THAT Draft Plan of Subdivision Application PS4-22-DN from MHBC Planning Ltd., Agent on behalf of Telephone City Aggregates (TCA), Owner of 88 Dundas Street and Part of Lots 15, 16 and 17, Concession 1, Part of the Curtis Grant in the Augustus Jones Tract, County of Brant, in the geographic former Township of Paris, is proposing an internal road network including access from Sharp Road, and the cre
THAT the presentation from BCAA regarding the County of Brant/City of Brantford Boundary Adjustment Negotiations and Draft MOU be forwarded to the provincial facilitator. Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Haley Absent (1): Councillor Oakley
THAT RPT-0152-26, regarding updates to Phase 1 of the Omnibus Official Plan Amendment project, consisting of the home-based industry and business policies, be
THAT the following clause be added: “THAT the policy regarding surplus farm dwelling severances remain unchanged in the existing Official Plan.” Yes (4): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman No (6): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, and Councillor Haley Abstain (1): Councillor Peirce
THAT Staff Report RPT-0182-26 “2026 Alternative Forms of Voting By-law” be received as information. Yes (9): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Haley Absent (2): Councillor Oakley, and Councillor Peirce
THAT item 17.9 - By-law Number 49-26 – Being a By-law to authorize the use of internet voting for the purposes of casting and counting votes for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election including the advance vote, be
THAT Section 10.d of the County of Brant Procedural By-law be set aside to allow the delegation additional time. Yes (9): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, and Councillor Coleman Absent (1): Councillor Oakley
THAT the Integrity Commissioner Report and Recommendations on Complaint 1013- 25 - Bowden v. Bailey be received as information. Yes (8): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman Conflict (1): Mayor Bailey Absent (1): Councillor Howes
THAT the Integrity Commissioner Report and Recommendations on Complaint 1014- 25 - Prohaska v. Bailey be received as information. Yes (8): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman Conflict (1): Mayor Bailey Absent (1): Councillor Howes County of Brant Council Minutes Page 14 Tuesday,
THAT Council impose a penalty on Mayor Bailey of a one day suspension of remuneration for his comments in the meeting of December 4, concurrently for both Complaint 1013-25 and Complaint 1014-25 (Clause 1). Yes (5): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman No (3): Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, and Councillor Miller Conflict (1): Ma
THAT the Mayor be encouraged to apologize to the complainants and to review the Procedural By-law with respect to delegations with consideration for the comments made in the Integrity Commissioner's Reports (Clause 2). Yes (7): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman No (1): Councillor Peirce Conflict
THAT the Administration and Operations Committee convene In Camera to discuss S.239(2)(c) A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board (RPT-0018-26 - Apps' Mill Nature Centre - Proposed Agreement & Acquisition - P. Mete) Yes (7): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, and Councillor Co
THAT the sixth clause be struck and replaced with the following: WHEREAS Boards of Conservation Authorities have governed their respective conservation authorities for decades, tailoring programs and services to local watershed needs, maintaining accountable service standards, and ensuring fair and predictable costs for ratepayers; Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Cou
THAT the County of Brant Council confirm that the intent of the motion passed under item 11.1 of the Council minutes of October 28, 2025, was to grant event organizer, Tim Des Islets, a letter to declare the 2026 Paris Drinks Fest a municipally significant event at Two Rivers Stadium at Syl Aps Community Centre. Yes (6): Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Miller,
THAT the proposed 2026 fees and charges for the County of Brant be approved; AND THAT the Statutory Public Meeting for Fees and Charges be held at the beginning of the November 25, 2025 Council meeting; AND THAT the 2026 Fees and Charges By-law be presented to Council for approval; AND THAT the fees and charges be implemented January 1, 2026 unless otherwise noted in the by-law; AND THAT Staff be
THAT Staff Report RPT-0414-25 “Timelines for Presentation of Long Term Financial Plan Annual Review and 2026 Budget” be received as information and the following timelines be adopted: Friday, November 28, 2025 – Long Term Financial Plan Annual Review Documents and agenda for Review meeting to be distributed to all members of Council and posted on Engage Brant for Public Review / Comment; Thurs
WHEREAS the Roads Division report RPT-21-291 was passed by Council November 23, 2021, authorizing County of Brant (the County) staff to enter into direct negotiations with Metro Freightliner and Viking-Cives to replenish scheduled winter equipment for a four (4) year period (2022-2025). Last year was the final year for the approved direct negotiation previously approved by Council; AND WHEREAS the
That Councillor Coleman be elected Chair of the Policy Development Committee for 2026, up until the new term of Council; And that nominations for the position of Chair, be closed. Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, and Councillor Coleman
THAT the delegation from Bogdan Dinu & Guillaume Perron-Piche on behalf of Ferma Energy & Innergex Renewables be received as information; AND that the delegation be
THAT section 10.d of the procedural by-law be set aside and that the delegation time limit be extended past the ten-minute time limit. Yes (4): Councillor Howes, Councillor Bell, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Miller No (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Peirce, and Councillor Coleman
