Council PLANNING Meeting

That the Council approve the January 26, 2026 Planning meeting agenda as presented.

That Council move into Statutory Public Meeting January 26, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

That Council receive the Staff Report dated January 26, 2026, regarding the subject application for 15047 County Road 2 and 15033 County Road 2, being Zoning By-law Amendment application File No. Z10-2025; and, And Further That, Council enacts the Zoning By-law Amendment (see By-laws section of this agenda) to rezone portions of the subject lands from the ‘Rural Residential (RR) Zone’ to the ‘Agricultural Exception No. 1 (A-1) Zone’.

That Council receive the Staff Report dated January 26, 2026, regarding the subject application for 59 Bryce Drive, being Zoning By-law Amendment application File No. Z12-2025; And Further That, Council enacts a By-law (see By-laws section of this agenda) to rezone portions of the severed lands from ‘Rural Exception No. One (RU-1) Zone’ and ‘Floodprone Area’ to ‘Hamlet Residential Exception No.16 (HR-16) Zone’ and ‘Environmental Protection (EP) Zone”.

That Council move out of Statutory Public Meeting January 26, 2026 at 6:44 p.m.

That Council receive the Staff Report dated January 26, 2026, regarding the subject Zoning By-law Amendment application File No. Z13-2025, pertaining to removal of the “H” Holding Designation on the subject lands municipally known as 58 Walt Street, and; And Further, That Council enacts a Zoning By-law to rezone the subject lands from the ‘Special Hamlet Residential ‘Holding’ (HR-15-H) Zone’ to the ‘Special Hamlet Residential (HR-15) Zone’ (i.e. remove H-Holding symbol).

That Council receive the staff report dated January 26, 2026 pertaining to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ PLN ‑ 2025 ‑ 01) regarding a Master Development Plan and Land Bank Business Model. And That Council accepts the following firms after having been evaluated by staff as successfully qualified for purposes of delivering a Land Development Plan and Business Model for the municipality-owned ‘Land Bank’ lands: Arcadis Inc. Dialog Inc. Urban Strategies Inc. Weston Inc. And That Council receive individual deputations (one at a time) from the above consulting firms for purposes of presenting: qualifications and organization of respective project teams; background and related experience (e.g. showcase comparable projects); and, core team’s professional vision, generalized approach, and priority issues for the project. And That the Mayor encourage Council members to ask key questions of each deputation that may assist in characterizing a general approach to the project. And That the staff evaluation team compile evaluation scores and give notice to two of the presenting firms having the highest two accumulated scores requesting them to deliver a complete project plan in response to the originally posted RFP/RFQ.

That Council receive the Letter from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, regarding the 2026 Agricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) Guidance Document as information.

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a by-law under the provisions of Section 36 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, to amend By-law No. 140-2002, as otherwise amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton as it applies to the lands located at 58 Walt Street, described as Plan 41 Block F, Concession A, Part Lot 23.

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a by-law under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, to amend By-law No. 140-2002, as otherwise amended, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton as it applies to the lands located at 59 Bryce Drive, described as Concession 7 Part Lot 2 RP 38R476 Part 1

That Council resolve into Closed Session January 26, 2026 at 6:55 p.m., pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001 R.S.O. as amended, Subsection 239(2) (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; Project PLN-2025-01 Preferred Qualified Consultants presentations.

That Council rise and report from Closed Session January 26, 2026 at 9:25 p.m. in accordance with Section 239(2) (exception) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, to discuss matters pertaining to:  Pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001 R.S.O. as amended, Subsection 239(2) (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; Project PLN-2025-01 Preferred Qualified Consultants presentations. And whereas a procedural motion to adopt the Closed Session minutes of January 12, 2026 was voted on during Closed Session; And Whereas Council received confidential information and provided direction to staff regarding the above matters.

That Council gives a by-law its first, second and third reading and finally passed on this date; being a by-law to confirm the proceeds of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton Planning meeting held on January 26, 2026.

That the January 26, 2026 Council Planning meeting adjourn at 9:27 p.m.