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"um in in the policy on 8.2 uh it it says at 1A um Place", "start": 732.839, "end": 740.04}, {"text": "equipment or materials of any kind upon or within a municipal right of way so we've had a discussion about being able", "start": 740.04, "end": 745.92}, {"text": "to play will basketball nets be allowed on the municipal right of way if they", "start": 745.92, "end": 751.92}, {"text": "are moved as required or temporarily placed", "start": 751.92, "end": 756.92}, {"text": "there uh through through Mar Burton we uh when we brought the U sports", "start": 757, "end": 762.16}, {"text": "activities report uh to council earlier this year we were uh given some items to report back on and we will be doing that", "start": 762.16, "end": 769.399}, {"text": "uh in the second quarter of next year so until that report is done um the uh the", "start": 769.399, "end": 774.68}, {"text": "the provisions within the municipal R of wayo relating to sports activities are unchanged but we do have that 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"end": 870.759}, {"text": "road work curb work or uh our Municipal service providers are digging up", "start": 870.759, "end": 877.519}, {"text": "boulevards they uh would like us to pay for the repairs would it be possible to", "start": 877.519, "end": 883}, {"text": "come back at some point in terms of a way of trying to help people understand uh what can and is their responsibility", "start": 883, "end": 892.6}, {"text": "versus what is our responsibility perhaps working with the uh commercial", "start": 892.6, "end": 898.04}, {"text": "installers to ensure that it's on their contracts or they let residents know", "start": 898.04, "end": 903.44}, {"text": "what may happen through you Mr Mayor um the", "start": 903.44, "end": 909.199}, {"text": "municipal rway bylaw is supported by a number of uh procedures and in those procedures uh it would explain U what is", "start": 909.199, "end": 916.04}, {"text": "permitted and what isn't and we can certainly uh promote that on our website and um and um inform the", "start": 916.04, "end": 924.56}, {"text": "public thank you for that and in terms", "start": 924.56, "end": 929.639}, {"text": "of uh light pollution", "start": 929.639, "end": 935.759}, {"text": "on uh the other report I'm confused between the light pollution guidelines", "start": 935.759, "end": 943.6}, {"text": "and uh how we're going to promote them yet they aren't enforceable yet the", "start": 943.6, "end": 949.319}, {"text": "report speaks to the ability to angle lights in a downward matter uh so it", "start": 949.319, "end": 954.72}, {"text": "doesn't interfere with live Outdoor Living errors Etc", "start": 954.72, "end": 960.92}, {"text": "Mr Mayor director Campbell is going to come up and assist with that", "start": 961.92, "end": 966.759}, {"text": "question thank you through your worship uh I think that's the next item on the agenda but happy to to speak to that", "start": 968.48, "end": 976.88}, {"text": "8.1 so oh sorry yeah same different 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"allowed three year worship uh so Boulevard parking uh Boulevard parking", "start": 1075.799, "end": 1081.76}, {"text": "is prohibited throughout the town we do have a number of um circumstances where", "start": 1081.76, "end": 1087.28}, {"text": "Municipal enforcement would not enforce Boulevard Park parking um other cases", "start": 1087.28, "end": 1093.2}, {"text": "where we would so if there's a shared driveway we would enforce Boulevard parking if it was too close to an", "start": 1093.2, "end": 1099.32}, {"text": "intersection where it's interfering with sight lines we would enforce Boulevard parking if the vehicle is parked within", "start": 1099.32, "end": 1105.24}, {"text": "that that driveway apron and their tires are up on the grass or up on a portion", "start": 1105.24, "end": 1111.559}, {"text": "of paved RightWay that would otherwise is not considered the driveway so it's", "start": 1111.559, "end": 1116.76}, {"text": "past that curb cut that would also be enforced as 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"end so that we uh don't don't go in and out of camera or several", "start": 1165.76, "end": 1172.84}, {"text": "times and it brings us to our eight uh public discussion items and our two", "start": 1172.84, "end": 1178.159}, {"text": "confidential discussion items and the first one uh is uh the 2024 audit", "start": 1178.159, "end": 1185.039}, {"text": "planning report and we have staff prepared to uh introduce this and a presentation from our Auditors uh", "start": 1185.039, "end": 1192.84}, {"text": "KPMG uh we're in your hands now evening'", "start": 1192.84, "end": 1199.559}, {"text": "sorry apologies good evening and thank you for the opportunity to introduce the", "start": 1203.64, "end": 1208.679}, {"text": "KPMG team who will walk through the 2024 audit planning report that's before you", "start": 1208.679, "end": 1214.12}, {"text": "tonight for receipt KPMG will discuss the key aspects of their audit which in", "start": 1214.12, "end": 1219.72}, {"text": "2024 includes the 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{"text": "reports over certain funded programs or grants those are on an as-needed basis uh based on the reporting requirements", "start": 1651.64, "end": 1658.679}, {"text": "within those funding agreements uh so no change at this time to bring to your attention year-over-year", "start": 1658.679, "end": 1665.559}, {"text": "uh moving to the next slide please uh our risk assessment summary", "start": 1665.559, "end": 1671.84}, {"text": "again not to sound like a broken record uh is consistent year-over-year