Wellington County public meetings in 2024

Warden's Advisory Committee

The agenda for this meeting consists of procedural boilerplate. The only substantive item listed is a closed meeting session with an agenda sent separately.

• Closed meeting session

Special Meeting of Council

Council is meeting for the Warden's Inauguration to elect a Warden and appoint committee chairs. The session includes the appointment of the Warden's Advisory Committee and the administration of the Declaration of Office.

• Election of Warden
• Election of Committee Chairs for Administration, Finance and Human Resources, Economic Development, Information, Heritage and Seniors, Planning and Land Division, Roads, and Solid Waste Services
• Appointment of Vice-Chair for Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee
• Appointment of County Councillor for the Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board
• Appointment of Warden's Advisory Committee

Council elected Chris White as Warden for 2025-2026 after multiple ballots, and appointed committee chairs and vice-chairs. The meeting also confirmed the Warden's Advisory Committee and authorized destruction of ballots. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Elected Chris White as Warden for 2025-2026
• Appointed Councillor Campbell as Chair of Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee
• Appointed Councillor Duncan as Chair of Economic Development Committee
• Appointed Councillor Breen as Chair of Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee
• Appointed Councillor Seeley as Chair of Planning / Land Division Committee
• Appointed Councillor Davidson as Chair of Roads Committee
• Appointed Councillor Anderson as Vice-Chair of Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee
• Appointed Councillor O'Neill as Chair of Solid Waste Services Committee

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee will approve the minutes from the November 14, 2024 meeting. It will consider a series of land division applications, with several recommended for expedited processing. The committee will discuss both expedited and regular applications from various townships.

• Expedited review of B88-24-B89-24 – Gary Martin (Wellington North)
• Expedited review of B90-24 – Brian Crawley (Puslinch)
• Expedited review of B91-24 – Spectrum Holdings Ltd. (Mapleton)
• Expedited review of B92-24-B93-24 – 12375532 Canada Inc (Wellington North)
• Regular consideration of B94-24 – Estate of Stanford Snyder (Puslinch)

The Land Division Committee approved 9 expedited consent applications and two regular applications (B94-24 and B84-24) with conditions, while deferring one application (B96-24). All votes were unanimous (4-0).

• Approved 9 expedited applications (B88-24 through B58-24) as presented (4-0)
• Approved B94-24 (Estate of Stanford Snyder) with reduced lot size as revised (4-0)
• Approved B84-24 (2476170 Ontario Inc) with amended condition #13 regarding parking easements (4-0)
• Deferred B96-24 (Chadwick Holtz) - no decision made

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Wellington County Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee will discuss planned accessibility projects, including the Mapleton Kinettes Playground replacement and Centre Wellington's new Operations Centre. It will present the 2024 schedule for quarterly accessibility reporting through 2027 and receive an update on the FADM Working Group and the new Ontario Building Code. The committee will note current vacancies in its membership and consider the Township of Wellington North's Accessibility Incentive Application.

• Mapleton – Kinettes Playground Replacement (accessibility project)
• Centre Wellington – New Operations Centre (accessibility project)
• 2024 schedule of quarterly accessibility reporting for municipalities (2024‑2027)
• FADM Working Group update and new Ontario Building Code
• Township of Wellington North Accessibility Incentive Application

County Council

County Council is considering several by-laws to establish or update user fees for various county services. The body is also discussing the purchase of two land parcels in the Township of Wellington North and reviewing a preliminary ten-year corporate plan.

• Land purchase at 440 King Street East, Mount Forest
• Land purchase at 301 Tucker Street, Arthur
• User fee by-laws for Police, Planning, Solid Waste, Library, and Ontario Works services
• By-law to set speed rates on various county highways
• Review of the Corporate 2025-2034 Ten-Year Plan

Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee is meeting to discuss financial planning and service updates. Key items include a review of user fees for 2025 and a preliminary ten-year operating and capital forecast.

