Administration and Operations Committee

That the Administration and Operations Committee agenda and addendum, including one item under Other Business, for January 24, 2023, be approved.

That the delegation from Rick Brzostowski and Derek McKie re: Paris Lawn Bowling Club Conception Plan be received and that their comments be

That the Administration and Operations Committee minutes of December 13, 2022, be approved.

That By-law 233-02, being a By-law to Regulate Open Air Burning, be amended to reflect updated and / or augmented definitions, the prohibition of sky lanterns, and specific reference to the County’s Fees & Charges By-law.

3 Whereas pursuant to Section 74 of the Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, D.17, the local municipality shall maintain and repair any drainage works constructed under the provisions of the said Act at the expense of all of the upstream lands and roads in the proportion determined by the then current by-law; And whereas pursuant to Section 75(3) of the Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, D.17, the Council of any municipality shall not be required to assess and levy the amount charged for maintenance or repair of a drainage works more than once in every five years, if the total incurred does not exceed the sum of $5,000.00; And whereas such maintenance and repair work has been

That staff be directed to proceed with the start the tender process in advance of the 2023 Budget Approval to ensure that the following projects are tendered in the most advantageous time of year: BRD067 23 McKenzie Creek Bridge BRD108 21 Cook Bridge BRD109 21 W.D. Foulds Bridge RDS282 23 Dundas St W & Chapel St Reconstruction RDS289, SWM054, WST103 23 Race St Sewer Upgrades, Road Reconstruction RDS331 22 Crack Sealing RDS339, SWM038, WAT174, WST119 21 Main Street Reconstruction, Paris – Chapel to Ball RDS344 22 East River Rd – Glen Morris to McLean School SOL023 20 Leachate Offloading Station – Paris WPCP WAT144 20 Grand River St N PRV Relocation And that staff report back to Council for approval of these tenders as required by the County Purchasing Policy.

4 That Report 0037-23 be received as information; And that staff be instructed to proceed with recruitment for Line Fence Viewers and Livestock Evaluators; And that remuneration for both positions be increased to $80.00 per view plus applicable mileage.

That the following items be received:  RPT-0020-23 Leisure Involvement For Everyone, Financial Assistance Program- S. Ellins  RPT- 0041- 23 2023 Mileage Rate- H. Mifflin  Mt. Pleasant Drinking Water System Inspection Report 2022- D. Stevenson  Fire Prevention Activity Report- December 2022- T. Waldschmidt

That the following items be received:  RPT-0040-23 Borrowing By-law- H. Mifflin  RPT- 0554- 22 Post Election Review of the 2022 County of Brant Municipal and School Board Election Accessibility Plan- A. Dyjach 5

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes and Report of December 19, 2022, be approved including the following recommendations: 1. That Drew Baird be elected Chair for the Accessibility Advisory Committee. 2. That Leona Foster be elected Vice Chair for the Accessibility Advisory Committee. 3. That the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election Post Election Accessibility Plan review be received and any comments be forwarded to Council. 4. That Drew Baird be appointed to the Community Improvement Plan Committee as the Accessibility Advisory Committee representative.

That the Brant Connects Committee Minutes and Report of January 13, 2023 be approved including the following recommendations: 1. That the Brant Connectivity Guide be approved; and That staff be directed to investigate an accompanying marketing campaign to launch the Brant Connectivity Guide. 2. That the Brant Connects Committee meeting schedule for 2023 be approved. 6 3. Whereas the importance of high-speed broadband to residents is self-evident; Whereas the Brant Connects committee was formed to foster the process of ensuring that all Brant County residents get access to this important service; and Whereas the necessity of accurate broadband mapping information is critical to: A. Ensuring all residents eventually receive high-speed service, and B. Ensuring the taxpayer funds allocated to this task are spent efficiently; and Whereas the current mapping information provided is done in a hexagonal pattern with each hexagon representing an approximate geographic area of 25 square kilometeres; and Whereas if an Internet Service Provider (ISP) provides service to just one premise in a hexagon then the entire geographic area of that hexagon may be considered served by high-speed broadband; Whereas the Federal and Provincial governments have been gathering mapping information from ISP’s regarding the location of their services. And whereas the current mapping information as disseminated from the Federal and Provincial governments cannot be used to accurately map or portray the locat

That the Tourism Advisory Committee minutes and report of January 15, 2023 be approving including the following recommendations: 7 1. That Edith Stone be appointed as the Chair of the Tourism Advisory Committee. 2. That Tom Pate be appointed as the Vice Chair of the Tourism Advisory Committee

That clause 5, "And that staff report to Council at future project milestones as outlined in Report RFP-0944-22", be replaced with, "And that staff report to Council at future project milestones as outlined in Report RPT-0019-23”.

Whereas County of Brant Council has approved in principle the restoration of the Bawcutt Centre, the construction of a new Main Branch of the County of Brant Public Library, and the transfer of the Main Branch to the Bawcutt Centre; And whereas architectural design was awarded to DPAI Architecture Inc. in summer 2022 and the County of Brant’s (the County’s) project team has since determined that the Construction Management approach will offer certain advantages for this project over the typical design-bid-build approach; And whereas qualified general contractors were invited to submit proposals to provide Pre-Construction services during the design phase of the project and also to submit a percentage fee for the Construction phase; That COR-RFP-22-02 Construction Management Services for the new Main Branch Library be awarded to Collaborative Structures Limited (CSL) for the Pre- Construction phase fixed fee of $30,000.00 (excluding HST) and Construction Phase percentage fee of 2.95%; And that staff report to Council at future project milestones as outlined in Report RPT-0019-23

That the concept design for the Paris Lawn Bowling Club new construction be approved in principle and that staff include this project in the 2023 Capital Budget at an estimated cost of $1,600,000.

That the Administration and Operations Committee convene In Camera to discuss an acquisition or disposition of land, negotiations