no significant changes uh no new areas that", "start": 1671.84, "end": 1679.96}, {"text": "would not have been in Focus that have risen to that level uh in the current period um a couple of things to draw", "start": 1679.96, "end": 1686.559}, {"text": "attention to uh in Prior periods uh asset retirement obligations would have", "start": 1686.559, "end": 1691.64}, {"text": "been a more heavy area of focus uh given that was a recent standard change that", "start": 1691.64, "end": 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{"text": "to have that reading taken from the fence line when those fence lines vary throughout town so we're trying to", "start": 2709.119, "end": 2715.64}, {"text": "provide a clear consistent measurement tool in the middle of the property it's the same thing that will be applied for", "start": 2715.64, "end": 2721.599}, {"text": "air conditioner units pool pumps everything that is surrounding that point so it's not just music but music", "start": 2721.599, "end": 2729.2}, {"text": "for some reason didn't follow the provincial guidelines of 50 dbel for some reason when our Engineers set that", "start": 2729.2, "end": 2735.16}, {"text": "up in 2008 he made this arbitrary call using 55 dbel as a threshold I don't", "start": 2735.16, "end": 2740.72}, {"text": "know where he ever got it from and he also arbitrarily chose the property line in that case which isn't the guideline", "start": 2740.72, "end": 2746.8}, {"text": "the guideline is supposed to be on the property thank you very 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the next is 10.3 the Oakville", "start": 2791.24, "end": 2798.319}, {"text": "Marine search and rescue relocation and two Navy Street update is there a motion", "start": 2798.319, "end": 2803.48}, {"text": "for this councelor Oma thank you is there an objection to", "start": 2803.48, "end": 2808.599}, {"text": "councelor Oma's motion Madam clerk seeing none that is carried thank you", "start": 2808.599, "end": 2813.76}, {"text": "everybody uh the next is 10.4 the public not notice and engagement policy procedure update is there a motion for", "start": 2813.76, "end": 2821.04}, {"text": "this councelor shei thank you any uh councelor haset deal through you mayor Burton I do have", "start": 2821.04, "end": 2828.64}, {"text": "some questions about the public notice and engagement policy procedure um in the actual policy itself it is", "start": 2828.64, "end": 2836.359}, {"text": "suggesting that Council will no long will be informed at the same time as the public so can you help me understand", "start": 2836.359, "end": 2843.04}, {"text": "further why we are making a change and um uh in terms of informing counselors in", "start": 2843.04, "end": 2851.28}, {"text": "advance of the public about what's happening thanks uh through the mayor to", "start": 2851.28, "end": 2858.68}, {"text": "the counselor um so there's there's different reasons for that um the change", "start": 2858.68, "end": 2864.04}, {"text": "in the procedure is really to provide additional Clarity um for for some types of projects or studies that we do um it", "start": 2864.04, "end": 2871.64}, {"text": "is typical that staff would give a counselor a heads up to say something is coming before Council for consideration", "start": 2871.64, "end": 2877.599}, {"text": "ation um typically the actual formal notice we want to be careful of when", "start": 2877.599, "end": 2883.52}, {"text": "that goes out that it's one date uh and that's because we want to avoid challenges from the community in terms", 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it might be more", "start": 2930.52, "end": 2937.079}, {"text": "difficult for staff to provide that heads up to council um but but typically", "start": 2937.079, "end": 2942.319}, {"text": "for for those larger projects we we will strive to do that and also for some medium to large scale projects as part", "start": 2942.319, "end": 2949.52}, {"text": "of the the plan to initiate those projects we typically do have a Communications plan or an engagement", "start": 2949.52, "end": 2956.28}, {"text": "plan and those are shared with Council and the public in advance uh or once", "start": 2956.28, "end": 2961.599}, {"text": "we've had once we've prepared those um so that you know even if it's rough timelines those are usually set out so", "start": 2961.599, "end": 2967.64}, {"text": "that you know when things are coming um so I'm not sure if that helps at all um", "start": 2967.64, "end": 2974.24}, {"text": "well I still have a concern that so I understand from a formal public you know", "start": 2974.24, "end": 2980.16}, {"text": "this officially you know says we've accepted this application or it's a complete application I understand that", "start": 2980.16, "end": 2986.92}, {"text": "but where does it affirm a protocol that we've we've followed um since I've been", "start": 2986.92, "end": 2993.96}, {"text": "on Council and certainly some of us have at that we've fallen off on a few occasions on doing it making sure that", "start": 2993.96, "end": 3002.2}, {"text": "the local Ward counselor is informed not just about planning applications but", "start": 3002.2, "end": 3009.16}, {"text": "it's an important piece of it our residents expect us to understand and be ahead of the curve not behind um", "start": 3009.16, "end": 3017.72}, {"text": "or at the same spot and I'm not seeing language in here that reaffirms that", "start": 3017.72, "end": 3022.799}, {"text": "staff have a commitment to keep us informed about about things that are happening I'll give you a great example", "start": 3022.799, "end": 3029.52}, {"text": "the region met with councelor Giddings and I uh last week and took the