• 2025 Economic Development User Fees
• Preliminary 2026-2034 Ten-Year Plan
• Ride Well 2025-2028 Service Plan Addendum
• Financial Statements as of October 31, 2024
• BR+E Municipal Implementation Fund Report

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee will examine the October 31, 2024 corporate financial statements and discuss the renewal of the County's insurance programme for 2025. It will also consider the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation for 2025, reports on 2025 administration and corporate user fees, and the preliminary 2025‑2034 Ten‑Year Plan. A brief HR update will note the Royal Assent of the Working for Workers Acts and a respectful‑workplace policy.

• Renewal of County Insurance Programme – 2025
• Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) Allocation – 2025
• 2025 Administration User Fees report
• 2025 Corporate User Fees report
• Preliminary 2025‑2034 Ten‑Year Plan (online at www.wellington.ca)

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee will review the 2025 planning user fee reports, the department's preliminary 2025‑2034 ten‑year plan, and the renewal of the Emergency Management Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) agreement. It will also receive the 2024 Emergency Management programme annual report, the Green Legacy programme report, and a funding request for a new Conestogo River bridge on the Kissing Bridge Trailway. Additional agenda items include the design of the Home Energy Efficiency Transition programme and a review of urban‑boundary expansions under OPA 126.

• Emergency Management – Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) Renewal Agreement (PD2024-35)
• Kissing Bridge Trailway – Proposed Conestogo River Bridge funding request (PD2024-38)
• Home Energy Efficiency Transition (HEET) Programme Design (PD2024-39)
• County Official Plan Review – OPA 126 Urban Boundary Expansions (PD2024-40)
• 2025 Planning User Fees reports (Planning 2025 user fee report.pdf, Planning 2025 user fees.pdf)

Land Division Committee

The Land Division Committee is meeting to consider various land applications across Wellington North, Centre Wellington, and Erin. The body will decide on applications recommended for expedited processing and review other pending requests.

• Expedited applications for 5053745 Ontario Inc., John Rooney, Little-Rest Farms Inc., Wade and Katrina Marquardt, and Scott and Paul Weir
• Applications for consideration from Marijan Moravac, Narainee Ganesh and Sharam Kerrutt, Community Living Guelph Wellington, and Karen Kammer Meier
• Deferred application for 2476170 Ontario Inc. in Centre Wellington
• Wellington North Notice of Motion dated October 18, 2024

O.P.P. Detachment Board

The Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board will meet on November 13, 2024 to consider several reports and proposals. Items include the 2025 police user fee report, the county’s 2024 financial statements for police, and a preliminary ten‑year police services plan covering 2025‑2034. The board will also receive updates on the communications plan, respectful‑workplace policy, and false‑alarm revenue.

• 2025 Police User Fees – report and fee proposals
• Financial Statements for police as of October 31, 2024
• Preliminary 2025‑2034 Ten‑Year Police Services Plan
• 2024 Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board Communications Plan Update
• Respectful Workplace and Anti‑Harassment Policy

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee will discuss financial statements for seniors, museum and library services, and review user fee proposals for the Terrace, Museum and Library for 2025. A status report on the Erin Library construction project will be presented. The committee will also consider a ten‑year operating and capital plan for each service and a proposed room rental policy.

• Erin Library Construction Project – status report
• Terrace 2025 user fees
• Museum 2025 user fees
• Library 2025 user fees
• Room Rental Policy report

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee is discussing long-term planning and budget updates for 2025. The body is reviewing reports on paramedic resource deployment and social services user fees.

• Preliminary 2025-2034 10-Year Plan for Social Services
• Ontario Works 2025 User Fees and Charges
• Tender award for heat pump installation at 130 Grange Street
• RFP award for Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• Transfer of 440 King Street, Mount Forest, to County of Wellington

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee will review financial statements, a preliminary ten-year plan, and 2025 user fees. The meeting also includes a delegation on the Cambridge to Union GO rail connection and updates on traffic safety and construction projects.

• 2025 Roads User Fees
• Preliminary 2025-2034 Ten-Year Plan: Roads
• Cambridge to Union Passenger Rail Connection Initial Business Case
• 2024 Capital Construction Update and 2025 Preview
• Lake Road (Wellington Road 32) Speed Limit Change - Monitoring Results

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee will review the October 2024 financial statements, consider the 2025 user fee proposal, and discuss the preliminary 2025‑2034 ten‑year solid waste services plan. It will also approve the tender award for improvements at the Elora waste facility, examine leachate treatment alternatives, and consider the county’s future role in providing recycling services.

