Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (3 motions)
3 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS on November 5, 2020, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget 2 Measures), 2020, an omnibus bill that proposes limitations to conservation authorities’ permitting, planning and enforcement powers; and WHEREAS these changes will hinder conservation authorities’ abilities to fulfill their mandates, do not reflect the Provincial Flood Advisor and Auditor General recommendations, and recently updated Provincial Policy Statement land use policies, and are problematic for the partner municipalities that they serve who rely on conservation authorities to help regulate development and illegal activities; and WHEREAS the Corporation of the City of Brantford and the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) have a Memorandum of Understanding for Plan Review Services, last updated on July 24, 2017, wherein the GRCA is responsible to provide technical comments to the City as outlined in the Provincial Policy Statement and the Official Plan; and WHEREAS the Corporation of the City of Brantford relies on the GRCA for plan review and technical services relating to Planning Act applications and preconsultation meetings at no cost to the City for matters related to Significant Wildlife Habitat, Threatened/Endagered Species, Areas of Natural and Scientific Intererst, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Significant Woodlands, Significant Valleylands, Natural Heritage Systems, Water, Wetlands, Fish Habitat, Flooding Hazards, Steep
Moved by Councillor Carpenter, seconded by Councillor Antoski
Carried
In favour (7): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Wall · Opposed (2): Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin
THAT LEAVE BE GIVEN to the Mover and Seconder to introduce the following By-laws for 1st and 2nd Reading: BY-LAW PREAMBLE 208-2020 By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brantford with respect to the Special Meeting held on December 1, 2020
Moved by Councillor Weaver, seconded by Councillor Antoski