Council

THAT the agenda of the Regular Council meeting of November 9, 2016, be approved as presented.

THAT the following minutes of Council meetings be confirmed and adopted as circulated: Council Minutes: - Dated October 26, 2016. Committee of the Whole: - Dated October 26, 2016. Special Committee of the Whole: - Dated November 2, 2016.

THAT the recommendations contained within Committee of the Whole Report of October 26, 2016, related to the Recreation and Community Services Section be approved with the exception of item b i) being that of the Arena Ice User Rates for 2016-2017.

THAT the recommendations contained within Committee of the Whole Report of October 26, 2016, related to the Planning and Development Services Section be approved.

THAT the recommendations contained within Committee of the Whole Report of October 26, 2016, related to the Transportation and Environmental Services Section be approved.

THAT the recommendations contained within Committee of the Whole Report of October 26, 2016, related to the Finance and Corporate Services Section be approved.

WHEREAS recent polling, conducted on behalf of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario indicates 76% of Ontarians are concerned or somewhat concerned property taxes will not cover the cost of infrastructure while maintaining municipal services, and 90% agree maintaining safe infrastructure is an important priority for their communities; AND WHEREAS infrastructure and transit are identified by Ontarians as the biggest problems facing their municipal government; AND WHEREAS a ten-year projection (2016-2025) of municipal expenditures against inflationary property tax and user fee increases, shows there to be an unfunded average annual need of $3.6 billion to fix local infrastructure and provide for municipal operating needs; AND WHEREAS the $3.6 billion average annual need would equate to annual increases of 4.6% (including inflation) to province-wide property tax revenue for the next ten years; AND WHEREAS this gap calculation also presumes all existing and multi-year planned federal and provincial transfers to municipal governments are fulfilled; AND WHEREAS if future federal and provincial transfers are unfulfilled beyond 2015 levels, it would require annual province-wide property tax revenue increases of up to 8.35% for ten years; AND WHEREAS Ontarians already pay the highest property taxes in the country; AND WHEREAS each municipal government in Ontario faces unique issues, the fiscal health and needs are a challenge which unites al

That by-laws 2016-56, 2016-57, 2016-58, 2016-59, 2016-60, be signed and sealed by the Mayor and Clerk

THAT the confirmation by-law 2016-61, be signed and sealed by the Mayor and Clerk.