time to", "start": 3029.52, "end": 3035.319}, {"text": "walk us through uh their um their plan and their thinking on how to address the", "start": 3035.319, "end": 3042.44}, {"text": "traler road uh sewer and uh water main changes um giving us that heads up", "start": 3042.44, "end": 3049.839}, {"text": "allowed us to have engage in a discussion make sure that we we had some", "start": 3049.839, "end": 3055.119}, {"text": "clarity of where there could be some hiccups it was incredibly valuable I'm not seeing anything here", "start": 3055.119, "end": 3062.28}, {"text": "that assures us that we are going to receive in advance this level of", "start": 3062.28, "end": 3067.359}, {"text": "information and I think it's critical to us doing our jobs through the mayor to the counselor", "start": 3067.359, "end": 3073.2}, {"text": "I think what we can do in the procedure is include language that um speaks to", "start": 3073.2, "end": 3079.079}, {"text": "when we're starting and and it might already be there but I can go back and check when we're starting to launch a program or a project that there is that", "start": 3079.079, "end": 3086.119}, {"text": "engagement or notification at the onset and I think it does speak to having some preliminary discussions similar to what", "start": 3086.119, "end": 3093.48}, {"text": "we did before we started the update to this policy to engage with counselors um", "start": 3093.48, "end": 3098.96}, {"text": "on on kind of some of those types of projects so we can include that in the procedure uh to make it clear that there", "start": 3098.96, "end": 3105.76}, {"text": "is that engagement um again on the planning application side that again that might be subject to some different", "start": 3105.76, "end": 3112.68}, {"text": "requirements because of the time frame for which they work in um so I appreciate that as a suggestion", "start": 3112.68, "end": 3120}, {"text": "but it could so and I would I would hope that that this conversation and puts um", "start": 3120, "end": 3126.68}, {"text": "encourages to to strengthen that procedure could we not be advised from a confid just in like a confidential memo", "start": 3126.68, "end": 3135.16}, {"text": "on these formal notices like is that un unreasonable to ask if you're worried", "start": 3135.16, "end": 3141.48}, {"text": "about us getting the information or I mean we we've been living under an NDA", "start": 3141.48, "end": 3147.559}, {"text": "um so can could we not on this notice part just receive it in confidence in", "start": 3147.559, "end": 3156.16}, {"text": "advance through Mr Mayor if I may uh councelor are we speaking specific to development applications at this point", "start": 3162.839, "end": 3169.4}, {"text": "and maybe I can can help out in that sense well it so the language says", "start": 3169.4, "end": 3174.48}, {"text": "public notice so um Planning and Development has those", "start": 3174.48, "end": 3179.839}, {"text": "Public Notices if somebody'd like to uh fill in what other Public Notices", "start": 3179.839, "end": 3185.4}, {"text": "wouldn't uh we wouldn't benefit from having uh advanced notice of I listen I'm open to hearing that but I'd like to", "start": 3185.4, "end": 3193.319}, {"text": "have some assurance that I'm not going to be surprised I've lived with some surprises over the last six years and", "start": 3193.319, "end": 3199.88}, {"text": "it's not good for trust and and relationships with our constituents thank you councelor and through you Mr", "start": 3199.88, "end": 3205.839}, {"text": "Mayor uh as it relates to those broader Town Projects as Miss Conan was saying", "start": 3205.839, "end": 3211.44}, {"text": "we will obviously do everything that we can to make sure council is well aware of the types of projects that we're working on so by way of example uh with", "start": 3211.44, "end": 3218.52}, {"text": "those that we're working on right now for example on policy projects we do ensure that council is well aware and", "start": 3218.52, "end": 3225.28}, {"text": "specifically the ward counselors are well aware of how we're progressing through a particular project before it", "start": 3225.28, "end": 3231.359}, {"text": "lands on on the the council table where it comes to the development applications", "start": 3231.359, "end": 3236.44}, {"text": "it's a little bit trickier to get those notices out yes we will get an application we have 30 days within which", "start": 3236.44, "end": 3242.44}, {"text": "we are required to deem an application to complete our incomplete following which we have 15 days to provide that notice that notice has to be um pulled", "start": 3242.44, "end": 3250.359}, {"text": "together and sent out to our commenting departments and agencies at that exact", "start": 3250.359, "end": 3256.48}, {"text": "same time we provide that notice to the ward counselors the reason we do it that way is because we need to have the", "start": 3256.48, "end": 3262.68}, {"text": "website built and it takes us time to verify that everything in all the information that's on the website is correct and then we have a link that we", "start": 3262.68, "end": 3269.48}, {"text": "can then provide to council because there's no doubt that Council will want to see the plans that come forward with those application so it becomes a little", "start": 3269.48, "end": 3276.28}, {"text": "bit tricky from a timing perspective to make sure we get that out once we receive that application the reason we", "start": 3276.28, "end": 3281.88}, {"text": "don't provide a notice right at that time is that we need those 30 days within which to determine is that application in fact complete we're not", "start": 3281.88, "end": 3288.68}, {"text": "going to let