Council Meeting

THAT a Closed Meeting of Council be held on December 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in accordance with Section 239 (2) (k) and Section 239 (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, to consider the following: 2 1. Section 239 (2) (k) - a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

THAT Council reconvenes in Open Session at 7:00 p.m.

That the Agenda as presented for Monday December 5, 2022 be adopted.

THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted as presented:  November 7, 2022, Regular Meeting of Council  November 21, 2022, Inaugural Council Meeting  November 24, 2022, Council Orientation

THAT Council take the following actions with respect to the Class Environmental Assessment for the Baden Sanitary Trunk Sewer: i. endorse the preliminary design to proceed with the design and construction of the preferred alternative – Baden Sanitary Trunk Sewer Class Environmental Assessment Project File, PWE-2022- 42, dated December 5, 2022; and, ii. direct staff to file the Notice of Study Completion for this Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule “B” Study by means of posting the Notice in the local newspapers, the Township’s social media, direct mailings, and place the Project File Report on the public record for a period of 30 days, and THAT following the 30-calendar day review period, the Township proceed to the detailed design phase, contract document preparation, tendering, and construction administration of preferred alternative for construction of the Baden Sanitary Trunk Sewer, awarding MTE Consultants Inc. this scope of work based on their proposal included in the RFP2022-41 as submitted on November 9, 2022, at a cost of $495,541.00, plus HST, and THAT staff be directed to execute the Consulting Engineering Agreement document required for MTE Consultants Inc. to proceed with the scope of services and tasks contained in the proposal document, and THAT staff be directed to gain approvals and acquire lands needed in order to construct the preferred alternative.

6 THAT Council endorse the construction of a Level 2 Type B Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) at the south leg of the intersection of Hamilton Road and Captain McCallum Drive in New Hamburg.

THAT Report DS 2022-027 be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing as Wilmot’s comment on Bill 23; and, THAT applicable components of Report DS 2022-027 be posted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) in response to ERO postings 019-6163 (Planning Act), and 019-6172 (Development Charges Act), and 019-6196 (Heritage Act). 7

THAT Report DS 2022-026 be received for information.

THAT the By-laws, as attached to this agenda, be read a first, second and third time and finally passed in Open Council this date. 14.1 By-law 2022-XX Being a By-law to Amend the Trust Fund By-law 2016-44 of the Township of Wilmot 14.2 By-Law 2022-XX Being a By-Law to Provide for an Acting Mayor

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

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