• Review of Solid Waste October 2024 financial statements
• Consideration of 2025 Solid Waste Services user fees
• Approval of tender award for Elora Waste Facility site improvements
• Discussion of leachate treatment alternatives
• Review of preliminary 2025‑2034 ten‑year solid waste services plan

County Council

The County Council will consider three by‑law readings: establishing user fees for Children's Early Years services (by‑law 5889‑24), adopting Amendment No. 123 to the Official Plan for Future Development Lands (by‑law 5890‑24), and confirming the proceedings of the October 31, 2024 meeting (by‑law 5891‑24). The council will also move into a Committee of the Whole, receive reports from multiple standing committees, and address a closed‑meeting agenda item.

• By‑law 5889‑24 – establish user fees and charges for Children's Early Years services and repeal by‑law 5798‑23
• By‑law 5890‑24 – adopt Amendment No. 123 (Future Development Lands) to the Official Plan
• By‑law 5891‑24 – confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting held October 31, 2024
• Resolution to move Council into Committee of the Whole
• Closed meeting agenda (details provided under separate cover)

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee will discuss several human‑resources programs, including Take Our Kids to Work Day, the Here4Hope annual event, intimate partner violence supports, disability management and recruitment updates. The committee will also review finance items such as Ministry of Finance letters about a new tax class for aggregate extraction properties in 2025, the September 30, 2024 financial statements and variance projections, commodity price hedging agreements, the 2025 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund allocation, and the creation of a WSIB Excess Compensation Reserve Fund.

• Review of Ministry of Finance letters on new tax class for aggregate extraction properties for 2025
• County‑wide financial statements and variance projections as of September 30, 2024
• Commodity price hedging agreements
• Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund 2025 funding update
• Establishing a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Excess Compensation Reserve Fund

Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee will hear a presentation on the Ride Well 2025‑2028 Service Plan, review September 30, 2024 financial statements and variance projections, discuss the October 2024 Economic Development Report, receive an update on the Directional Tourism Signage Programme, and consider the Smart Cities Office Report for October 2024.

• Ride Well 2025‑2028 Service Plan presentation (Dennis Kar, Dillon Consulting Ltd.)
• Economic Development financial statements and variance projections as of September 30, 2024
• October 2024 Economic Development Report and related meeting minutes
• Directional Tourism Signage Programme update
• Smart Cities Office Report October 2024, including Experimental Acres Farm Plans

Land Division Committee

The Land Division Committee is meeting to consider several land applications. The body will review four applications recommended for expedited processing and one application for general consideration.

• B69-24: Karen and Robert Flewwelling - Mapleton
• B70-24: SHF Webfoot Hatchery and Farm Inc - Centre Wellington
• B72-24: Allan and Leslie Dolson - Erin
• B73-24: 1735003 Ontario Inc. - Guelph-Eramosa
• B71-24: VanderVeeken Farms Inc - Guelph-Eramosa

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee will review the County Official Plan, a new municipal well in Erin, and energy conservation plans. The meeting begins at 9:45 a.m. at the County Administration Centre.

• County Official Plan Review - OPA 123 Recommendation Report
• New Municipal Well E9 - Town of Erin
• County Energy Conservation Management Plan 2024-2029
• Home Energy Efficiency Transition (HEET) Background Report
• Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of September 30, 2024

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee will receive and discuss financial statements and variance projections for seniors’ long‑term‑care homes, the museum, and the library. It will also hear reports from the Nutrition Services department and a Ministry of Long‑Term Care inspection public report. An update on the Erin Library construction project (status report #9) will be presented.