others know that an application has come in if in fact it's not complete it could sit for a few", "start": 3288.68, "end": 3293.96}, {"text": "months before we actually deem it complete uh there might be things missing it could be fees it could be plans Etc so once we know that it's in", "start": 3293.96, "end": 3301.319}, {"text": "is complete then we absolutely get that notice out as fast as we can there's a legislative time frame within which we", "start": 3301.319, "end": 3306.48}, {"text": "have to make um recommendations to council and that for Council to make that decision we don't want to waste any time doing that so it it h happens at a", "start": 3306.48, "end": 3314.92}, {"text": "fairly quick sequence of when we get that notice out to the ward counselors so thank you for that detail", "start": 3314.92, "end": 3321.599}, {"text": "and and I understand on the planning side the the trigger time frames and and you need that time frame and with I", "start": 3321.599, "end": 3329.039}, {"text": "think minor exception I think there have been a couple where you know we're we're generally well apprised that this", "start": 3329.039, "end": 3335.039}, {"text": "application is now in play um I'm just concerned that for example uh there was", "start": 3335.039, "end": 3341.64}, {"text": "an example of Economic Development had uh discussions that would uh would", "start": 3341.64, "end": 3347.2}, {"text": "impact ward 3 we weren't given notice of that for quite some time and yet it was", "start": 3347.2, "end": 3354}, {"text": "substantive so I'm just looking at the policy saying is the procedure going to", "start": 3354, "end": 3359.359}, {"text": "be what governs that we are to be informed um so that staff new and and", "start": 3359.359, "end": 3365.68}, {"text": "and uh you know continuing understand that that's an expectation that we have", "start": 3365.68, "end": 3372.64}, {"text": "thank you for that and and through you Mr Mayor uh it's that's a great example that we'll certainly take back to make sure that we're scrutinizing those", "start": 3372.64, "end": 3378.599}, {"text": "various projects that we have we are keeping Council well informed as it relates to the procedure I'll let Miss Khan speak to that thank you", "start": 3378.599, "end": 3386.76}, {"text": "through the mayor to the counselor yes so we can add the wording in the Pro it would be the procedure um that indicates", "start": 3386.76, "end": 3393.24}, {"text": "that for for projects that uh there is a communication to to counselors to inform", "start": 3393.24, "end": 3398.68}, {"text": "them um of whatever that intention is so may may not still be the formal notice but it will be some sort of", "start": 3398.68, "end": 3404.72}, {"text": "communication to say what the plan is to execute the the", "start": 3404.72, "end": 3410.28}, {"text": "notice okay I'll leave it there I got some colleagues lining up thank thank you councelor councelor", "start": 3410.28, "end": 3418.88}, {"text": "am uh thank you very much yeah I I I mean um parks and recck does a great job", "start": 3418.88, "end": 3424}, {"text": "when they're going to send out letters to neighbors who have garbage or Gardens in the backyard they said hey this notice is about to go out let you know", "start": 3424, "end": 3431.839}, {"text": "um let us know if going up um when we've got traffic cing our Our Town Partners", "start": 3431.839, "end": 3437.2}, {"text": "in traffic hey this is the notice we're about to give out let us know if you got any I I think we need uh to streamline", "start": 3437.2, "end": 3443.48}, {"text": "that and and again where it is not leg legislatively dictated by The Province", "start": 3443.48, "end": 3448.96}, {"text": "then that is a rule but all other rules should fall under the same so um Mr Mar be happy to move um uh deferral back to", "start": 3448.96, "end": 3456.359}, {"text": "staff to to get this in writing so that we can look at it and make sure it is all aligned so that we're all under the", "start": 3456.359, "end": 3462.24}, {"text": "same rules what is not provincially legislated um that we should do is one thing but anything that is not again", "start": 3462.24, "end": 3468.4}, {"text": "those are minimums and we can always accept better than minimums at the town so I would I would like to see that and", "start": 3468.4, "end": 3474.4}, {"text": "I would move to ferle on this back to stat to come back with the wording and the corrections on what it is I think", "start": 3474.4, "end": 3480.16}, {"text": "councilors are looking for in terms of clarity about what messaging is going out to the", "start": 3480.16, "end": 3485.76}, {"text": "residents before so we understand what's happening so when we get that that that durge of information we're prepared for", "start": 3485.76, "end": 3493.24}, {"text": "that and and we understand what has been communicated to staff uh in our WS again not not townwide but even wordwide so I", "start": 3493.24, "end": 3500.319}, {"text": "I'd move that deferral thank you counselor it's not debatable although is there an objection to counselor omir is", "start": 3500.319, "end": 3506.52}, {"text": "motion of deferral I've got one objection it's close but the deferral", "start": 3506.52, "end": 3513.318}, {"text": "carries Madam CEO uh through you Mr Mayor I'm just seeking a little bit of clarity in terms of what uh what are the", "start": 3515.079, "end": 3523.559}, {"text": "expectations of council what I heard and I just want to test it out is that um we", "start": 3523.559, "end": 3528.92}, {"text": "will be looking at updates to the procedures to ensure that Council particularly on local issues will have a", "start": 3528.92, "end": 