THAT the first clause be amended to: "THAT the required debt amount of $6,711,712 for project EXT054 John Noble Home 40 Long-Term Care Beds be financed internally, with $2,664,406 of this amount being funded from Development Charges over a ten (10) year period, and $4,047,306 being funded from the County’s annual operating budget for John Noble Home over a twenty-five (25) year period, offset by a
That Recommendation 8 be amended as follows: Replace “be approved” with “be further investigated” Yes (7): Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Garneau No (4): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor Howes, and Councillor Bell
THAT the County of Brant Council approve item #8, as amended as follows: "THAT Option 2 in the completed Municipal Accommodation Study, a consolidated municipal administration building, be further investigated;; AND that staff proceed with the first phase being a County wide site review process," Yes (11): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Co
That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA12-25-PB from The Angrish Group c/o Ruchika Angrish, Agent on behalf of owners Manuel and Deolinda Azevedo of 612 Burtch Road, proposing to amend the zoning from Agriculture (A) to Agricultural- 9 (A-9) to prohibit residential development on the retained agricultural lands and to permit a reduced setback to the existing agricultural buildings for the ret
That the resolution distribution list be struck out and replaced with the following: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario The Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation of Ontario Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant Ernie Hardeman, MPP for Oxford Brian Rid
Administration and Operations Committee Minutes Page 12 Tuesday, June 17, 2025 THAT RPT-0251-25 - Overview of Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, be received as information. Yes (11): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Miller, Councillor Coleman, and C
That the County of Brant Council Agenda of June 10, 2025 be approved, as amended. Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Peirce, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, and Councillor Coleman Absent (1): Councillor Garneau
THAT Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Application STG-25-01 from the owners of 41 Main Street South, St. George, for accessibility improvements be approved to a maximum of $2,900. Administration and Operations Committee Minutes Page 5 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 AND that the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to execute the Community Improvement Plan Agreement for STG-25-01. Yes (11): Mayor Bail
THAT due to the time sensitive nature of the matter, the following resolution be presented to Council for consideration without notice, pursuant to section 20 of the Procedural By-Law, the resolution being; WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) represents the interests of member municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal jurisdiction; WHEREAS FCM’s Boar
That County of Brant Council convene In Camera to discuss S. 239(2)(e) Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, and S.239(2)(k) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
That the following By-law be read a first time: 1. By-law Number 38-25, Being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Garneau Absent (1): Councillor Peirce
That the following By-law be read a second time and all preambles and clauses be adopted: 1. By-law Number 38-25, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council. Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Garneau Absent (1): Councillor Peirce
That the following By-law be read a third time, passed, signed, and executed: 1. By-law Number 38-25, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council. Yes (10): Mayor Bailey, Councillor Kyle, Councillor MacAlpine, Councillor Howes, Councillor Oakley, Councillor Bell, Councillor Miller, Councillor Chambers, Councillor Coleman, and Councillor Garneau Absent (1): Councillor Peirce
That the following By-laws be read a first time: 1. By-law Number 31-25, being a By-law to impose the costs of water and wastewater servicing at three locations in Paris (Laurel Street, Cedar Street, and Curtis Avenue North) 2. By-law Number 32-25, being a By-law to appoint a Risk Management Official and a Risk Manager Inspector for the County of Brant Pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 2006. 3. By-
That the minutes from the County of Brant Council Meeting of February 11, 2025 be approved.
Whereas a resolution was passed December 3rd, 2024 in Open Council, And Whereas not all members of Council present to take part in discussion and to vote at that time; And Whereas it is highly disrespectful and unnecessary to prevent a member of Council from speaking to and voting on a matter when the matter can be reconsidered with all members present; And Whereas the circumstances that prompted
That the following By-laws be read a first time: 1. By-law Number 11-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Animal Control By- law Number 174-10 2. By-law Number 12-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Fees and Charges By-law Number 119-24 3. By-law Number 13-25 – Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 61-16, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the County of Brant, as amended (County
That the following By-laws be read a second time and all preambles and clauses be adopted: 1. By-law Number 11-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Animal Control By- law Number 174-10 2. By-law Number 12-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Fees and Charges By-law Number 119-24 3. By-law Number 13-25 – Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 61-16, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law fo
That the following By-laws be read a third time, passed, signed, and executed: 1. By-law Number 11-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Animal Control By-law Number 174-10 2. By-law Number 12-25 – Being a By-law to amend County of Brant Fees and Charges By-law Number 119-24 3. By-law Number 13-25 – Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 61-16, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the County