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: Direction re: Community Benefit Agreement. (A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations

That the Open Meeting of Council be reconvened.

That Council receives the Presentation of the City of Dryden's Integrity Commissioner and accepts the Integrity Commissioner Inquiry Report dated July 24, 2025 on the Council Code of Conduct Citation City Council v. Noel, 2025 ONMIC 3.

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of July 28, 2025 as read and adopted: 13. a. 14. a.

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held July 14, 2025 be adopted.

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 214.1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended, the Council of a municipality may by by-law designate a part of a highway under its jurisdiction as a community safety zone if, in the Council’s opinion, public safety is of special concern on that part of the highway. And; WHEREAS these sections of roadway see heavy pedestrian traffic and contain schools, childcare centres, parks, and public recreation facilities where high concentrations of children, youth, and families congregate. And; WHEREAS children and youth walking to and from school are considered one of the more vulnerable road users as they are smaller and therefore harder to see, have the tendency to make unpredictable movements, and often have difficulty judging the speed and distance of vehicles on the road. And; WHEREAS staff have received multiple submissions of concern for these areas from the public asking for reduced speed limits and community safety zones. And; WHEREAS The purpose of reduced speed limits and community safety zones is to improve pedestrian safety. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Dryden deems public safety is of special concern on the following sections of roadway:  Wice Road beginning at the East intersection of Bertha Place and ending at the entrance to the Rotary Park parking lot.  Casimir Avenue beginning at the intersection of Arthur Street and ending at Duke Street.  Albert Street beginn

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of July 28, 2025 as read and adopted: By-law 2025-46 By-law 2025-48 By-law 2025-50

That Schedule “A” to By-law Number 3529-2007 be and is hereby amended by deleting and replacing the following policies under section Municipal Government: MU-CO-01 – City of Dryden Scholarship Program Policy.

That By-law 2025-48 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement for the property located at 8 Sandy Beach Mews be adopted.

That By-law 2025-50 being a by-law to appoint Kim Junko as Interim Treasurer for The Corporation of The City of Dryden be adopted.

That Council award the contract for RFP R-2025-09 – Brine Pump and Suction Header Replacement – to Berg Service in the amount of $48,985.00 plus HST, and authorize the Director of Community Services to execute the contract as such.

That By-law 2025-49 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be adopted.