3536.88}, {"text": "an I'll say heads up that things are that the notices will be going out um uh", "start": 3536.88, "end": 3543.48}, {"text": "to the public so that they know ahead of time with the information that's provided there is and if that's the", "start": 3543.48, "end": 3550.44}, {"text": "clarity then I I would restate it Council wants to know as much in advance", "start": 3550.44, "end": 3558.319}, {"text": "of the public as possible where permitted by", "start": 3558.319, "end": 3563.119}, {"text": "law okay all right thank you and and I phrase it that way because I think it's important for us to remember that", "start": 3564.039, "end": 3572.079}, {"text": "Council makes decisions not counselors okay so the deferral carried", "start": 3572.079, "end": 3580.319}, {"text": "the instructions are clear we're good okay uh thank you councelor", "start": 3580.319, "end": 3587.44}, {"text": "rera you contributed to a quicker meeting uh 10.5 the 2026 municipal", "start": 3587.44, "end": 3595.24}, {"text": "election preparation report is there a mover for this councelor dck thank you council is", "start": 3595.24, "end": 3602.28}, {"text": "there an objection to councelor dut's motion Madame clerk seeing none that carries thank you counselor now we come", "start": 3602.28, "end": 3608.48}, {"text": "to 10.6 2025 Council appointments Council I I pulled you uh you uh you", "start": 3608.48, "end": 3615.039}, {"text": "have in your uh material the results of that polling I'm", "start": 3615.039, "end": 3620.4}, {"text": "searching for a mover to appoint thank you councelor null councelor Giddings who volunteered to the accessibility", "start": 3620.4, "end": 3626.76}, {"text": "advisory committee councilor Chisum hasel Grant sha and elar to the appeals", "start": 3626.76, "end": 3632.599}, {"text": "committee and Property Standards where five are required councilors Giddings and mcnees to the Oakville Heritage", "start": 3632.599, "end": 3638.599}, {"text": "committee where two are required and councilor L chenna to O omsar where one", "start": 3638.599, "end": 3644.64}, {"text": "is required is uh is there any objection to councelor noll's motion Madam clerk", "start": 3644.64, "end": 3650.48}, {"text": "there's no objection councelor null thank you for your motion it's carried we now come to 10 point 7 the Integrity", "start": 3650.48, "end": 3656.88}, {"text": "commissioner's periodic report 2024 and revised council code of conduct and uh", "start": 3656.88, "end": 3663.28}, {"text": "I'm uh I have a request for an amendment to this from councelor uh Oma and", "start": 3663.28, "end": 3669.92}, {"text": "councelor MCN uh councelor mea uh your request is sufficient we don't need a", "start": 3669.92, "end": 3675.96}, {"text": "second here he wants under section two gifts and benefits after the first", "start": 3675.96, "end": 3681.119}, {"text": "sentence to add this includes travel and accommodation provided by Third parties unless prior approval by council is", "start": 3681.119, "end": 3688.24}, {"text": "granted and uh and so that would be the first vote and a discussion is open on", "start": 3688.24, "end": 3697.4}, {"text": "that councelor Amira did you want to speak to it um no just I'm I'm it took", "start": 3697.4, "end": 3703.039}, {"text": "me back to a number of years ago where numerous people were were um going on", "start": 3703.039, "end": 3708.4}, {"text": "agencies of the Chinese government for Chambers of Commerce and a number of things and and uh and in know Toronto", "start": 3708.4, "end": 3714.279}, {"text": "and Ottawa and a number of other municip alties have have taken up this kind of language just to to ensure prudent", "start": 3714.279, "end": 3719.88}, {"text": "judgment and integrity and transparency are included in in in uh in travel and and gifts and stuff so uh I thought that", "start": 3719.88, "end": 3726.72}, {"text": "would uh that would be uh an added benefit to uh to us being leaders in transparency and openness so I'll I'll", "start": 3726.72, "end": 3732.48}, {"text": "leave it there thank you thank you councilor R I would just ask if um uh if you think that would be an", "start": 3732.48, "end": 3738.96}, {"text": "appropriate Amendment for the regions uh uh code which we adopted last month yeah", "start": 3738.96, "end": 3745.4}, {"text": "I I'm unfortunately I think the region is is on shutter moment in terms of Economic", "start": 3745.4, "end": 3752.24}, {"text": "Development and those sorts of things that we're seeing now planning a bunch of things so um I think you know the", "start": 3752.24, "end": 3758.4}, {"text": "brush and flush stuff of the region might be different from where municipalities are seeing Economic", "start": 3758.4, "end": 3763.839}, {"text": "Development and business development and these sorts of things which which might might differentiate us from the work", "start": 3763.839, "end": 3770.48}, {"text": "that the region does so um uh you know we can open this up anytime at the region but as a town I think where we're", "start": 3770.48, "end": 3777.68}, {"text": "going to see more and more of this and less and less of it at the regional level hence why I think it was important to bring it up here I I don't doubt the", "start": 3777.68, "end": 3786.079}, {"text": "importance I just wonder if you would support doing the same thing at the region sure sure yeah always happy to do", "start": 3786.079, "end": 3791.64}, {"text": "that it's you know happy to refer back to the region for reconsideration thank you councelor", "start": 3791.64, "end": 3797.16}, {"text": "Adams well I'm sorry I think you may have already um dealt with my question of the um the motion because I wasn't", "start": 