• Long‑Term Care Homes financial statements and variance projections (Sept 30, 2024)
• Nutrition Services Department report (Sept 2024)
• Ministry of Long‑Term Care inspection public report for Wellington Terrace
• Museum financial statements and variance projections (Sept 30, 2024)
• Erin Library construction project status report #9

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee will hear a presentation on the HART Hub for homelessness and addiction recovery, a status update on the 65 Delhi St. transitional housing construction, and financial statements for social services as of September 30, 2024. It will also review proposed user fees for the Children’s Early Years program in 2025, assess the impact of closing the Guelph Consumption and Treatment Services site, and discuss reports on licensed child‑care value, social housing stock, and Ontario Works assistance rates.

• HART Hub presentation on homelessness and addiction recovery treatment
• Status report on the 65 Delhi St. Transitional Housing Construction Project
• Children’s Early Years 2025 user fees and charges proposal
• Impact assessment of the closure of Guelph Consumption and Treatment Services site (Land Ambulance)
• Report on social housing stock and the centralized waiting list

Police Services Board

The Wellington County Police Services Board will review financial statements, variance projections, and the 2025 OPP billing package. The meeting includes reports on detachment operations, parking tickets, and false alarm revenue.

• Review of Police Financial Statements and Variance Projections
• 2025 OPP Annual Billing Package and 2023 Year-End Reconciliation
• Detachment Commander's Report for September 2024
• September 2024 Parking Ticket Report
• False Alarm Revenue Report for October 2024

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee will receive a status report on the Arthur Garage construction project. It will review the September 30, 2024 financial statements and variance projections for the roads division. The committee will consider proposed locations for an automated speed‑enforcement trial and discuss replacement projects for the Erin and Brucedale garages. A construction plan for Wellington Road 124 and an update on county road level of service will also be presented.

• Arthur Garage Construction Project – status report
• Financial Statements and variance projections as of September 30, 2024
• Automated Speed Enforcement trial locations
• Erin and Brucedale garage replacement projects
• Wellington Road 124 construction planning

County Council

The September 26 council meeting includes routine items such as call to order, minutes confirmation, and presentations. A major agenda focus is the first and second reading of several by‑laws, notably authorizing agreements and tax exemptions for municipal capital facilities at the Northern Tree Nursery (Luther Marsh) and an affordable housing project at 5 James Street East, Clifford. The council will also review committee reports and move to a Committee of the Whole for further action.

• By‑law 5875‑24: authorize agreement for affordable housing project at 5 James Street East, Clifford (Clifford Housing Corporation)
• By‑law 5872‑24: authorize agreement for municipal capital facilities at Northern Tree Nursery (Luther Marsh) leased from Grand River Conservation Authority
• By‑law 5874‑24: provide property tax exemption for municipal capital facilities at Northern Tree Nursery (Luther Marsh)
• By‑law 5878‑24: amend By‑law 6000‑23 to regulate parking or stopping of vehicles on county highways
• By‑law 5879‑24: enter into expropriation settlements for Wellington Road 124, Township of Guelph/Eramosa

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee will review the county's recent financial statements, credit rating update, and lease agreement. It will discuss the joint Housing Enabling Core Servicing (HECS) funding application with the Town of Minto and the election of the Warden. The committee will also consider proposed service levels for the Asset Management Plan and decide on the external auditor appointment for the 2024‑2026 period.

• External Auditor Appointment – KPMG LLP (2024‑2026)
• 2024 Credit Rating Update
• Establishing Proposed Levels of Service for Asset Management Plan
• Wellington North – County Lease Agreement
• Housing Enabling Core Servicing (HECS) joint funding application with Town of Minto

Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee will receive the August 2024 financial statements, the September 2024 Economic Development Report, and the September 2024 Smart Cities Office Report. No items are listed for decision; the meeting is primarily informational. A closed session is scheduled before adjournment.

• Review of Economic Development August 2024 Financial Statements
• Review of Economic Development Report – September 2024
• Review of Smart Cities Office Report – September 2024
• Closed meeting (no public items)

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee will review the Minto Pines Wellhead Protection Area Amendment. It will also discuss reports on the Luther Marsh Northern Tree Nursery, the Green Legacy Strategic Action Plan, the Green Fleet Pilot, and the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement. Financial statements for August 2024 will be presented. The meeting includes a closed session before adjournment.

