Regular Meeting of Council

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the 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. 003-2022 to rezone lands legally described as Part of Lots 1 & 2, Concessions 16 &17 and Part of Lot 73, West of Hastings Road, Geographic Township of Faraday, Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings to amend the maximum Height and maximum Gross Floor Area, Dwelling in the Residential Type One - Exception Seventeen (R1-17) Zone, Residential Type One - Exception Eighteen (R1-18) Zone and Residential Type One - Exception Nineteen (R1-19) Zone.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft do hereby receive and file the 2022 Water Report, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft approve the General Manager's verbal update to Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the special meeting of Council held on February 28th, 2023, as presented.

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 February 28th, 2023, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft accepts the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole and hereby direct Staff to continue working on the Employment Lands Project.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft hereby receive and file the minutes of the January 26th, 2023 and February 23rd, 2023, Bancroft Business Improvement Area Board Meetings as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft hereby receive and file the minutes of the October 06, 2022 Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance Board Meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft receive the verbal reports regarding items 12 (C) through (G).

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 Lots 23 and 24, Concession 5, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, being more particularly described as PARTS 3 and 4, Plan 21R-26312; municipally known as Upper Turriff Road; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft enter into a Development Agreement with Stephen Douglas White and Beverly Kay White to implement the recommendations under Impacts and Recommendations of the Scoped Environmental Impact Study completed by Cambium Inc. dated December 15, 2020.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft permit “Baseball for Dad” volunteers to place green awareness ribbons, and laminated cards in town-owned facilities and on light poles within the downtown area from April 29th, 2023, until May 31st, 2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft hereby receive and file the Council Remuneration Report, as presented.

WHEREAS the homeless crisis is taking a devastating toll on families and communities, undermining a healthy and prosperous Ontario; WHEREAS the homelessness crisis is the result of the underinvestment and poor policy choices of successive provincial governments; WHEREAS homelessness requires a range of housing, social service and health solutions from government; WHEREAS homelessness is felt most at the level of local government and the residents that they serve; WHEREAS municipalities and District Social Administration Boards are doing their part, but do not have the resources, capacity or tools to address this complex challenge; and, WHEREAS leadership and urgent action is needed from the provincial government on an emergency basis to develop, resource, and implement a comprehensive plan to prevent, reduce and ultimately end homelessness in Ontario. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Bancroft calls on the Provincial Government to urgently: a. Acknowledge that homelessness in Ontario is a social, economic, and health crisis; b. Commit to ending homelessness in Ontario; c. Work with AMO and a broad range of community, health, Indigenous and economic partners to develop, resource, and implement an action plan to achieve this goal. AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this motion be sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services; the Minister of Health; and to the Association of Mu

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

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 No. 23-2023: A By-Law to Amend Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 27-2006, As Amended By-Law No. 24-2023: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lots 23 and 24, Concession 5, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter. By-Law No. 25-2023: Being a By-Law to authorize the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft to enter into a Development Agreement with Stephen Douglas White and Beverly Kay White. By-Law No. 26-2023: Being a By-Law to Amend Schedule "1" to By-Law No. 11-2017; Being a By-Law to Establish a Schedule of Retention Periods for Corporate Records. By-Law No. 27-2023: Being a By-Law to Prohibit Temporary Patio Extensions in the Town of Bancroft. By-Law No. 28-2023: Being a By-Law to Amend Schedule "A" to By-Law No. 93-2022; Being the Administrative Monetary Penalty System By-Law. AND FURTHER THAT Staff is directed to prepare a media release regarding By-Law 27-2023.

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) (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; Legal Matters pertaining to HR

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 March 14th, 2023 closed session of Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meetings of Council held on March 14th, 2023, be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law 29-2023

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 5:29pm.