Regular Council

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the open session agenda dated November 14th, 2023, as amended.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into Public Meeting pursuant to the Planning Act for the purpose of hearing support and/or objections for re-zoning applications within the municipality.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby adjourn from public meeting and reconvene the regular meeting of Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the town of Bancroft does hereby approve of Zoning By-Law Amendment Application No. 0011-2023 to rezone lands legally described Part Lot 15, Concession 8, PARTS 1, 2, & 3, Plan 21R-22071, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, municipally known as 1079 Detlor Road, from “Rural (RU) Zone” to “Rural Residential – Exception Eighteen (RUR-18) Zone” and to “Rural Residential (RUR) Zone”.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the meeting of Council held on October 10th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the report of the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation; AND FURTHER THAT Staff work with the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation to create a Memorandum of Understanding for the purposes of maintaining the assets of this project and carrying out any work required.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on October 24th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action, the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole meeting that Council rejects all proposals and approves the search of a local real estate service provider who would meet the same or similar qualifications as RFP 2023-003, for the purpose of selling vacant property, or properties listed at a value less than $100,000.00.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action, the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole meeting that Council agrees to credit Bancroft Community Transit $7,000.00 towards their tax payment from the Corporate Services Initiatives Reserve, GL Account 01-2050-2512.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action, the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole meeting that the Parks and Recreation Liaison be directed to assist within the scope of a liaison regarding the search for and implementation of a payment system.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action, the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole meeting that the Parks and Recreation Liaison provide oversight, final set up and procedural assistance regarding the search for and implementation of a payment system.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action, the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole meeting that Council approve the opening of a new bank account for LEAF Centre funds as well as an independant payment system to be implemented as soon as possible.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the approved minutes of the September 27th, 2023 meeting and the draft minutes of the October 25th, 2023 meeting of the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept and approve for action the following recommendations of the BCSWB Committee, as follows: THAT Staff investigate the cost on a "Speed-Spy" or similar technology and the benefits of said technology, to be brought forward for Council consideration in the 2024 budget; THAT Staff bring forward a report on speed reductions on Municipal Roadways, so that the speed on Detlor Road may be decreased to 60km/hr in the areas currently listed as 80km/hr, with the addition of signage being posted to remind drivers of the speed limit; THAT Staff bring forward a report to designate a Community Safety Zone from the intersection of Chemaushgon Rd and Station St to the intersection of Chemausghon Rd and Bierworth Rd; THAT Staff be directed to write and publish a media release related to the changes in legislated abilities for pharmacists and Nurses; AND FURTHER THAT Staff be directed to post additional signage on Station street being one (1) black and white enforcement sign within sightline of the crest of the hill and one (1) high-visibility yellow sign on the roadside coming up the hill.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the minutes of the meeting of the North Hastings Public Library Board held on October 17th, and November 01st, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the minutes of the meeting of the North Hastings Economic Development Committee held on May 5th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the minutes of the meeting of the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance held on June 9th and September 14th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the draft minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Dog Pound held on October 26th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the minutes of the Annual General meeting of the Bancroft Business Improvement Area Board of Management held on October 27th, 2022, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept title and assume as common and public highway that Part of Lot 66, Concession East Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, being more particularly described as: PARTS 4, 5 and 6, Plan 21R-26426; municipally known as Snow Road.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby accept title and assume as common and public highway that Part of Lot 47, Concession East Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, being more particularly described as: PARTS 1, 2 and 4, Plan 21R-26388; municipally known as Quarry Road.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby send a letter to the Federal and Provincial Governments requesting meaningful improvements to the current state of “catch and release” justice in the Ontario legal system. Police Services across Ontario are exhausting precious time and resources having to manage the repeated arrests of the same offenders, which in turn, is impacting their morale, and ultimately law-abiding citizens who are paying the often significant financial and emotional toll of this broken system; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to Premier Ford, MPP Ric Bresee and to our surrounding municipalities for their consideration.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the verbal report regarding the Service Line Warranties Program.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct Staff to write a letter of support for Hastings North Tourism Services in support of their request for $30,000 from Hastings County, for the 2024 budget discussion.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the $20,000.00 request from the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum for consideration as part of the 2024 budget discussions.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft adopt the following schedule for 2024 Council and Committee meetings: Meeting Start Times  Council 3:00 PM  Committee of the Whole 3:00 PM  Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being 9:30am

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft approves of the amendment to the schedule, changing the next regular meeting of Council from December 12th, 2023 to December 13th, 2023 at 3:00PM and the regular Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for November 28th, 2023 to November 30th, 2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby provide permission to L. Kyle and associated volunteers to hold a road toll on November 28th, 2023 from 7:00am to 10:00am on Station Street, nearest to 16 Station Street, with the understanding that emergency services shall need to be notified pre-emptively of the road access changes.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct Staff to engage with Lucille Kyle and request that a different day, time, and season be selected for this type of request based on expected weather and traffic in the area.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft contracts Citywide for $15,050.00 plus applicable taxes from General Ledger account #01-2050-2512 (Corporate Services Initiative Reserve) to meet compliance requirements for new Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO).

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the office closure for the main Town office, beginning noon December 22nd, 2023 until 9am January 2nd, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct Staff to apply for the Canada Summer Jobs Program Funding for the 2024 year.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the items listed under the Consent Agenda, items 17 (B) to 17 (H), be received by the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft, for information purposes only.

WHEREAS November 14th is globally recognized as World Diabetes Day; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct Staff to draft and send a letter to the Minister of Health and the Premier regarding the need for drug coverage under OHIP for diabetics.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be introduced and read a first, second and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk do sign and seal the same, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding: By-Law 76-2023: A By-Law to Amend Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 27-2006, As Amended By-Law 77-2023: Being a By-Law to govern and regulate the proceedings of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft By-Law 78-2023: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lot 66, Concession East Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter By-Law 79-2023: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lot 47, Concession East Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter By-Law 80-2023: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lot 47, Concession East Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter By-Law 81-2023: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 16, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter By-Law 82-2023: Being a By-Law to Appoint Members of Council to Various Boards, Committees

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into closed session pursuant to the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Section 239 (2) (d) labour relations or employee negotiations and (e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board Union Communications Legal Matters Pertaining to Municipal Projects

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to carry out all actions as approved in the November 14th, 2023, closed session of Council; AND FURTHER THAT Council approves of the hiring of a new part-time permanent gym attendant/office clerk.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting of Council held on November 14th, 2023 be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law 84-2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 6:41pm.