3797.16, "end": 3804.319}, {"text": "quite sure what uh councel meant by the the term brush and something or other", "start": 3804.319, "end": 3810.799}, {"text": "brushi and flush um what he was referring to exactly there because um in", "start": 3810.799, "end": 3816}, {"text": "my opinion if you do it here you ought to do it there too so all right well we've uh I'll call the", "start": 3816, "end": 3822.599}, {"text": "vote then I see no other hands is there any objection to the amendment Madam clerk I see no objection the amendment", 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"start": 3870.4, "end": 3877.079}, {"text": "of council who'd like to move it councelor has the deal thank you any objection no there being none that's", "start": 3877.079, "end": 3882.64}, {"text": "carried we also have a confidential Toc update I I would suggest you that", "start": 3882.64, "end": 3888.279}, {"text": "there's no new information there that uh and the report is ample is there a", "start": 3888.279, "end": 3893.4}, {"text": "desire to pass that now as and consider it received or do you want to go into camera for it councelor Chisum is moving", "start": 3893.4, "end": 3900.24}, {"text": "it councelor Haslet deal I do have a question on um some of", "start": 3900.24, "end": 3908.119}, {"text": "the images that were in the report and access to um seeing them so I don't", "start": 3908.119, "end": 3915.64}, {"text": "necessarily have a legal question but there are some slides um that I have", "start": 3915.64, "end": 3922.64}, {"text": "never seen um and I'd like to to kind of know the source of them would you like", "start": 3922.64, "end": 3928.319}, {"text": "to go in camera for that or well uh is that a question you can ask uh by email", "start": 3928.319, "end": 3933.68}, {"text": "and receive and we could all receive the answer well it's on a confidential document so I thought I had to ask it in", "start": 3933.68, "end": 3941.52}, {"text": "this for well you can ask the source of the uh I think we'll put it in the hands", "start": 3941.52, "end": 3947.119}, {"text": "of the solister can you can she not ask the source of the images or I tell you what maybe it's easier to just go into", "start": 3947.119, "end": 3953.92}, {"text": "camera for the thing after all we got the to go into camera for the confidential Labor Relations", "start": 3953.92, "end": 3960.16}, {"text": "update and uh if that's the case that satisfy you yes then perhaps I could get", "start": 3960.16, "end": 3966.92}, {"text": "a motion oh I don't need one there are no advisory committee minutes so uh I'm", "start": 3966.92, "end": 3974.16}, {"text": "just checking to see if there's anything else for the public um under new business", "start": 3974.16, "end": 3982.559}, {"text": "did yeah I know I know let me let me get the other public", "start": 3982.559, "end": 3988.559}, {"text": "things so under new business we had a notice of motion by councelor hesit deal and councelor dck would you like to take", "start": 3988.559, "end": 3994.319}, {"text": "that up at this time for the benefit of the public councelor has it", "start": 3994.319, "end": 3999.4}, {"text": "deal thank you mayor Burton um as we all know uh having sustainable predictable", "start": 4000.68, "end": 4007.039}, {"text": "funding um is uh is critically important for our planning and yet we continue to", "start": 4007.039, "end": 4013.279}, {"text": "not uh have that with uh with minor exception of the uh Canada community", "start": 4013.279, "end": 4019.68}, {"text": "building fund um and it's continues to be difficult for us to plan um and we", "start": 4019.68, "end": 4026}, {"text": "have growing gaps between the cost of infrastructure and development charges and uh we continue to uh have", "start": 4026, "end": 4033.68}, {"text": "requirements to grow and we all Embrace that we need to grow um this is a", "start": 4033.68, "end": 4039.16}, {"text": "similar motion uh that is passed in other municipalities uh requesting that uh the", "start": 4039.16, "end": 4045.839}, {"text": "provincial government uh and the federal government uh consider a portion of uh", "start": 4045.839, "end": 4051.799}, {"text": "the land transfer or property transactions if you will be directed to municipalities to assist us with local", "start": 4051.799, "end": 4058.359}, {"text": "infrastructure needs um you have the the uh the notice of motion in front of you", "start": 4058.359, "end": 4064}, {"text": "uh I think it's really just speaking to what other municipalities and and most", "start": 4064, "end": 4069.839}, {"text": "of us have been saying all along predictable sustainable funding is an appropriate way for us to do asset", "start": 4069.839, "end": 4076.68}, {"text": "management to do infrastructure management and this is one tool that's in the provinces and the FEDS toolkit", "start": 4076.68, "end": 4083.119}, {"text": "that could assist us without burdening a new tax burden on our residents and home buyers which none of us would would like", "start": 4083.119, "end": 4089.88}, {"text": "to have happen um so I put it before you um uh and uh hope that you'll support it", "start": 4089.88, "end": 4096.52}, {"text": "thank you councelor councelor dck ditto quickest speech of the evening um", "start": 4096.52, "end": 4104.56}, {"text": "is there an objection to the motion Madame clerk there being no objection that is uh", "start": 4104.56, "end": 4111.759}, {"text": "carried", "start": 4111.799, "end": 4114.798}, {"text": "and oh um Council if you would favor me for", "start": 4121.759, "end": 4128.359}, {"text": "with a motion uh to uh wave the procedure bylaw to uh consider this", "start": 4128.359, "end": 4134.04}, {"text": "matter