• Minto Pines Wellhead Protection Area Amendment (PD2024-25)
• Luther Marsh Northern Tree Nursery report (September)
• Green Legacy Strategic Action Plan (PD2024-26)
• Green Fleet Pilot for Wellington County (PD2024-27)
• 2024 Provincial Planning Statement (PD2024-28)

Land Division Committee

The committee will first approve the minutes from the July 18, 2024 meeting. It will then consider a series of land division applications, some of which are recommended for expedited processing and others for regular consideration. One application is listed as deferred. No decisions are recorded in the agenda.

• Expedited review of B48-24 – Steven and Joanna Weber – Mapleton
• Expedited review of B53-24 – William and Margaret Sims – Puslinch
• Regular consideration of B47-24 – Robert and Elizabeth Martin – Mapleton
• Regular consideration of B49-24 – Clark Brothers Contracting Ltd. – Wellington North
• Deferred application B52-24 – Community Living Guelph Wellington – Wellington North

The Wellington County Land Division Committee approved 10 expedited land severance applications and deferred six others, including several involving prime agricultural land. The committee also approved the minutes from the July 18, 2024 meeting. All decisions were made with 5-0 votes unless otherwise noted.

• Approved 10 expedited severance applications (B48-24, B53-24, B54-24, B56-24-B57-24, B60-24, B61-24, B64-24, B65-24, B67-24) (5-0)
• Approved expedited application B55-24 (David and Peggy Lennox) with Warden Lennox recused due to pecuniary interest (5-0)
• Approved application B47-24 (Robert and Elizabeth Martin) for a lot severance in Mapleton (5-0)
• Approved application B49-24 (Clark Brothers Contracting Ltd.) for a lot severance in Wellington North (5-0)
• Deferred application B50-24 (Donald and Sheila Grein) at applicant's request (5-0)
• Deferred application B51-24 (Nicolaas Van Stee) at applicant's request (5-0)
• Deferred application B62-24 (Brian Nichols) at agent's request (5-0)
• Deferred application B63-24 (Colin Carter) at agent's request (5-0)

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee will hear a status report on the 65 Delhi St. Transitional Housing project and review the August 2024 financial statements. It will consider two tender awards: one for accessible unit conversions (CW2024‑017) and another for generators for child‑care centres (CW2024‑060). Additional discussions include child‑care funding, early‑years professional learning, Ontario Works caseload data, and several housing‑related initiatives.

• Tender Award – Accessible Unit Conversions (CW2024‑017)
• Tender Award – Generators for Child Care Centres (CW2024‑060)
• 65 Delhi St. Transitional Housing Construction Project – Status Report #7
• Property Tax Exemption request for Clifford Non‑Profit Housing Corporation
• Upbuilding! Non‑Profit (Guelph) Inc. Pre‑Development Funding Request

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee will receive financial statements for Wellington Terrace, the museum and archives, and the library, and will discuss senior‑related reports such as the Ministry of Health compliance visit and nurse‑practitioner funding. The meeting also includes a Library Board segment that will consider the Erin Library Construction Project #8 and the purchase of the Elora Sculpture Project, along with library financials and summer updates.

• Review Wellington Terrace financial statements as of August 31, 2024
• Discuss Ministry of Health and Long‑Term Care compliance visit
• Consider Erin Library Construction Project #8
• Review purchase of the Elora Sculpture Project
• Review museum and archives financial statements as of August 31, 2024

Police Services Board

The Wellington County Police Services Board will consider approval of the June 12, 2024 post‑meeting minutes. It will review the Police August 2024 Financial Statements and the false alarm revenue report for September 2024. The board will also examine the Detachment Commander’s reports and parking ticket reports covering June through August 2024.

• Approval of June 12, 2024 post‑meeting minutes
• Police August 2024 Financial Statements (as of August 31, 2024)
• June‑August 2024 Detachment Commander’s Reports
• June‑August 2024 Parking Ticket Reports
• September 2024 False Alarm Revenue Report

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee will review the August 2024 financial statements and receive a status report on the Arthur Garage construction project. It will consider and approve two tender awards: Phase 2 road rehabilitation on Wellington Road 18 and relining of the Salem Creek culvert. The committee will also discuss a pre‑order of a motor grader and wheel loader, and receive updates on the automated speed‑enforcement program and pollinator habitat on right‑of‑ways.

