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 August 12, 2024 as read and adopted: 13. a, b 14. a

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held July 22, 2024 be adopted.

That the Minutes of the Public Planning Meeting held July 22, 2024 be adopted.

Whereas the state of health care in Ontario is in crisis, with 2.3 million Ontarians lacking access to a family doctor, emergency room closures across the province, patients being de-rostered and 40% of family doctors considering retirement over the next five years; and Whereas it has become increasingly challenging to attract and retain an adequate health care workforce throughout the health sector across Canada; and Whereas the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University says communities in northern Ontario are short more than 350 physicians, including more than 200 family doctors and half of the physicians working in northern Ontario are expected to retire in the next five years; and Whereas Ontario municipal governments play an integral role in the health care system through responsibilities in public health, long-term care, paramedicine, and other investments; and Whereas the percentage of family physicians practicing comprehensive family medicine has declined from 77 in 2008 to 65 in 2002; and Whereas per capita health care spending in Ontario is the lowest of all provinces in Canada; and Whereas a robust workforce developed through a provincial, sector-wide health human resources strategy would significantly improve access to health services across the province; Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden urges the Province of Ontario to recognize the physician shortage in The City of Dryden and Ontario, to fund health care

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of August 12, 2024 as read and adopted: By-law 2024-50 By-law 2024-51

That By-law 2024-50 being a by-law to amend By-law 2023-61, Fees and Charges of The Corporation of The City of Dryden, by deleting and replacing Schedule "Q" - Cemetery, be adopted.

That By-law 2024-51 being a by-law to amend By-law 2740-2000, the Zoning By-law of The Corporation of The City of Dryden, by amending Schedule A1 by rezoning the property located at 205 Duke Street from the General Commercial (CG) Zone to the General Commercial Exception One (CG-1) Zone be adopted.

That By-law 2024-52 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Site Plan Development Agreement between The Dryden Food Bank and The Corporation of The City of Dryden for the land legally described as PCL 14025 SEC DKF; PT LT 17 PL M209 as in LT36670; DRYDEN; commonly known as 158 Grand Trunk Avenue be adopted.

That By-law 2024-53 being a by-law to amend By-law 2024-4, a by-law to adopt the 2024 municipal budget estimates for the Corporation of The City of Dryden, be adopted. Further that Council accept the recommendation from Staff to install a 150mm watermain to connect the 150mm watermain at Mario Milanese Place to the 150mm watermain on Sandy Beach Road; and Further that Council allow staff to single source the work to Makkinga Contracting in the amount of $210,500.00 from emergency reserve funds; and Further that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign all documentation related to this matter; and Further that the necessary By-Law is presented to City Council for ratification.

That By-law 2024-54 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be adopted.

That this meeting be declared adjourned.