tonight councelor Longo thank you any objection there being none we'll", "start": 4134.04, "end": 4139.56}, {"text": "just record it in the minutes in the proper order thank you madam clerk so", "start": 4139.56, "end": 4144.798}, {"text": "then uh we have requests for", "start": 4144.799, "end": 4150.48}, {"text": "reports and pages that are stuck together", "start": 4150.48, "end": 4155.96}, {"text": "uh first on my list I guess I only have one I have one that I know of on Street", "start": 4155.96, "end": 4162.88}, {"text": "daytime parking moved by councelor eler seconded by coun Longo that staff be requested to conduct a scan of parking", "start": 4162.88, "end": 4169.278}, {"text": "regulations and bylaws in other municipalities within the GTH and report back with recommendations regarding", "start": 4169.279, "end": 4176.159}, {"text": "daytime on street parking restrictions and the current three-hour on street parking limit to accommodate more people", "start": 4176.159, "end": 4181.679}, {"text": "working from home multiple car families contractors working at residents and multiple car families managing limited", "start": 4181.679, "end": 4187.679}, {"text": "driveway space is there any objection to this request for", "start": 4187.679, "end": 4192.798}, {"text": "report there being none uh that request for report is approved", "start": 4192.799, "end": 4198.32}, {"text": "councelor elar and councelor Longo and I think we all look forward to the results of that one so", "start": 4198.32, "end": 4205.88}, {"text": "now we need a mover for the following motion to uh to go into a session closed", "start": 4205.88, "end": 4214}, {"text": "to the public for the purposes of considering as permitted under the", "start": 4214, "end": 4220.199}, {"text": "omissible ACT uh litigation or potential litigation including matters before administrative tribunals affecting the", "start": 4220.199, "end": 4226.52}, {"text": "municipality or local board this is with regard to 11.2 and uh uh or wait before we do that", "start": 4226.52, "end": 4235.44}, {"text": "can I call your attention to 9.1 I had set 9.1 aside when I set aside 9.2 but", "start": 4235.44, "end": 4241.12}, {"text": "there's I don't think there's any need to go into camera on 9.1 9.1 could be passed in public with if anyone wanted", "start": 4241.12, "end": 4248.96}, {"text": "to move that the report uh advising that the town has consented to an adjournment", "start": 4248.96, "end": 4254.56}, {"text": "of the district appeals be received councelor dck thank you any objection there being none that is carried", "start": 4254.56, "end": 4261.04}, {"text": "by all of us so now uh in accordance with the municipal act a meeting or part", "start": 4261.04, "end": 4267.12}, {"text": "of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered deals with litigation or potential litigation including matters before", "start": 4267.12, "end": 4273.96}, {"text": "administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board advice that is subject to solic your client", "start": 4273.96, "end": 4279.92}, {"text": "privilege including Communications necessary for the purpose information explicitly supplied in confidence to the", "start": 4279.92, "end": 4285.88}, {"text": "municipality by their Province and a position plan procedure criteria or instruction to be applied to any", "start": 4285.88, "end": 4291.64}, {"text": "negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board and the other reason to", "start": 4291.64, "end": 4298.52}, {"text": "go into camera is for 9.2 uh in accordance with the municipal act a meeting or part of a meeting may", "start": 4298.52, "end": 4304.36}, {"text": "be closed to the public of the subject matter being considered as Labor Relations or employee negotiations and", "start": 4304.36, "end": 4309.6}, {"text": "my mover is councelor dunck your worship I wonder if I could ask for your Indulgence I'd be happy to give you a", "start": 4309.6, "end": 4316}, {"text": "motion to approve that but I just wanted to use the opportunity for the public", "start": 4316, "end": 4321.4}, {"text": "for one item yes um so uh Council uh I", "start": 4321.4, "end": 4326.719}, {"text": "did promise the counselor that um we would at the end of the meeting take", "start": 4326.719, "end": 4332.199}, {"text": "time uh for uh uh a little report on the Santa parade and what a huge success", "start": 4332.199, "end": 4338.96}, {"text": "that was so literally item 17 Regional reports and question period regarding Town boards and advisory committees and", "start": 4338.96, "end": 4345.36}, {"text": "so on councelor dck uh Santa's Chief elf thank you your worship um first of", "start": 4345.36, 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"want so I'm able to cut it and create the lip then I cut that lip at an angle", "start": 5735.44, "end": 5742.8}, {"text": "and I soften it and I clean it up so what is lovely about this porcelain is that I can actually use the sponge", "start": 5742.8, "end": 5749}, {"text": "fairly liberally on it I can smoothen out um the lines where I want them The", "start": 5749, "end": 5755.719}, {"text": "Last Detail that I put on a box is of course the writing so um I've chosen to", "start": 5755.719, "end": 5761.239}, {"text": "write in um script on the boxes and there is an exhibition of um the", "start": 5761.239, "end": 5768.76}, {"text": "graduating class of all Studios so it includes textiles glass furniture and", "start": 5768.76, "end": 5774.639}, {"text": "Ceramics of course so um that was very exciting it was very very um it was very", "start": 5774.639, "end": 5781.08}, {"text": "successful in the sense that we had people coming being in there