Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do hereby approve the agenda as amended.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do hereby adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on March 5, 2025 as circulated.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council accept the Waldemar Heights Well Water supply Summary Report and Annual Report for 2024 prepared by Dufferin Water Co. Ltd.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council instruct staff to execute a building transition agreement with the County of Dufferin that includes wording for Section 6 Records Management as: 6.1. The parties shall work collaboratively to share all documents and records in the possession of the County’s Building Department necessary to facilitate transition. At no additional fee cost to either the County of Dufferin or the Township of Amaranth. 6.2. Following the closure of permits for which the County is responsible under Section 3 above, the County will provide Amaranth all records related to the permit application. At no additional fee cost to either the County of Dufferin or the Township of Amaranth.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council encourage the County of Dufferin to continue to provide services to residents of the Township of Amaranth as required on an ongoing basis. Council direct Staff to circulate this motion to all Dufferin lower tiers.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Whereas road salt is a known toxic substance designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act because of tangible threats of serious or irreversible environmental and health damage from road salt; and Whereas salt levels in Ontario’s groundwater aquifers, creeks, rivers, and lakes have increasingly worsened since the 1970s, seriously affecting municipal drinking water sources and aquatic life; and Whereas the Ontario and Canadian governments have taken many actions over the past 25 years including setting water quality guidelines, developing voluntary codes of practice, signing the Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement, and holding workshops, yet still the salt problem continues to grow; and Whereas numerous situation analyses have recommended salt solutions involving liability protection, contractor certification, government-approved Best Management Practices (BMPs) and salt management plans; and Whereas increased numbers of slips and falls claims, and other injury/collision claims related to snow and ice, are resulting in salt applicators overusing salt beyond levels considered best practices; and Whereas unlimited contractor liability is making it difficult or expensive for snow and ice management contractors to obtain insurance coverage, resulting in contractors leaving the business, thereby making it difficult for municipalities and private owners to find contractors; and Whereas the Snow and Ice Management Sector (SMS) of Landscape Ontario

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council acknowledge there may be an additional $3,500.00 USD tariff impact fee cap on each plow truck to be received in 2026.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council award contract no. 300058504.1000 for the replacement of structures 22 & 23 project to Nichols Excavating Inc for the contract price of $790,650.29 plus applicable taxes.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Township of Amaranth request that Chief Foreman and the Chair of the Grand Valley Fire Board attend a future Council meeting to discuss 2024 annual service levels, including budget, call volume breakdown and catchment area; Further That the Township of Amaranth request the Mayor and/or CAO of Grand Valley attend to discuss possible dissolution of the Fire Board.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do hereby approve the request of the Grand Valley Santa Claus Parade Committee for a $200.00 donation toward the 2025 Santa Claus Parade.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Township of Amaranth does hereby proclaim April 2, 2025 as World Autism Day 2025 and urges all citizens to show support for autistic individuals across Ontario and in our communities.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council move to a Closed Meeting pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, for the following reasons: Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by another level of government – County works yard

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do now rise and report from Closed Meeting.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Township of Amaranth would support a County southern operations center provided it could be a facility that could be shared and consideration would be given to a payment-in-lieu to the Township.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Leave be given to introduce a by-law to provide for the levy and collection of taxes required for the Township of Amaranth for the year 2025 and that it be given the necessary readings and be passed and numbered as the next sequential number

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Leave be given to introduce a by-law to Authorize The Execution Of An Animal Control Services Agreement Between The Corporation Of The Township Of Amaranth And Municipal Support Services Inc. and that it be given the necessary readings and be passed and numbered as the next sequential number.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Leave be given to introduce a by-law to confirm the Regular Meeting of Council of the Township of Amaranth for March 19, 2025; and that it be given the necessary readings and be passed and numbered as the next sequential number.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do now adjourn to meet again for the Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday April 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or at the call of the Mayor.