Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Haldimand County Administration Building
Council Present
  • S. Bentley, Mayor
  • S. Patterson, Councillor
  • J. Metcalfe, Councillor
  • D. Lawrence, Councillor
  • M. Trainer, Councillor
  • R. Shirton, Councillor
  • P. O'Neill, Councillor
Staff Present
  • C. Case, Chief Administrative Officer
  • M. Evers, General Manager, Community & Development Services
  • T. Haedrich, General Manager, Engineering & Capital Works
  • M. Jamieson, General Manager, Corporate & Social Services
  • M. Merritt, General Manager, Financial & Data Services
  • T. Cassidy, Council Services Coordinator/Deputy Clerk
  • D. McKinnon, General Manager, Public Works Operations
  • C. Curtis, Municipal Clerk

A.
Call to Order

 

Mayor Bentley called the Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

B.
Moment of Reflection

 

Mayor Bentley opened the meeting with a moment of reflection.

C.
Land Acknowledgement

 

Mayor Bentley read the Land Acknowledgement statement.

D.
Roll Call

 

The Mayor and all Members of Council were in attendance.

E.
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

Councillor Trainer declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Recommendations 2 and 3 from the January 16, 2024 Council in Committee minutes related to Memorandum PDD-M01-2024 and Report PDD-32-2023 as she has a relative who formerly resided at this property and another relative who is in a relationship with a relative of the applicant.

Councillor Patterson declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Recommendation 10 from the January 16, 2024 Council in Committee minutes related to Report CAO-02-2024 as he was the subject of the investigation.

Mayor Bentley declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Recommendations 9 and 10 from the January 16, 2024 Council in Committee minutes related to Reports CAO-01-2024 and CAO-02-2024 as she was the subject of both investigations.

F.
Approval of Previous Council Meeting Minutes

 

1.
Council Minutes - December 18, 2023

This item has attachments. 
1.Council Minutes - December 18, 2023.pdf
  • Resolution1-24
    Moved By:Councillor Lawrence
    Seconded By:Councillor Shirton

    THAT the minutes of the December 18, 2023 Council meeting be adopted as circulated.

    CARRIED

G.
Presentations of Recognition

 

None.

H.
Delegations

 

None.

I.
Approval of Committee Minutes

 

1.
Council in Committee Minutes - January 16, 2024

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1.Council in Committee Minutes - January 16, 2024.pdf
  • Councillor Trainer declared a conflict on this item.
  • Councillor Patterson declared a conflict on this item.
  • Mayor Bentley declared a conflict on this item.

Deputy Mayor Metcalfe assumed the Chair for this portion of the meeting.

  • Resolution2-24
    Moved By:Councillor Metcalfe

    THAT the minutes of the January 16, 2024 Council in Committee meeting be adopted with the following recommendations withdrawn to be voted on separately:

    Recommendation # 2 Re: PDD-M01-2024 Update to Report PDD-32-2023 Application for Site Specific Zoning By-law Amendment to Permit an Oversized Accessory Structure

    Recommendation # 3 Re: PDD-32-2023 Application for Site Specific Zoning By-law Amendment to Permit an Oversized Accessory Structure
     
    Recommendation # 9 Re: CAO-01-2024 Integrity Commissioner Investigations 26575 Municipal Conflict of Interest & Code of Conduct – Mayor Bentley
     
    Recommendation # 10 Re: CAO-02-2024 Integrity Commissioner Investigations 27404, 27405 – Mayor Bentley, Councillor Patterson
    CARRIED
  • Resolution3-24
    Moved By:Councillor O'Neill
    Seconded By:Councillor Lawrence

    THAT Recommendation # 2 of the Council in Committee minutes dated January 16, 2024 be adopted.

    CARRIED
  • Resolution4-24
    Moved By:Councillor Metcalfe
    Seconded By:Councillor O'Neill

    THAT Recommendation # 3 of the Council in Committee minutes dated January 16, 2024 be adopted.

    CARRIED
  • Resolution5-24
    Moved By:Councillor Lawrence

    THAT Recommendation # 9 of the Council in Committee minutes dated January 16, 2024 be adopted.

    CARRIED
  • Resolution6-24
    Moved By:Councillor Shirton
    Seconded By:Councillor O'Neill

    THAT Recommendation # 10 of the Council in Committee minutes dated January 16, 2024 be adopted.

    CARRIED
  • Resolution7-24
    Moved By:Councillor Shirton
    Seconded By:Councillor Lawrence

    THAT the minutes of the Closed Session of the January 16, 2024 Council in Committee meeting be adopted as circulated and remain confidential.

    CARRIED

2.
Closed Session - Council in Committee Minutes - January 16, 2024

 

J.
Unfinished Business

 

None.

K.
New Business

 

1.
Council Information Package (if required)

This item has attachments. 
1.Council Information Package January 24, 2024.pdf

None.

2.
LSS-M03-2024 Land Acquisition for New Caledonia Wastewater Treatment Plan – Application to Expropriate (Addendum)

This item has attachments. 
1.LSS-M03-2024 Land Acquisition for New Caledonia Wastewater Treatment Plant - Application to Expropriate.pdf
  • Resolution8-24
    Moved By:Councillor Lawrence
    Seconded By:Councillor Metcalfe

    THAT Memorandum LSS-M03-2024 Land Acquisition for New Caledonia Wastewater Treatment Plan – Application to Expropriate be received.

    CARRIED

L.
By-laws

 
  • Resolution9-24
    Moved By:Councillor Metcalfe
    Seconded By:Councillor O'Neill

    THAT By-laws 1 to 4, as listed, be enacted.

    CARRIED
  • Resolution10-24
    Moved By:Councillor Shirton
    Seconded By:Councillor Patterson

    THAT By-law 5, as listed, be hereby introduced and given a third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, the corporate seal affixed thereto and numbered.

    CARRIED

M.
Notices of Motion

 

Councillor O'Neill submitted a Notice of Motion regarding seven day gun hunting in Haldimand County, to be considered at the February 6, 2024 Council in Committee meeting.

N.
Announcements, Reports from Council Appointees to Boards and Committees

 

The following items were highlighted:

  • Update on Fire and EMS Station in Caledonia;
  • Update on ROMA Conference.

O.
Closed Session

 

None.

P.
Motions Arising from Closed Session

 

None.

Q.
Motion of Receipt

 

None.

R.
Confirming By-law

This item has attachments. 
1.Confirming By-law.pdf
  • Resolution11-24
    Moved By:Councillor Patterson
    Seconded By:Councillor Trainer

    THAT the Confirming By-law be enacted.

    CARRIED

S.
Adjournment

 
  • Resolution12-24
    Moved By:Councillor Shirton
    Seconded By:Councillor Lawrence

    THAT this meeting is now adjourned at 6:34 p.m.

    CARRIED
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