delegations

3.1

Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCAW)

Susan Budden, Business Development Manager with OCWA to provide a presentation to Council on the OCWA and Township of Huron-Kinloss partnership.  

4.

Staff Reports

4.1

Building & Planning

a.

Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 17), BLD-2025-11

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report BLD-2025-11 prepared by Brett Pollock Manager of Building and Planning/CBO;

  AND FURTHER direct comments to submit comments as discussed. 

4.2

By-law Enforcement

a.

Municipal By-Law Enforcement Status Report May 2025, BLE-2025-07

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report BLE-2025-07, as prepared by Heather Falconer, Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer.

4.3

Fire Department

a.

Fire and Emergency Services Report May 2025, FIR-2025-12

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report FIR-2025-12 prepared by Jeff Bradley, Fire Chief.

4.4

Drainage

a.

Black Creek Municipal Drain Report, DRA-2025-08

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives Report DRA-2025-08 prepared by Ken McCallum, Drainage Superintendent, and Jennifer White, Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk;

  AND FURTHER as the one-year period following the appointment of the Drainage Engineer to produce a report under the Drainage Act has expired; 

  THAT Committee of the Whole provide direction to Staff to bring forward a motion at the next meeting of Council per section 39(1) of the Drainage Act, to extend the time required for the engineer to produce a report to an additional 30 days.   

4.5

Community Services

a.

Funding Opportunity for Heritage Park Stormwater Adaptation, CS-2025-19

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CS-2025-19 prepared by Mike Fair, Director of Community Services;

  
  AND FURTHER THAT Staff be authorized to submit funding application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Implementation projects: Adaptation in Action;

  AND FURTHER THAT Staff be authorized to submit funding application to The Federation of Canadian Municipalities funding for ambitious and equitable tree planting projects.

4.6

Public Works

a.

Parkplace Drainage Easement Remediation RFQ, PW-2025-28

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives Report PW-2025-28 prepared by John Yungblut, Director of Public Works;

  AND FURTHER grants an exemption to the Purchasing and Procurement Policy as per Section 6.3.3 to permit non-competitive procurement;

  AND FURTHER accepts the quote from Bill & Tom Kempton Construction Ltd. in the amount of $105,277.01 plus HST for the remediation of a drainage corridor located at 924A Parkplace;

  AND FURTHER that the appropriate by-law come forward.

b.

Water-Wastewater Report June 2025, PW-2025-29

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report PW-2025-29 prepared by Cory Dulong, Manager of Environmental Services.

c.

Transportation June 2025, PW-2025-30

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report PW-2025-30 prepared by John Yungblut, Director of Public Works.

4.7

Chief Administrative Officer

a.

Water and Wastewater Capacity Allocation Policy, CAO-2025-12

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CAO-2025-12 prepared by Jodi MacArthur, Chief Administrative Officer;

  AND FURTHER approves the water and wastewater capacity allocation policy;

  AND FURTHER authorizes the appropriate by-law come forward.

b.

Staffing Plan Development Project, CAO-2025-13

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report Number CAO-2025-13 prepared by Jodi MacArthur, Chief Administrative Officer;

  AND FURTHER that Committee of the Whole support the Staffing Plan Development Final Report and proposed organizational chart, and direct Staff to begin implementing actions within the report; 
  AND FURTHER recommends that the Mayor exercise Mayoral Powers granted through Section 284.6 of the Municipal Act, to authorize the changes to the Township’s organizational structure as outlined in the Staffing Development Plan. 

4.8

Legislative Services

a.

Noise Exemption Request – Lucknow Summerfest June 27-28, 2025, CLK-2025-19

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report CLK-2025-19;

  AND FURTHER grants an exemption to Noise By-law No. 2005-101 for the Lucknow Summerfest hosted by the Lucknow Kinsmen on the evening of Friday, June 27th from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 28th, and Saturday, June 28th from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday, June 29th.

b.

Resolutions for Consideration June 2025, CLK-2025-20

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information Report CLK-2025-20 prepared by Kelly Lush, Deputy Clerk; AND

  FURTHER THAT the Committee of the Whole support the following resolutions: and direct Staff to distribute as they see fit.

