Council Meeting

That Council amend the November 17, 2025 Council meeting agenda to allow Item 11.1 Notice of Motion, to be considered as a Motion and voted on at this meeting due to time constraints of the motion.

That Council approve the November 17, 2025 Council agenda as.

That Council adopt the November 3, 2025 Council meeting minutes as presented.

That Council receive the presentation from Detachment Commander, Inspector Mike Cavanagh, OPP regarding 2026 Action Plan.

That Council receive presentation from Bill Swartman Caretaker, Greenwood Cemetery.

That Council receive delegation/presentation from Rachelle Baldock, Executive Director, Children's Safety Village Belleville.

That Council receive presentation from Abby McIIquham, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation.

That Council receive presentation from Len Kuipers and Geoff Suddard, Directors, Brighton Marine Rescue.

That Council receive presentation from Tom Rittwage (on behalf of Anna), Save Out Heritage Organization (SOHO).

That Council receive presentation from Charles Acker, Beacon Youth Centre.

That Council receive presentation from Malynda McEewn, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Durham and Northumberland.

That Council receive presentation from Kareen McKinnon, Gift from the Heart.

That Council receive presentation from Jim Emptage (on behalf of Joann Dunkley), Sunny Days

That Council receive presentation from Joshua Noiseux, ALUS Kawarthas Peterborough Northumberland.

That Council extend the meeting to it's natural conclusion.

That Council receive the Mayor's 2026 Municipal Budget for information.

That Council receive the staff verbal update on the School Zone Signage and Community Safety Zones policies and signage.

That Council adopt the 2026-2030 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan as presented.

That Council eliminate the current Physician Recruitment Incentive program representing $20K/year for 5 years for a total of $100K; and That Council maintain the Nurse Practitioner incentive program at $5K/year for 3 years for a total of $15K; and That Council direct staff to work with the two physicians at 170 Main Street to offer up to $10K/year in reduced rent charges, in exchange for a five year commitment.

That Council receive the CAO Ongoing Report and Capital Projects Update.

WHEREAS Ontario’s conservation authorities were created to protect people, property, farmland, and ecosystems through watershed-based decision-making informed by local science, local knowledge, and municipal representation; and WHEREAS Bill 68, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2), would establish the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA), a provincially appointed body empowered to oversee and direct all conservation authorities, issue binding directions exempt from normal public-input regulations, and centralize decisions about budgeting, asset management, permitting, and operations; and WHEREAS the Province has proposed reorganizing Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into seven regional bodies, with most authorities being amalgamated while the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) remains a standalone regional authority, creating a two-tier system that preserves full local oversight for Toronto while reducing it for smaller and rural municipalities; and WHEREAS this restructuring shifts real authority away from locally accountable boards and councils and toward a centralized provincial agency, weakening watershed-based planning, diminishing local democratic input, and increasing the risk that conservation lands and hazard lands will be treated primarily as development assets; and WHEREAS Bill 68 also introduces new limits on civil proceedings and includes Schedule 18 (Wasaga Beach-related amendments) demonstrating that lands held

That Council receive the following Committee meeting Minutes as presented:  Homelessness Taskforce September 15, 2025  Rural Advisory Committee September 18, 2025  Recreation Facility Advisory Committee May 5 and September 9, 2025

That Council support the recommendation regarding training for frontline staff regarding providing information and handling concerns relating to homelessness within the municipality; and That Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to coordinate with the County to provide training for front-line staff on:  How to provide correct and helpful information to individuals experiencing homelessness; and  How to appropriately respond to inquiries and concerns from community members regarding homelessness within the municipality.

That Council receive the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board - Six Month Report as information.

That Council receive the September 29, 2025 Brighton and District Curling Club Board of Directors Meeting minutes as presented.

That Council support the Town of Whitby, resolution regarding Extended Producer Responsibility for Blue Box Recycling Collection and Impacts to Small Businesses located in Mixed-Use Properties.

That Council receive or support proclamation from GRAN Northumberland, 16 days from November 25th to December 10th, 2025 as "Orange Days; End Violence Against Women and Girls", and to fasten orange bows around municipal properties. Whereas the United Nations "UNITE Campaign to End Violence Against Women raises awareness and calls for action during the 16 Days, using the colour Orange as a uniting theme; and Whereas the measures introduced to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to an alarming increase in the already existing pandemic of violence against women; and Whereas the Municipality of Brighton acknowledges the Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN), a Canadian organization that advocates for the human rights of grandmothers and vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa who experience violence in their daily lives; and Whereas violence against women and girls is pervasive around the world, including Canada; and Whereas by creating worldwide awareness and calling for adequate, sustained resources, we will find solutions to end gender-based violence; Now Therefore, Council of the Municipality of Brighton do hereby proclaim the 16 Days November 25 to December 10, 2025 as "Orange Days; End Violence Against Women and Girls" in Brighton.

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 November 17, 2025

That the November 17, 2025 Council meeting adjourn at 10:15 p.m.