Council Meeting

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

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council do hereby adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on October 1, 2025 and the Planning Public Meeting held October 1, 2025 as circulated.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Consent Application B01-2025 for Holmwind Farms Inc regarding Concession 4, Part Lot 31 and known municipally as 435670 4 th Line, Amaranth. BE: APPROVED (X) DENIED ( )

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: That Council accept Memo to Council 2025-045 as information and approve the Parkland Dedication and Sponsorship policy and implementation plan.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council receive this report for information, and further: Council adopt the Volunteer Waiver as presented and direct staff to prepare a Standard Volunteer Policy for Council’s review and adoption; Council approve the IPM Pickleball Committee’s sponsorship options as attached in the fees and charges by-law schedule I. Council direct the IPM Pickleball Committee, to share a detailed project cost breakdown and funding plan; That Council reconfirm the structure and members of the IPM Pickleball Committee.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council appoint Councillor Metzger and Deputy Mayor Little to the IPM Pickleball Committee.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Whereas November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; and Whereas violence is the greatest gender inequality rights issue for women, girls and gender-diverse individuals. Our community is committed to ending femicide and all forms of gender-based violence; and Whereas Femicide rates are on the rise in Ontario, with over 31 femicides in Ontario since November 26th, 2024; and Whereas 37 different cities and towns in Ontario had a femicide occur in their community last year; and Whereas Indigenous, Black, South Asian and South East Asian women and girls continue to experience high rates of violence, including femicide; and Whereas men's violence has taken the lives of women and girls across the lifespan with femicide victims in the 2023/24 femicide list ranging between the ages of 2 months old to 89 years old; and Whereas this month and throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we acknowledge our community’s support of the Wrapped in Courage campaign and commitment to ending gender-based violence; and Whereas there is an urgent need for greater investment and action to end gender-based violence in our community and throughout Ontario by all three levels of Government; and Whereas a Wrapped in Courage Campaign flag will be raised during Woman Abuse Prevention Month in recognition that the courage of a woman alone is not enough, it takes an entire commu

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Memo to Council 2025-043 regarding the 2025 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign be received for information and Council direct staff to proceed with ordering of wreaths in support of the Poppy Campaign, and to provide names of Council members who will be attending and laying wreaths at Remembrance Day Services on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Leave be given to introduce a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 02-2009, as amended, to rezone the lands described legally as Concession 4, Part Lot 31, Township of Amaranth, County of Dufferin and known municipally as 435670 4 th Line, Township of Amaranth, from Rural (RU) Zone to Rural Exception (RU‑36) Zone and Rural Exception (RU‑37) Zone; and that it be given the necessary readings and be passed and numbered as the next sequential number

BE IT RESOLVCED THAT: Leave be given to introduce a by-law for the imposition and collection of fees and charges for certain Municipal Services and Activities, 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 October 15, 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 November 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or at the call of the Mayor.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council receive this report for information, and further: 1. Council adopt the Volunteer Waiver as presented and direct staff to prepare a Standard Volunteer Policy for Council’s review and adoption; 2. Council approve the IPM Pickleball Committee’s sponsorship options as attached in the fees and charges by-law schedule I. 3. Council direct the IPM Pickleball Committee, to share a detailed project cost breakdown and funding plan; 4. That Council reconfirm the structure and members of the IPM Pickleball Committee.