Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (5 motions)
4 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Grants Committee agenda for April 11, 2023 be approved.
Moved by Councillor Peirce, seconded by Councillor Oakley
Carried
Whereas the 2023 approved budget includes $360,000 for Community Grants; That 50% of the $360,000 be allocated towards the Brantford General Hospital new build.
Moved by Councillor Coleman, seconded by Councillor Peirce
Carried
That ongoing, pre-approved grants be awarded to the Burford Agricultural Society and the Paris Agricultural Society in the amount of $5,000 each. annually, to cover operating and event expenses, subject to entering into an agreement; and That the 2023 grant requests for ongoing, pre-approved funding from Victim Services of Brant, Grand River Council on Aging and St. George Apple Fest be considered as operational grants for 2023 and
Moved by Councillor Peirce, seconded by Councillor Coleman
Referred
That the remaining $170,000 be allocated proportionally to the grant applications based on staff scoring, as follows: Victim Services of Brant $2,086.15 Five Oaks Centre $4,172.30 Paris Horticultural Society $1,043.07 The Brantford Music Club $938.77 Brant Artistic Swimming Club $2,086.15 Ayr-Paris Band $1,564.61 Grand River Council on Aging $2,086.15 Coltons Fun Farm $2,086.15 Paris Agricultural Society (Capital) $3,129.22 Canadian Council of Muslim Women $782.31 Filican-Paris $3,650.76 Paris Plains Church Cemetery Board $2,086.15 Organized Kaos $4,172.30 Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant Haldimand Norfolk Branch $2,086.15 West Central Summer Showdown $1,043.07 Paris Figure Skating Club $2,086.15 St George Garden Club $1,460.30 Bethel Stone United Church $4,172.30 Paris Museum & Historical Society $ 6,258.45 St Paul's United Church $5,215.37 Sacred Heart RC Church $2,086.15 Playful Fox Productions $3,129.22 St George Lawn Bowling Club $2,503.38 Brant Food For Thought $2,086.15 Brant For Nature $2,418.89 Brantford Symphony Orchestra $2,086.15 The Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise (Paris Presbyterian Church) $2,086.15 Grand Valley Educational Society $1,564.61 Burford Saddle Club $1,043.07 Grants Committee Minutes Page 4 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Mackenzie Creek Music Festival $1,043.07 Brant Agriculture Awareness Committee $834.46 Salt Springs Church Church Cemetery $2,086.15 South Dumfries Historical Society $4,172.30 Paris Presbyterian Church $4,693.84 Brant-Brantford CrimeS
Moved by Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Howes
Carried
That an ad hoc review committee comprised of Councillors Garneau, Miller, Peirce, Oakley, and Kyle be established for the 2024 Community Grants Review; and That any applicant scoring 0 to 5 in the 2024 Community Grants Review be excluded from consideration.
Moved by Councillor Peirce, seconded by Councillor Miller