Council Meeting

That Council approve the September 5, 2023 Council agenda as presented.

That Council adopt the August 14, 2023 Council meeting minutes as presented.

That Council adopt the August 16, 2023 Council Planning meeting minutes as presented.

That Council receive for information the Integrity Commissioner's Periodic Report and Closed Meeting Investigator, Closed Session Investigation Report presented by Jeffrey Abrams and Janice Atwood, Co-Principals, Principles Integrity.

That Council receive staff report "2023 Development Charges Indexing Report"; and That Council authorizes staff to increase Schedule “C” to By-Law 089-2019 by 8.09%, in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Statistics, Table 18-10-0276-01 (Previously Table 18-10-0135-01), Second Quarter.

That Council receives the 2023 Second Quarter Financial Report as information.

The Council receives the report from the Director of Parks and Recreation as information and grants staff the ability to apply for funding under the Resilient Communities Funding Program once the intake begins to fund a study towards the development of a facility site and business plan for a proposed new Multi-Use Indoor Recreational complex on land owned by the Municipality of Brighton.

That Council receives the report on the naming of the new Municipal trail link from the Director of Parks and Recreation and makes a motion to name this trail link Cedar Hill Trail.

The Council receives the staff report from the Director of Parks and Recreation as information regarding the demolition of the house and garage located on municipal property at 127 Elizabeth Street.

That Council defer staff report "YMCA Lease Renewal" to the October 2nd meeting.

That Council approve a budget offset in the amount of $27,500 from a carry-over project line for "67 Sharp Road Door Enlargements" to assist in funding and installing at 67 Sharp Road the electric vehicle (EV) charging docking stations.

affordable housing is in short supply, and prohibitively expensive for many residents in Brighton and Northumberland County more broadly; and Whereas the number of residents who are precariously housed or experiencing homelessness is increasing, along with issues associated with homelessness such as drug use, drug poisoning, and petty crime; and Whereas the social costs of homelessness are borne primarily by those who are experiencing homelessness, but are also shared by the community through impacts on community safety and well-being, tourism and economic development, and more; and Whereas the institutional costs of homelessness and related issues are spread between the province, upper-tier municipalities, and lower-tier municipalities, with no one level taking responsibility for the issue or response and with no concerted collaboration between jurisdictions toward more robust solutions; and Whereas there is a clear need to provide a more coordinated approach to this worsening crisis, as the County Social Services team alone cannot carry an issue that has both causes and impacts beyond their jurisdiction; THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Municipality of Brighton initiate an inter-municipal ad hoc committee to examine lower-tier expenditures and bylaws related to homelessness, to identify opportunities for better alignment with County housing and homelessness programs, and invite participation in this group by representatives of other Northumberland municipalities and the C

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a by-law to Authorize the Execution of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Lands - Part Lot 34, Concession B, Brighton, Part 1 Plan 39R-1405 (Sharp Road Industrial Park).

That Council accept the report from Mayor Ostrander; And further that Council grants a leave of absence to Deputy Mayor Ron Anderson until January 31, 2024; And further that Council appoints Councillor Emily Rowley as Acting Deputy Mayor; And further that Council appoints Councillor Emily Rowley to sit on the Economic Development Advisory Committee during the leave period; And further that Council appoints Councillor Byron Faretis to sit on the Docs by the Bay Physician Recruitment Committee during the leave period.

That Council refers to the 2024 Budget deliberations the recommendation by the Task Force to Commemorate the 1973 Tornado, and to add $2,500.00 to the 2024 and future budgets for a postcard promotion to include photos used for the Tornado Commemoration and additional Brighton photos.

That Council receive the June 27, 2023 Task Force to Commemorate the 1973 Tornado meeting Minutes as presented.

That as recommended by the Committee Review Team, Council direct staff to amend the Terms of Reference for the Accessibility Advisory Committee to add an additional community member to the committee for a total of 6 community members and 2 members of Council.

That Council receive the Brighton Curling Club meeting minutes for June 26 and July 31, 2023 as presented.

That Council support request from Kerri Cater, FASD Community Worker, Children's Treatment Centre Quinte Health, to proclaim the month of September as "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) month".

That Council receive for information the County of Northumberland Updates for August 21 - September 1, 2023

That Council receive for information resolution from the County regarding Northumberland County By-law 29-2023 to Provide Municipal Housing Facilities.

That Council resolve into Closed Session September 5, 2023 at 8:01 p.m., pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, as amended, Subsection 239 (2(b)) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; Appointment of Committee Members.

That the confidential appointment of one community member for the Community Events & Civic Awards Steering Committee be approved.

That the confidential appointment of community members to the Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion Advisory Committee be approved.

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton Council meeting held on September 5, 2023.

That the meeting held on September 5, 2023 adjourn at 8:31 p.m.