Regular Meeting

That the minutes of the July 15 and August 5, 2020 meetings be adopted as circulated.

That all items under the Consent Items section of the Agenda be received and filed for information purposes.

That Council accept the 2019 Financial Statements as presented and prepared by MNP LLP on August 12, 2020.

That Council approves extending the term for the Interim Director of Finance – Treasurer to mid October and the CAO is authorized to use funds from the 2019 surplus to cover the added cost.

That Council directs staff to undertake the work and activities associated with Option 1 to retain the Community Room in the Township Hall for Township purposes in 2020, to reconfigure office spaces and work stations as necessary to meet health and safety requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; And further, that the costs to reconfigure the office spaces and workstations be approved to an upset limit of $50,000, to be funded through the Province of Ontario's Safe Restart Program, Resilient Communities Grant or 2019 surplus.

That Council approve the waiving of the penalty and interest charges to outstanding water/wastewater system accounts for the remainder of 2020.

That Council approves the proposed improvements to rear yard drainage for lots on Manning Road and Loyalist Crescent and fund the cost through the Lot Grading Policy reserve.

That Council approve the proposal from EVB Engineering Limited to design a multi-use pathway in Long Sault in the amount of $14,750.

That Council accept the proposal submission to undertake a Development Charges Background Study from Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. for the total amount of $38,970.00 plus HST. Further, that Council authorize the Director of Planning and Building to sign the necessary documents to complete the transaction.

That Council leaves Lakeview Waterfront Park closed until at least September 8, 2020.

That Council decline to allocate sewage capacity to lands owned by Gary Brownlee on Woodlands Road at this time.

That By-law No. 2020-059, being a by-law to adopt a Digital and Electronic Signatures Policy be read and passed, signed and sealed in open Council this 12th day of August, 2020.

That By-law No. 2020-060 to amend By-law No. 2015-021, being the Township’s Parking Regulation By-law, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 12th day of August, 2020.

That By-law No. 2020-061 to amend By-law No. 2020-050, being the Final Tax Levy By-law, be read and passed, signed and sealed in open Council this 12th day of August, 2020.

That By-law No. 2020-062, being a by-law to amend By-law No. 2006-031 be read and passed in open Council signed and sealed this 12th day of August, 2020. and further, that Council agree to invoice the residents of Windermere Drive for the amortizing debenture in the principal amount of $295,000 for the construction of a municipal water line and add it to their taxes for the remaining 29 years of the 30 year debenture.

That Council, as provided in Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 move into a closed meeting at 7:13 PM to address a matter pertaining to: a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality; Specifically: Proposed Sale of Land and personal matters about an identifiable individual and labour relations and/or Employee Negotiations Specifically: Employee

That Council move out of this closed meeting at 7:43 PM.

That By-law No. 2020-063 to adopt, confirm and ratify matters dealt with by resolution, be read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 12th day of August, 2020.

That Council adjourn this meeting at 7:44 PM and return to the call of the chair.