Administration and Operations Committee

That Section 94, the rotation of Chair and Vice Chair positions for the Administration & Operations Committee be waived, as permitted in accordance with Section 81 of the Procedural By-law.

That the nominations for the position of Chair be closed; And, that Councillor Peirce be declared Chair of the Administration and Operations Committee.

That nominations for the position of Vice Chair be closed; And, that Councillor Howes be declared Vice Chair of the Administration and Operations Committee.

That the Administration and Operations Committee agenda for December 5, 2023, be approved, with an addition under Other Business

That the Administration and Operations Committee minutes of November 21, 2023, be approved.

That RPT-0496-23, 2024 Proclamations and Events be amended to include June 19 – United Empire Loyalist Day.

That RPT-0496-23, 2024 Proclamations and Events be amended to include the Third week in February – Nonprofit Week of Appreciation and November 20 – Trans Day of Remembrance.

That RPT-0496-23, 2024 Proclamations and Events be amended to remove May 4 Coronation Day.

That the Interim Tax Levy By-law be presented to Council for consideration.

That RPT-0450-23, 2023 Water Operations Infrastructure Review and Risk Assessment (Element 14), be received as information to support the 2024 Operating and Capital Budget requests.

That RPT-0451-23, 2023 Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) Element 20 Management Review, be received as information.

Whereas the County of Brant hired R.J. Burnside as Drainage Superintendent in April 2021 and staff reported on the progress of this program in 2022 as outlined in Attachment five (5) to this report; And whereas there have been numerous requests for Municipal Drain maintenance throughout the County since the last Committee update; Administration and Operations Committee Minutes Page 8 Tuesday, December 5, 2023 And whereas this report is intended to report the progress being made on the Drain Maintenance program; And whereas there are completed maintenance projects to be billed out to the residents; Be it resolved that RPT-0479-23 be received as information and that the attached By-Law be raised to bill out completed drain maintenance costs to all affected properties.

That RPT-0483-23 be received as information; That the minutes of the May 24, 2023 and September 21, 2023 meetings of the Community Safety and Well-Being Committee be approved; That staff be authorized to revise Schedule A of By-law 62-21 and return to Council with annual updates; That this delegation to staff be included on the next amendment to By-law 73-22 the Delegation of Authority By-law; And that the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee, having achieved its mandate, be discontinued and the members thanked for their contributions.

That RPT-0501-23 be received; And that the County of Brant Multi-Year Accessibility Plan be approved.

Whereas on November 28, 2023, County of Brant Council declared Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence an epidemic in the County of Brant; And whereas County of Brant Council directed staff to bring back a report, before the end of 2023, to assess the requirements to complete an Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence Community Action Plan; Administration and Operations Committee Minutes Page 9 Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Be it hereby resolved that in support of the creation of an Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence Action Plan, ensuring that all victims of intimate partner violence are included, regardless of gender, sex, identity, family status, social economic status, and other barriers to accessing traditional intimate partner violence support services, staff undertake the following actions; Collaborate with community partners to launch an awareness campaign in April 2024, utilizing no-cost County of Brant channels; Prepare a decision package, to be presented to Council during 2024 budget deliberations, utilizing paid advertising space to further augment the reach of an Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence awareness campaign; Engage with at-risk youth by undertaking actions outlined in the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan; Collaborate with community organizations to identify additional opportunities for County of Brant Council to support their organizations’ mission, including assistance to access public transportat

That a proposed additional Subdivision Registration Clearance Package Submission fee of $5,000 be included within the County of Brant 2024 Fees and Charges; And That the County of Brant 2024 Fees and Charges By-law be updated to include the Subdivision Registration Clearance Package Submission fee of $5,000; And That the Subdivision Registration Clearance Package Submission fee of $5,000 be implemented January 1, 2024 unless otherwise noted in the By-law.

That the following Committee reports and minutes be approved: 10.1 Brant Connects Committee Minutes of November 1, 2023 (no report) 10.2 Tourism Advisory Committee Minutes of November 2, 2023 (no report)

That the communications from Judy Kostiuk – County Issues & Concerns be received as information.