Council Meeting

THAT the Regular Council Meeting held on February 26, 2024 be called to order at 7:00 p.m.

That the Agenda as presented for February 26, 2024 be adopted, as amended.

THAT the Minutes of the February 12, 2024 Council Meeting and February 15, 2024 Special Council Meeting be adopted as presented.

THAT the 2023 Annual Summary and Water Quality Reports be received for information purposes; and THAT Council continue to commit to providing the resources for the implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) as outlined in this report.

THAT Report COR-2024-10 be received for information only.

THAT Report CAO 2024-01 Office of the CAO, Mayor and Council Staffing Resources be received as information, and; THAT Council support Option #2 as outlined in Report CAO 2024-01 to support the implementation of a dedicated staff position by approving a Constituent Liaison position reporting directly to the Mayor and Council and eliminating the vacant Social Media, Digital and Design Specialist role and contracting out technical communication needs, and further; THAT the Constituency Liaison and Social Media, Digital and Design Specialist positions be reconsidered in 2025.

That Council receive Report CAO-2024-03 Prime Ministers Path: Options for Next Steps ; and , THAT Council direct Staff to report back to Council on March 25, 2024 with details relating to the implementation of Option #2 with additional information including a potential timeline for implementation; and further, THAT Council directs Staff to report back to Council on March 25, 2024 on the feasibility of removing the statutes from off-site storage and returning the statues to a facility within the Township of Wilmot.

WHEREAS Township of Wilmot Council has previously adopted a Heritage Register of Non-Designated Properties; and WHEREAS the Heritage Register of Non-Designated Properties has been added to over many years by Heritage Wilmot (now the Heritage Wilmot and Castle Kilbride Advisory Committee), and currently contains 109 properties of heritage interest; and WHEREAS Subsection 27(16) of the Ontario Heritage Act stipulates that any non-designated heritage property listed on the municipal register of properties as of December 31, 2022 shall be removed from the municipal register on or before January 1, 2025, if the council of the municipality does not give a notice of intention to designate the property under subsection 29(1) of the Ontario Heritage Act on or before January 1, 2025; and WHEREAS since January 1, 2023, Township staff and members of Heritage Wilmot have been diligently working to review the municipal heritage register, prioritize properties of highest interest, and contact landowners of top ranked properties to help determine which properties should potentially be designated in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and WHEREAS the above-noted work involving the 109 listed properties in the Township of Wilmot is extremely time-consuming and cannot be completed by December 31, 2024 with the limited municipal resources available. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Township of Wilmot support the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario’s ef

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

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

THAT Report COR-2024-10 be received for information only. 6