until about 10:00 at night so there 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and that's a", "start": 5825, "end": 5831.52}, {"text": "bit of a slow process Oakville is my home I haven't", "start": 5831.52, "end": 5837.88}, {"text": "often worked in Oakville but I have always lived almost in Oakville since uh my family and I arrived in Canada we", "start": 5837.88, "end": 5844.88}, {"text": "came from Argentina in 1985 this area is to the family very important the places", "start": 5844.88, "end": 5851.52}, {"text": "are glazed inside and outside and there is different glazes for different", "start": 5851.52, "end": 5856.679}, {"text": "reasons as I glaze the inside both the lid and the box with a clear", "start": 5856.679, "end": 5863.56}, {"text": "glaze this cleaning off can actually be done at different times the glaze will", "start": 5863.56, "end": 5868.92}, {"text": "come out once that is done then I will glaze the the lid and the part of the", "start": 5868.92, "end": 5873.96}, {"text": "box that is you know whether referring to the lake or the sky in in in with a", "start": 5873.96, "end": 5879.48}, {"text": "glaze and then once that is on we uh put the pieces in the k for the glaze firing", "start": 5879.48, "end": 5885.44}, {"text": "which is about 16 hours of firing and then another plent of just cooling down", "start": 5885.44, "end": 5891.84}, {"text": "before the pieces can be taken out it says I just lost 9.2 which I had a", "start": 5891.84, "end": 5897.159}, {"text": "second here go", "start": 5897.159, "end": 5900.84}, {"text": "okay so that's done that's done there's", "start": 5909.92, "end": 5917.84}, {"text": "9.2 recording in progress I'll wait for the clerk to", "start": 5923, "end": 5930.48}, {"text": "return all right hello uh Council has U been in", "start": 5930.48, "end": 5936.76}, {"text": "a session closed to the public for the reasons uh allowed in the municipal act", "start": 5936.76, "end": 5942.119}, {"text": "having to deal with uh subject matter being considered of Labor Relations or employee negotiations and also uh for", "start": 5942.119, "end": 5951.28}, {"text": "matters subject to litigation or potential litigation including matters before administrative tribunals", "start": 5951.28, "end": 5957.08}, {"text": "affecting the municipality or local board advice subject to solic client privilege including Communications", "start": 5957.08, "end": 5962.599}, {"text": "necessary for the purpose information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by The Province and a", "start": 5962.599, "end": 5968.679}, {"text": "position plan procedure criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried", "start": 5968.679, "end": 5974.32}, {"text": "on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board and uh I would I've", "start": 5974.32, "end": 5980.679}, {"text": "accepted I'm accepting a motion by councelor omira that the report from the human resources department dated", "start": 5980.679, "end": 5986.48}, {"text": "November 13th 2024 be received thank you councelor amera is there any objection", "start": 5986.48, "end": 5991.92}, {"text": "Madame clerk there's none so that carries and I'm accepting a motion from councelor Haslet deal that the report", "start": 5991.92, "end": 5998.639}, {"text": "from the legal department titled confidential Toc update be received under 11.2 on the agenda is there any", "start": 5998.639, "end": 6005.48}, {"text": "objection Madam clerk there being no objection that too is carried uh I believe the next thing I", "start": 6005.48, "end": 6013}, {"text": "would like is a motion to rise and report to council and uh who hasn't been", "start": 6013, "end": 6018.119}, {"text": "in the uh minutes yet uh counselor eler let's get councelor eler in the minutes", "start": 6018.119, "end": 6024.159}, {"text": "that any objection there's no objection to councelor elgar's motion it is", "start": 6024.159, "end": 6029.88}, {"text": "successful and uh I Rise and report that the committee of the whole has met and made recommendations on consent items", "start": 6029.88, "end": 6038.48}, {"text": "8.1.2 and3 confidential consent items 9.1 and", "start": 6038.48, "end": 6044.08}, {"text": "9.2 discussion items 10.1 2 3 4 five 6 7 and eight and", "start": 6044.08, "end": 6051.8}, {"text": "confidential discussion items 11.1 and 11.2 as noted by the clerk a mover and", "start": 6051.8, "end": 6058.719}, {"text": "seconder for the report would be in order now councelor MCN and uh counselor Grant thank you and uh is there any", "start": 6058.719, "end": 6066.52}, {"text": "objection Madame clerk no objection being seen their motion is successful", "start": 6066.52, "end": 6071.599}, {"text": "thank you um that uh I believe brings us to the", "start": 6071.599, "end": 6077.76}, {"text": "consideration and reading of the bylaws and uh for that we need a move in seconder", "start": 6077.76, "end": 6083.92}, {"text": "and we'll go with councelor Nanda and uh who else hasn't been on the agend on the uh minutes yet here", "start": 6083.92, "end": 6091.84}, {"text": "uh councelor Adams we'll take you uh so uh is there any objection there being no", "start": 6091.84, "end": 6099.44}, {"text": "objection that carries and the bylaws as listed in the agenda are uh considered", "start": 6099.44, "end": 6105.4}, {"text": "read and passed uh Council it's been terrific working with you uh and your", "start": 6105.4, "end": 6110.679}, {"text": "work and our work is all done now and and uh we can uh move on to our our", "start": 6110.679, "end": 6116.52}, {"text": "families and whatever else entertains us the rest of this evening the meeting is over", "start": 6116.52, "end": 6123.639}]