Council Meeting - Regular

"THAT the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on May 11, 2026 be adopted as printed."

"THAT City Council now move into Committee of the Whole to consider public meetings, deputations and presentations, public forum, 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 forum, 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: 1. Minutes of the Closed Session of the Regular Council meeting held on April 27, 2026; and 2. One matter regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, a proposed or pending disposition of land by the municipality, and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose respecting property on 3rd Avenue West."

"THAT By-law Numbers 2026-058, 2026-059, 2026-060, 2026-061, 2026-062, 2026-063, and 2026-064 be passed and enacted."

"THAT in consideration of correspondence received May 25, 2026 from the River District Board of Management respecting revisions to the River District Constitution, City Council directs staff to bring forward a by-law to: 1. Adopt the revised River District Constitution, as attached to this memorandum; and 2. Repeal the current River District Constitution approved by By-law No. 2022-061."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-26-045 respecting the Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) – Overall Servicing Strategy and Conditional Building Permit, City Council directs staff to: 1. Bring forward a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Capital Cost Recovery Agreement; 2. Bring forward a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Conditional Building Permit Agreement; and 3. Use wastewater rate revenues to make a corresponding credit against the outstanding debt associated with the Sydenham Heights servicing works in the amount of $111,000."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CR-26-057 respecting the Award of RFT-26-004 – 16th Street East Pedestrian Tunnel Rehabilitation, City Council: 1. Awards the above-noted tender to E.C. King Contracting - A Division of Miller Paving Limited, the lowest compliant bid received for $2,455,822.92, including the non-refundable allocation of HST; and 2. Approves the budget allocation to front-end the sidewalk costs attributable to adjacent developers, to be recovered from those developments at the time of their approval; and 3. Directs staff to bring forward a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the agreement."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report OP-26-031 respecting the next steps for the 4th Avenue West Reconstruction (15th Street to 20th Street), City Council postpones Resolution No. R-260525-006 to the Special Council meeting on June 23, 2026."

"THAT in consideration of the Verbal Report provided May 25, 2026 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 May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda, City Council: 1. Receives Items 11.c to 11.l; and 2. Approves the recommendations contained in Items 11.c to 11.h."

"THAT Resolution No. R-260525-010 be amended to include: 1. Designating all parking spaces along 1st Avenue West from 8th Street to the Queen's Park Bandstand as short-term 30-minute parking; and 2. Directing staff to review the accessible parking spaces along 1st Avenue West closest to 8th Street to meet the standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act."

"THAT in consideration of the items listed on the May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda, City Council approves the recommendation contained in Item 11.a being Staff Report CS-26-040 respecting Short-Term Cultural Facility Parking."

"THAT in consideration of Item 11.a listed on the May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda being Staff Report CS-26-040 respecting Short-Term Cultural Facility Parking, City Council directs staff to include in the 2027 work plan, the preparation of a comprehensive report, developed in consultation with relevant stakeholders, respecting parking along 1st Avenue West between 8th Street West and 9th Street West."

"THAT in consideration of the items listed on the May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda, City Council postpones Resolution No. R-260525-013 until a staff report is provided with information on ranked ballots."

"THAT in consideration of the items listed on the May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda, City Council approves the recommendation contained in Item 11.b being Staff Report CR-26-050 respecting a policy consolidation into the Council Appointments and Seating Policy."

"THAT in consideration of correspondence received on the May 25, 2026 Consent Agenda respecting a Vacant Commercial Storefront Tax, City Council directs staff to forward the correspondence to the River District Board of Management."

"THAT the minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on May 7, 2026 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."

"THAT the minutes of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held on May 6, 2026 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."

"THAT the minutes of the Operations Committee meeting held on May 21, 2026 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved, save and except Resolution No. OP-260521-009."

"THAT in consideration of Resolution No. OP-260521-009 respecting a Crash Analysis Working Group contained within the minutes of the Operations Committee meeting held on May 21, 2026, City Council postpones Resolution No. R-260525-019 to the Regular Council meeting on June 15, 2026."

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