THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
Committee of the Whole Agenda

Monday, February 06, 2023

5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, Municipal Administration Centre

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1.

Call to Order

The Committee of the Whole (C O W) meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine will be called to Order at ____ p.m. on February 6, 2023 in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Administration Centre.

2.

Amendments, Additions or Deletions To/From the Agenda

3.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

3.1

Pecuniary Interest

Link to Pecuniary Interest Form

4.

Adoption of Minutes of C O W Meetings

• Motion #

  THAT the minutes of the C O W meeting held on January 23, 2023 be adopted as printed.

5.

Items for Discussion from Council Meeting

6.

Delegations

6.1

Municipal Innovation Council (MIC) Update

Becky Smith, Director, Centre for Municipal Innovation NII, will be providing an update to the Council as part of Council's external partner orientation.

6.2

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Delegation

Jason Van Wart, Nuala Zietsma, Mark Welt, Brent Fisher and Kaitlyn Nevill, from OPG will be providing an update to Council as part of Council's external partner orientation.

6.3

Lighthouse Kincardine Bluesfest Delegation

Rick Clarke will be providing an update to Council on the 2023 Lighthouse Blues Festival on July 14-16 as part of Council's external partner orientation.

7.

Reports

7.1

Corporate Services

a.

Lead Generation Opportunity with Bruce County - MIPIM, CAO General-2023-02

Economic Development staff from the Municipality of Kincardine have been invited to be part of the Bruce County business retention, expansion and attraction team participating at the global MIPIM event in France.

The team includes staff and elected officials from Bruce County, and is as a result of an application offered through the Economic Developers Association of Canada, which identified this as a key opportunity to promote the County and focus on attracting Clean Energy businesses to the region.

The Municipality’s Policy G.G.1.4 related to international travel requires Council approval.

• Motion #

  THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council approve staff’s international travel with the Bruce County Economic Development contingent at the MIPIM event, as per policy GG. 1.4; and 

  THAT Council provide pre-budget approval for the participation of the Municipality’s Economic Development Officer; and further

  THAT staff be directed to fund staff’s accommodation and travel through the Council conference 2023 budget.

7.2

Strategic Initiatives

a.

Integrated Strategy – Identification of Priorities, Strategic Initiatives-2023-01

Council is in the process of identifying priorities for a refresh of the Integrated Strategy. The Integrated Strategy is intended to provide a common and focused road map of priorities for staff and Council over the next two years. It will help to guide decision making, budget and resource allocation and identify the potential for collaboration on actions within the organization and with community partners.

This report provides a draft of the Focus Areas and Strategic Objectives based on Council’s discussions and review of the existing Integrated Strategy which was undertaken during the priority setting workshops held on December 12, 2022, and January 18, 2023.

Once these priorities have been endorsed by Council, staff will identify draft actions to achieve Council’s priorities with measures to monitor progress. These actions will also reflect Council deliberations on potential operational budget reductions being considered through the 2023 budget.

Values have also been drafted based on Council’s discussion on commitments that will help support meaningful and respectful relationships with Council, staff and the community. The wording for these values were also drawn from the Corporate Strategic Plan’s Principles to align and merge the principles with the values and have one common set of commitments for the organization.

Following Council’s endorsement, staff will prepare a finalized draft Integrated Strategy for approval.

• Motion #

  That Committee of the Whole recommend that Council endorse the Values identified in this report; and further

  That Council endorse the Focus Areas and Strategic Objectives in this report and direct staff to identify actions based on these endorsed priorities; and further 

  That Council direct staff bring back a finalized Integrated Strategy based on the endorsed Values, and Focus Areas and Strategic Objectives, including actions.  

7.3

County Council Update

a.

Roma Council Update 2023

Mayor Craig will provide an update on the Rural Municipal Association Conference (ROMA).

8.

Consent Agenda

Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are enacted in one motion as a Matter Arising. The exception to this rule is that a Council member or the Chief Administrative Officer may request one or more items to be removed from the consent agenda for separate discussion and action.

8.1

Recommended Motions

8.2

Recommended By-laws

a.

Farmer’s Market Sign Agreement (2023) By-law

Pass a By-law to authorize an Agreement with the Kincardine Farmer's Market to permit a directional blade sign on Municipal Infrastructure.  

THAT the “Farmer’s Market Sign Agreement (2023) By-law” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2023 - 017.

b.

The Inn at the Harbour Sign Agreement (2023) By-law

Pass a By-law to authorize an Agreement with 1091711 Ontario Ltd. to permit directional blade signs on Municipal Infrastructure.  

THAT the “The Inn at the Harbour Sign Agreement (2023) By-law” be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2023 - 018.

8.3

Statistical Reports

Recommendation: Receive and file statistical reports.

a.

Lab Room Rental for the Kincardine Family Health Team, CAO General-2023-01

The purpose of this report is to provide Council with an updated regarding the rental of the Lab Room at the Hawthorne Community Clinic.

The Municipality of Kincardine was approached by the Kincardine Family Health Team regarding the lease of additional space at the Hawthorne Community Clinic for the use as a COVID testing centre. The Lab Room was identified as a viable location and is currently vacant.

The Lab Room is located at the East Entrance of the Community Clinic.

8.4

Minutes of Committees and Boards

Recommendation: Receive and file minutes.

a.

Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling, September 15, 2022

b.

Saugeen Valley Conservation Area, December 15, 2022

8.5

Communications

Recommendation: Receive and file all communications

a.

Association of Municipalities of Ontario

a.

Watchfile, January 29, 2023

Link to newsletter

b.

Watchfile, January 26, 2023

Link to newsletter

b.

Bruce Power - Thank you for Support

c.

Motions other Municipalities

a.

City of Hamilton - Impacts of Bill 23 More Homes Built Faster Act 2022

b.

City of Kitchener - Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM) Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022

c.

City of Thunder Bay - Gender Affirming Healthcare Act

d.

Town of Cobourg - Right of Passage

e.

Town of Halton Hills - Repeal Bill 23

f.

Town of Petrolia - School Board Election

g.

Township of Lanark Highlands - Violence Against Women

h.

Township of Montague - World Thinking Day

9.

Adjournment

• Motion #

  THAT this COW adjourn at