• Tender Award – Phase 2 Road Rehabilitation on Wellington Road 18 (CW2024‑044)
• Tender Award – Relining of Salem Creek Culvert (CW2024‑048)
• Pre‑order of Motor Grader and Wheel Loader
• Automated Speed Enforcement – Project Update
• Pollinator Habitat on Right of Ways

The Roads Committee approved the financial statements as of August 31, 2024, and received status reports on the Arthur Garage project and automated speed enforcement. The committee awarded a $4,684,919.69 contract for Phase 2 road rehabilitation on Wellington Road 18 to Cox Construction Limited, and a $635,390.00 contract for relining the Salem Creek culvert to Steed and Evan Limited. It also authorized pre-ordering a motor grader and wheel loader for a combined $965,910.27, and approved adding eight school zones to the Community Safety Zones bylaw for automated speed enforcement.

• Approved Roads and Engineering Financial Statements as of August 31, 2024
• Awarded $4,684,919.69 contract to Cox Construction for Wellington Road 18 Phase 2 rehabilitation
• Awarded $635,390.00 contract to Steed and Evan for Salem Creek culvert relining
• Authorized pre-order of Caterpillar motor grader for $594,742.26
• Authorized pre-order of Caterpillar wheel loader for $371,168.01
• Approved revising Community Safety Zones bylaw to include eight school zones
• Approved two trial pollinator planting locations on rights-of-way

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee will consider the August 2024 financial statements, review the Waste Facility Vision document, and discuss the minimum waste fee. No formal decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Review of August 2024 solid waste financial statements
• Discussion of Waste Facility Vision
• Discussion of Minimum Waste Fee

The Solid Waste Services Committee approved a $10 minimum waste fee per visit, effective January 1, 2025, applying to all disposal loads including yellow bag disposal, but exempting contracted county collection, residential yard/leaf waste, and household hazardous waste. The committee also approved financial statements as of August 31, 2024, and received reports on the Waste Facility Vision and the minimum fee discussion for information.

• Approved $10 minimum waste fee per visit effective Jan 1, 2025 (carried)
• Fee applies to all disposal loads including yellow bag disposal (carried)
• Fee exempts contracted county collection, yard/leaf waste, and HHW (carried)
• Approved financial statements as of August 31, 2024 (carried)
• Received Waste Facility Vision report for information (carried)
• Received Minimum Fee – Discussion report for information (carried)

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee will confirm May 2024 minutes, hear a hearing‑loop webinar, and view an accessible technology demonstration for Centre Wellington. It will receive information on municipal planned projects and the schedule for annual accessibility reporting. The committee will also review and comment on several documents, including the FADM review and master plans for active transportation, mobility, parks, recreation, and a playground project.

• Accessible Technology Demo – Centre Wellington
• FADM Review documents
• Drayton Kinette Playground – Mapleton
• Harriston Fairgrounds Plan – Minto
• Township of Centre Wellington Active Transportation and Mobility Master Plan

The Accessibility Advisory Committee approved a motion to form a joint working group to review Facility Accessibility Design Manual (FADM) items that exceed Ontario Building Code requirements and bring a prioritized first draft to a future meeting. The committee also heard presentations on accessible technology, the Harriston Fairgrounds plan, and Centre Wellington's Active Transportation and Mobility Plan, but took no formal action on those items. The Drayton Kinette Playground item was deferred because staff were not present to answer questions.

• Approved motion to form joint working group to review FADM items exceeding requirements (carried)
• Approved minutes from December 2023 and May 2024 meetings
• Deferred Drayton Kinette Playground review due to absent staff

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee will review applications for land division, including one recommended for expedited processing and ten for standard consideration. The meeting is scheduled for July 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Centre.

