Regular Council

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approves the following change to the Regular Council Agenda for November 25th, 2024: Add under Correspondence: 9.2 Memo - One Ton Plow Truck Update Move to Correspondence: 6.3 Town of Larder Lake becomes 9.3

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of November 12th, 2024, Regular Council Meeting are adopted as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the items on the November 25th, 2024, Regular Council Meeting Consent Agenda as information.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accept the 2025 Council and Budget Dates report as information. AND direct staff to reschedule the budget ratification and regular council meeting from March 3 to March 6, 2025.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council authorizes the Clerk to sign the Marriage Licence Modernization Phase 2 Participation Agreement.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approves a 2% increase to the remuneration of employees, effective January 1st, 2025, in line with CPI.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approve a 2% increase to all annually adjusted leases for 2025; AND THAT Council approves the write-off of the outstanding accounts receivable for Wire IE, as it is deemed uncollectable.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the November 25th, 2024 Project Status Report as information.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the investment of $78,500 to address the immediate repairs to the Gore Bay Arena over the next 12 months.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council directs Staff to research the water rates further, and report back to Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the November 14, 2024, minutes of the Service Club Committee as information.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council approve the implementation of a ‘focus area’ centered around the downtown district, with the following boundaries: • Water Street (from Purvis Drive (i.e. the Harbour Centre) to Main Street); • Meredith Street (from Dawson Street to Main Street); • Phipps Street (from Dawson Street to Main Street); • Eleanor Street (from Water Street to Phipps Street); and • Includes the Manitoulin Lodge property; AND THAT Council considers the development of a neighbourhood plan for the ‘focus area’, which would include a set of urban design guidelines and a Community Improvement Plan (CIP), subject to future budget considerations; FURTHER THAT Council advise the Manitoulin Planning Board to submit potential developments in Gore Bay to the Town Manager/Clerk for a ‘pre-consultation meeting’.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council accepts the memo regarding the One Ton Plow Truck Update as information.

WHEREAS municipalities face growing infrastructure needs, including roads, bridges, public transit, water systems, and other critical services, which are essential to community well- being and economic development; AND WHEREAS the current sources of municipal revenue, including property taxes and user fees, are insufficient to meet these increasing demands for infrastructure investment; AND WHEREAS the Province of Ontario currently collects the Land Transfer Tax (LTT) on property transactions in municipalities across the province, generating significant revenue that is not directly shared with municipalities; AND WHEREAS the Federal Government collects the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on property transactions, a portion of which could be directed to municipalities to address local infrastructure needs; AND WHEREAS redistributing a portion of the Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to municipalities would provide a predictable and sustainable source of funding for local infrastructure projects without creating a new tax burden on residents or homebuyers; AND WHEREAS a redistribution of a portion of the existing Land Transfer Tax and GST would allow municipalities to better plan and invest in long-term infrastructure initiatives, supporting local economic growth and improving the quality of life for residents; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Gore Bay Council formally requests the Provincial Government to consider redistributing a portion of the Land Transfer Tax collected on

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-Law 2024-42 to Amend Employee Remuneration receives its first, second, and third readings and is finally passed on this 25th day of November 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmatory By-Law 2024-43 receives its first, second, and third readings and is finally passed on this 25th day of November, 2024.

THAT We adjourn at 9:11 p.m.