Council Meeting - Regular

"THAT the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on September 22, 2025 be adopted as printed."

"THAT City Council now move into Committee of the Whole to consider public meetings, deputations and presentations, public question period, matters arising from correspondence, reports of City staff, consent agenda, committee minutes, matters postponed, motions for which notice was previously given and additional business."

"THAT the action taken in Committee of the Whole in considering public meetings, deputations and presentations, public question period, matters arising from correspondence, reports of City staff, consent agenda, committee minutes, matters postponed, motions for which notice was previously given and additional business be confirmed by this Council."

"THAT City Council now move into 'Closed Session' to consider: a. Minutes of the Closed Session of the Regular Council meeting held on September 8, 2025; and b. One matter regarding a position, plan, procedure, criteria, or instruction to be applied to negotiations respecting building services."

"THAT By-law Numbers 2025-110, 2025-111, 2025-112, 2025-113, 2025-114, and 2025-115 be passed and enacted."

"THAT Resolution No. R-251006-003 include ‘save and except the metrics’."

"THAT Resolution No. R-251006-003 include ‘with the addition of census data on housing affordability, suitability, adequacy, and the percentage of people spending more than 30% of their income on housing in Owen Sound as metrics for the City Building pillar’."

"THAT Resolution No. R-251006-003 include ‘with the addition of bike score and annual transit ridership numbers as metrics for A City that Moves pillar’."

"THAT Resolution No. R-251006-003 include ‘with the addition of census data on income brackets and employment related income as metrics for the Prosperous City pillar’."

"THAT Resolution No. R-251006-003 include ‘with the addition of the crime severity index as a metric for the Safe City pillar’."

"THAT the minutes of the Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on September 24, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CM-25-032 respecting Fostering a Vibrant River District – Report II, City Council directs staff to include $50,000 in the December update to the 2026 Capital Plan to support the preparation of a River District Revitalization Plan, outlining short, medium, and long-term actions to revitalize the streetscape elements and at grade infrastructure of the River District."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-25-103 respecting Court Security – Agreement with the County of Grey, City Council directs staff to bring forward a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement with the County of Grey respecting Court Security."

"THAT in consideration of the Verbal Report provided October 6, 2025 from Deputy Mayor Greig respecting Grey County Council, City Council receives the Verbal Report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of the items listed on the October 6, 2025 Consent Agenda, City Council: 1. Receives Items 11.a to 11.e ; and 2. Approves the recommendations contained in Items 11.a and 11.b."

"THAT the minutes of the Community Services Committee meeting held on September 17, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved, save and except Item 8.a.1."

"THAT Item 8.a.1 contained within the minutes of the Community Services Committee meeting held on September 17, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."

"THAT the minutes of the Operations Committee meeting held on September 18, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."

"THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report."