The Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton
Brockton Council Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Bruce County Council Chambers - 30 Park Street, Walkerton, ON

Council:

• Chris Peabody - Mayor, 
• Mitch Clark - Councillor, 
• Tim Elphick - Councillor, 
• Kym Hutcheon - Deputy Mayor, 
• B. Carl Kuhnke - Councillor, 
• Gregory J. McLean - Councillor, 
• and Steve Travale, Councillor 

Staff:

• Sonya Watson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Fiona Hamilton - Director of Legislative and Legal Services (Clerk), 
• Trish Serratore - Chief Financial Officer, 
• Nicholas Schnurr, Director of Operations, 
• and Dieter Weltz, Building and Planning Manager/CBO 

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1.

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Statement

2.

Acceptance of Council Agenda

3.

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

4.

Public Meetings Required Under the Planning Act

4.1

Planning Application - Zoning By-Law Amendment Z-2024-064

5.

Delegations

5.1

Saugeen Municipal Airport 2025 Budget

Dave Hocking, Saugeen Municipal Airport Commission Chair

5.2

Class EA for Saugeen Riverbank Erosion in Walkerton

Steve Jackson and Kelly Vader, B.M. Ross and Associates Limited

5.3

Bruce County Planning Services Agreement

Jack Van Dorp, Director of Planning and Development

6.

Minutes

6.1

Council Minutes - November 26, 2024

7.

Business Arising From the Minutes

7.1

Motion: Carbon Tax Costs

Councillor Travale provided Notice of Motion at the November 26, 2024 Council Meeting.

7.2

Motion: CANDU Reactors

Mayor Peabody provided Notice of Motion at the November 26, 2024 Council Meeting.

7.3

Motion: Ontario Provincial Police Costs

Councillor McLean and Deputy Mayor Hutcheon requested that a motion be brought forward for consideration.

8.

Reports

8.1

Chief Building Official’s Activity Report for November 2024

Dieter Weltz, Building and Planning Manager/CBO

8.2

Chief Building Official’s Activity Report for October 2024

Dieter Weltz, Building and Planning Manager/CBO

8.3

Brockton Development Charges December 2024 Update

Sonya Watson, Chief Administrative Officer, Trish Serratore, Chief Financial Officer, Dalton Stone, Municipal Services Coordinator, and Dieter Weltz, Building and Planning Manager/CBO

8.4

Grant Opportunity - Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF)

Nicholas Schnurr, Director of Operations

8.5

Solid Waste Collection Contract Extension

Nicholas Schnurr, Director of Operations

8.6

October and November 2024 Water and Wastewater Operations Maintenance

Nicholas Schnurr, Director of Operations and Rachel Bryan, Municipal Executive Coordinator

8.7

2024 Year-End Surplus and Deficit Transfers

Trish Serratore, Chief Financial Officer

9.

Public Notification

9.1

Municipality Closed for Holiday Season

The Municipal Office and Brockton Child Care Centre will be closed for the holidays at 1:00 p.m. on December 24, 2024 until January 1, 2025. Both offices reopen on January 2, 2025. 

The Community Services Administration Office will be closed at 1:00 p.m. on December 24, 2024 until January 1, 2025*. The office reopens January 2, 2025. *The office will be open on December 30, 2024 for programming. 

The Brant Landfill will be closed on December 25, 2024 and January 1, 2025. The Brant Landfill and Greenock Transfer Station will both remain open on December 28, 2024. 

9.2

Special Council Meetings (2025 Municipal Budget)

Council will hold Special Budget Meetings at the Bruce County Council Chambers on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. to consider the 2025 Municipal Budget.

10.

Accounts

10.1

Accounts - $1,037,536.58

11.

Correspondence Requiring Action

12.

Information

12.1

Province of Ontario News Release - Ontario Offsetting OPP Cost Increases for Small and Rural Municipalities

12.2

Press Releases - Bruce County Council Elects Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau as Bruce County Warden and Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray as Bruce County Deputy Warden

12.3

Bruce County News Release - Notice of Passing of County-wide Development Charges By-law

View the News Release on Bruce County's website.

12.4

Municipality of South Bruce News Release - South Bruce Not Moving Forward with NWMO Site Selection Process

12.5

Municipal Engineers Association Appoint New Board of Directors at 2024 AGM

12.6

City of Guelph Resolution - Fees for Use of Municipal Property by Natural Gas Distributors

12.7

Town of Kearney Resolution - Critical Infrastructure

12.8

Municipal Resolutions - Ontario Rural Road Safety Program

13.

By-Laws

13.1

By-Law 2024-096 - Development Charges By-Law

13.2

By-Law 2024-103 - OILC Borrowing Upon Amortizing Debentures Towards Cost of ERBP Phase 2 and Yonge Street Rehabilitation Agreement By-Law

13.3

By-Law 2024-106 - Zoning Amendment By-Law – Berry Z-2024-064

13.4

By-Law 2024-107 - Bruce County Municipal Planning Services Agreement By-Law

13.5

By-Law 2024-108 - Rescind Agreements of Purchase and Sale By-Laws

13.6

By-Law 2024-109 - Borrowing to Meet Current Expenditures for 2025 By-Law

13.7

By-Law 2024-110 - 2025 Interim Tax Levy By-Law

14.

Committee Minutes

14.1

Brockton Heritage Committee Minutes - November 4, 2024

14.2

Elmwood Community Centre Board Minutes - November 6, 2024

15.

New Business Brought Forward

16.

Closed Session

Council of the Municipality of Brockton will enter into Closed Session to address matters pertaining to:

• Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees - Private Well Contamination Update
• A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board - East Ridge Business Park Proposal, Storm Sewer Land Expropriation
• Advice that is subject to solicitor/client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose - Investigation Recommendation, Cliff Erosion Recommendation

17.

Confirmation of Proceedings

17.1

By-Law 2024-111 - December 10, 2024 Confirmatory By-Law

18.

Adjournment