Committee and Council Meeting

by: Councillor Constable THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall adopt as circulated the open and closed minutes of the Committee/Council Meeting held on January 18, 2023.

by: Councillor Hamer THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall has no objections to the approval of Consent No. B51/2022 (McD), as applied for by Chris Madden, being Part Lot 13 Concession A, in the Geographic Township of McDougall, now the Municipality of McDougall, subject to the following conditions: That the severed and retained lands be rezoned to the Waterfront Residential 1 -Limited Services (WF1 – LS) Zone and the Rural (RU) Zone; That the applicant enters into a 51 (26) agreement to recognize private rights-of-way, to establish the standards of the private roads, and to indemnify the Municipality from all liability and responsibility for the private road, and the private road use; Acquire adequate 911 addressing; Payment of the required fees in lieu of parkland dedication; and Payment of all applicable planning fees.

by: Councillor Ryman WHEREAS , the Municipality of McDougall owns and operates the Nobel Drinking Water Distribution system (MOE Designation Number 260079131), which has been categorized as a “Large Municipal Residential” Drinking Water System; and WHEREAS Ontario Regulation 170/03 (as amended – under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)) requires according to its Schedule 22 – “Summary Reports for Municipalities” that all Large Municipal Residential Drinking Water Systems have a report prepared no later than March 31st of each year addressing the items detailed in the Regulation and is given to the members of Municipal Council in the case of a drinking water system owned by a municipality; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of McDougall hereby acknowledges receipt of the report entitled: “The Municipality of McDougall McDougall Nobel Distribution System Large Municipal Residential Drinking Water System Summary Report for 2022” Prepared January, 2023 by the Environmental Services Supervisor Presented to Council; February 15, 2023”

by: Councillor Blower THAT the attached lists of Accounts Payable for January 31, 2023 in the amount of $172,771.47, and February 14, 2023 in the amount of $905,178.74 and payroll for January 26, 2023 in the amount of $53,185.61, and February 9, 2023 in the amount of $47,323.85 be approved for payment.

by: Councillor Constable THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall supports the resolution of the Township of The Archipelago, regarding 'Securing Canada's $1 Billion Investment in a Strengthened Freshwater Action Plan', and FURTHER this resolution be forwarded to to the federal Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Finance; the Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (responsible for the Canada Water Agency), and local Member of Parliament, and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.

by: Councillor Hamer WHEREAS The Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall has concerns regarding Health Canada’s approval of medical cannabis facilities within residential zoned properties, including facilities used for “The Production of Cannabis for Own Medical Purposes by a Designated Person”; and WHEREAS In our local municipal experience, these facilities are approved and licensed by Health Canada without proof of compliance of the municipal by-laws. These facilities can cultivate as many as 1852 Plants with up to 463 plants allocated to up to four designated persons including the owner. Residential properties are generally not large properties and often times have homes situated in close proximity of each other. The potential impact to surrounding homes, public facilities and the community at large due to noise and odours can be significant. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall hereby request that Health Canada establish a process where approvals for facilities for the production of cannabis, including facilities used by a designated person to produce cannabis for individual medical purposes be required to demonstrate compliance with municipal regulations. The approval process should include measures to mitigate noise, odours and other negative impacts that may affect nearby homes, public facilities and the community at large; and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Corporation of Municipality of McDougall enc

by: Councillor Ryman BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of McDougall does hereby support the nomination of Municipality of Whitestone Councillor Janice Bray as a Municipal Representative to the Parry Sound District Social Services Administration Board for the 2022 to 2026 term of Council to represent the Township of Carling, the Municipality of McDougall, the Township of McKellar, and the Municipality of Whitestone (Area 3).

by: Councillor Hamer

by: Councillor Blower THAT we do now adjourn at 8:47 p.m.