Committee - Community Services

"THAT the Community Services Committee approves the minutes of the meeting held on June 19, 2024."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-047 respecting a Commemorative Tree at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre in memory of Sharif Rahman, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council approve the planting of an oak tree in a location between the building and 10th Street East, generally as shown on Attachment one."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-053 respecting a draft Agreement Renewal with the Active Lifestyles Centre Grey-Bruce for the use of the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre and McQuay Tannery Building, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council direct staff to bring forward a by-law to authorize a new 5-year agreement as outlined in the report."

“THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-053 respecting a draft Agreement Renewal with the Active Lifestyles Centre Grey-Bruce for the use of the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre and McQuay Tannery Building, the Community Services Committee directs staff to include financial statements from Active Lifestyles Centre Grey-Bruce with the Community Services Committee minutes when they are presented to Council.”

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CM-24-031 respecting Owen Sound’s Economic Second Quarter Report, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council receive the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-048 respecting the applications to the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program for the 2023 tax year and the request to increase the program budget, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council directs staff to: 1. Process refunds for those properties outlined in Schedule ‘A’ of this report, in accordance with the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program of the Community Improvement Plan and the City’s Heritage Property Tax Relief By-law No. 2009-148; 2. Issue notice to the County of Grey of the heritage property tax rebates for the 2023 tax year and request that the County pass a by-law to authorize a 20% refund of taxes levied for upper- tier purposes for those properties outlined in Schedule ‘A’ of this report; and 3. Include a proposed increase of $10,000 for the annual Heritage Property Tax Relief Program budget for consideration in the 2025 City Operating Budget meetings."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-050 respecting Bill 200, the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 – Proposed Changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council receive this report for information purposes respecting the comments from Planning & Heritage staff on Bill 200 and the Environmental Registry of Ontario posting 019- 8738: Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, Schedule 2 of the Proposed Homeowner Protection Act, 2024."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-051 respecting a Façade and Structural Improvement Grant Program Application for 275 8th St E (Oretsky Fur Store), the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council: 1. Approve the application for a Facade and Structural Improvement Grant of 50% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $7,500, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule ‘F’; and 2. Direct staff to bring forward a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Financial Incentive Program Agreement with the property owner to complete the Façade and Structural Improvement works (one-year time period)."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-24-054 respecting requests to designate 791 2nd Ave W and 795 2nd Ave W under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council: 1. Support the designation of 791 2nd Ave W and 795 2nd Ave W for their historical/associative and contextual value; 2. Direct staff to proceed with issuing the Notice of Intention to Designate the properties in accordance with Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and 3. Direct staff to bring forward the necessary by-laws to designate the properties to be of cultural heritage value or interest if no objections are received to the Notices of Intention to Designate in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act."

"THAT in consideration of correspondence provided for information purposes listed on the June 19, 2024, Community Services Committee agenda, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council receive Item 8.e.1 for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of the Verbal Report provided June 19, 2024 from Chair Koepke respecting a Service Review Ad Hoc Committee update, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council receive for the Verbal Report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of correspondence provided for information purposes listed on the June 19, 2024 Community Services Committee agenda, the Community Services Committee recommends that City Council receive Items 11.a to 11.d for information purposes."