5.

Correspondence Requiring Direction

• Motion

5.1

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority 75th Anniversary Celebration Invitation

Event will take place Tuesday, July 29, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the SVCA Administration Office in Formosa.

Members of Council can let the Clerk know if they would like to RSVP yes to the event before July 1, 2025.

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receive the SVCA invitation to their 75th Anniversary Celebration.

5.2

Ripley Reunion Committee - Invitation and Request for Support

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole receive correspondence from the Ripley Reunion Committee;

  AND FURTHER direct staff to confirm Council's attendance at the Opening Ceremony for the Ripley Reunion;

  AND FURTHER direct staff to respond to the request for support during the event.

6.

Information

• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby receives for information all items listed in Section 6.0.

6.1

Pine River Water Monitoring Report - April 2025

Peter Postma with B.M. and Associates Limited provided the April water monitoring results from the Pine River noting that E.Coli was likely low from little preceding weather and low phosphorus from little rain and spring uptake in an apparent phosphorus limited environment, leaving unused nitrate.

6.2

Canada Post - Adjustment to Ripley Post Office Hours

6.3

Ministry of the Solicitor General - Ontario Provincial Policing Cost Recovery Model Review and Webinars

6.4

Crime Prevention and Community Support Bureau - Municipal Policing Bureau has been dissolved

6.5

AMO/AMCTO Correspondence

AMO Policy Update - May 1, 2025
AMO Policy Update - May 5, 2025
AMO Watchfile - May 8, 2025
AMO Policy Update - May 12, 2025
AMO Policy Update - May 13, 2025
AMO Watchfile - May 15, 2025
AMO Policy - May 15, 2025
AMO Watchfile - May 22, 2025
AMO Policy - May 23, 2025
AMO Policy  - May 28, 2025
AMO Watchfile - May 29, 2025

6.6

Bruce County Correspondence

Emergency Preparedness Week - May 5, 2025
Adopt a Highway Program - May 12, 2025
Local Diploma Programs and Financial Assistance to Attract Early Childhood Educators - May 13, 2025
Celebrating Nurses and PSW's - May 13, 2025
Know the Rules When Cutting Tress - May 14, 2025
Community Safety and Well-Being, Cannabis Impaired Driving - May 15, 2025
Celebrating Paramedics - May 20, 2025
Bruce County Public Library, Sweet Talk - May 22, 2025
Inspiring Canadian Women - May 22, 2025
Share Your Ideas for Environmental Sustainability - May 28, 2025
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Celebrates Pride - May 28, 2025
Walkerton Bridge Weight Limits in Effect - May 29, 2025
Celebrating Children's Health Day - May 29, 2025

6.7

General Correspondence

RT-O7 May Newsletter - May 9, 2025
Grey Bruce Public Health, Dog Bite - May 14, 2025
Pine River Watershed Spring 2025 Newsletter - May 15, 2025
Lake Huron Coastal Centre May 2025 Newsletter - May 15, 2025
NWMO Survey - May 20, 2025
Grey Bruce Public Health, 25th Anniversary of Walkerton E. coli Outbreak - May 23, 2025
RTO7, Tourism Outlook for Summer 2025 - May 27, 2025
AODA Toolbox May 2025 - May 27, 2025
Ministry of Natural Resources, Reintroduction of the Geologic Carbon Storage Act - May 27, 2025

7.

New Business/Council Reports

Committee members have the opportunity to provide an update on Board and Committee meetings. 

The June 9, 2025 meeting of Council has been cancelled, as no planning applications have been received for consideration.  The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is June 16, 2025.

8.

Closed Session

• Motion

  THAT Committee of the Whole move into closed meeting at [time] for the purpose of considering:

  1) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Order to Remedy - Building Code) 

  2) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board (legal and insurance claims update);

  pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended;

  AND FURTHER THAT Committee of the Whole return to regular open meeting upon completion.

9.

Business Arising from the Closed Session

10.

Adjournment

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• Motion

  THAT the Township of Huron-Kinloss Committee of the Whole hereby adjourn at 9:51 p.m.