Council Meeting

That Council do hereby adjourn to a Closed Session of Council pursuant to Section 239 of The Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: Community Benefit Agreement Update. (A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations

That the Open Meeting of Council be reconvened.

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of September 22, 2025 as read and adopted: 13. a 14. a, b, c, d, e, f

That William Tennyson and Oliver Atkins be appointed to the Dryden and District Museum Advisory Board for the remainder of this term of Council.

That Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden supports the submission of Atura Power's Solar Project, Buffalo Ranch Solar, under the Long-Term 2 Energy Supply (Window 1) Request for Proposals issued by the Independent Electricity System Operator.

That Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden supports the submission of Atura Power's Buffalo Ranch Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project under the Long-Term 2 Capacity Services (Window 1) Request for Proposals issued by the Independent Electricity System Operator.

That Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden supports the submission of Alectra Energy Solutions' Solar Project, Marigold Solar 1, under the Long-Term 2 Energy Supply (Window 1) Request for Proposals issued by the Independent Electricity System Operator.

That Council create a Committee of Council called the Legal Affairs Committee for the oversight of legal affairs where the City's CAO has a direct personal interest in the matter under consideration; and Further that Mayor Harrison and Councillors MacKinnon and Tardiff, along with the City's Director of Human Resources and the Director of Finance/Treasurer, be appointed to said committee for the remainder of this term of Council.

That Council suspend the rules of procedure of Section 4.2 Dates, Times and Curfew of Meetings of By-law 2023-23 for the purpose of changing the date of the December 2025 Council Meeting from December 8 to December 15.

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of September 22, 2025 as read and adopted: By-law 2025-56 By-law 2025-57

That By-law 2025-56 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement between The Corporation of The City of Dryden and Dryden KCT Inc. with respect to the lands located at 149 Third Street and 186 Grand Trunk Avenue in the City of Dryden be adopted.

That By-law 2025-57 being a by-law to amend By-law 4446-2017 by adding Schedule "S" - the delegation of authority for the oversight of legal affairs where the City's CAO has a direct personal interest be adopted.

Whereas drowning is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths among children in Ontario and research by the Lifesaving Society of Ontario shows that most children who drown never intended to be in the water; and Whereas evidence demonstrates that even basic swimming and water survival skills significantly reduce the risk of drowning; and Whereas many children in Ontario do not have equitable access to swimming lessons outside of school due to financial, cultural or geographic barriers; and Whereas several municipalities across Ontario have expressed strong interest in improving water safety education for children; and Whereas the Ministry of Education has the authority to incorporate water safety and survival training into the regular elementary school curriculum as a universal, life-saving skill comparable to fire safety and road safety instruction; Therefore, be it resolved that the Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden respectfully urges the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Education, to incorporate mandatory water safety and Swim-to-Survive training into the elementary school curriculum for all Ontario students; and Be if further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to The Honourable Minister of Education of Ontario, local Members of Provincial Parliament, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and all Ontario municipalities, with a request for their endorsement.

That By-law 2025-58 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be adopted.

That this meeting be declared adjourned.