• Approval of June 13, 2024 minutes
• Expedited application for B44-24 (Reginald Samis and Eva Taylor-Samis)
• Standard applications for B41-24 to B46-24 (various applicants)
• Standard application for B71-23 (Mike and Tracey Schaus)
• Standard application for B18-24 (Paul and Donna Green)

County Council

The Council is reviewing by-laws to establish an administrative penalty system and fees for Automated Speed Enforcement cameras. The agenda also includes a request for proposals for transitional housing at 65 Delhi Street and a delegation regarding temporary structured encampments.

• By-laws for Automated Speed Enforcement agreements and fees
• Land transfer in Wellington North on Eliza Street
• RFP for transitional housing at 65 Delhi Street
• Delegation regarding temporary structured encampments
• Committee reports from Roads, Solid Waste, and Police Services

Economic Development Committee

The committee will hear a presentation regarding the Ride Well 2024-2025 Service Plan strategic direction. Members will also review short-term recommendations for Ride Well services. Additionally, the agenda includes reviews of economic development financial statements and monthly reports.

• Ride Well 2024-2025 Service Plan presentation
• Ride Well service short-term recommendations report
• Economic Development financial statements and variance projections as of May 31, 2024
• June 2024 Economic Development Report
• Smart Cities Office June 2024 Report

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee is meeting to review a tender award for waste site improvements. The agenda also includes a closed session and standard procedural items.

• Tender award CW2024-055 for waste site improvements

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The committee will discuss a realignment of the Land Ambulance Capital Budget and review the Asset Management Plan for all county assets. Members will also examine financial statements through May 31, 2024, and recent contract awards. Additionally, a recruitment update covering early 2024 will be presented.

• Land Ambulance Capital Budget Realignment
• Asset Management Plan for All County Assets
• Summary of Contract Awards (January to June 2024)
• Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Recruitment Update (January 1 to April 30, 2024)

Planning Committee

The committee will review planning financial statements and variance projections as of May 31, 2024. The agenda includes updates on the County Official Plan Review and forest conservation bylaws. Additionally, members will review an objection letter from the Township of Puslinch regarding CBM Aggregates.

• Planning Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Forest Conservation By-law, County Forest Tract and Noxious Weed Update
• County Official Plan Review – Progress Report 11
• Township of Puslinch objection to Canada Building Materials (CBM) Aggregates

Land Division Committee

The Land Division Committee is reviewing several land division applications for consideration or expedited processing. These applications involve various municipalities including Wellington North, Erin, Puslinch, Mapleton, Minto, Centre Wellington, and Guelph-Eramosa.

• Expedited application B26-24 in Wellington North
• Expedited application B27-24 in Erin
• Application B40-24 for E J Real Estate Holding Inc. in Guelph-Eramosa
• Application B103-21 in Puslinch
• Expedited application B30-24 in Minto

Police Services Board

The board will review police financial statements and variance projections as of May 31, 2024. Members will also receive the Detachment Commander's report and parking ticket reports for May 2024. Additionally, the board will review correspondence regarding an Intimate Partner Violence Motion.

• Police Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Detachment Commander's Report - May 2024
• May 2024 Parking Ticket Report
• False Alarm Revenue Report
• Correspondence regarding Intimate Partner Violence Motion

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The committee will hear several delegations regarding temporary structured encampments and review correspondence from the City of Guelph. The agenda also includes status reports on transitional housing and paramedic service performance.

• Delegations regarding Item 13.1 Temporary Structured Encampment
• 65 Delhi Transitional Housing Construction Project Status Report #6
• Tender Award for roof replacement at 263 Speedvale Avenue East
• Paramedic Service Response Performance 2023 and Performance Plan 2025
• 2023 Housing and Homelessness Plan Annual Report

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The committee will review May 2024 financial statements and variance projections for Wellington Terrace, Museum and Archives, and the Library Board. The agenda also includes a status report on the Erin Library construction project and the WCMA 2025 projects proposal.

• Erin Library Construction Project - Status Report #7
• WCMA 2025 Projects Proposal (Wellington Place Mini-Masterplan)
• Wellington Terrace Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Museum and Archives Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Library Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee will review financial statements and variance projections as of May 31, 2024. The meeting also includes a review of the 2023 Annual Report and a presentation on awards.

• Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• 2023 Solid Waste Services Annual Report
• Solid Waste Services Awards

Roads Committee

The committee will review progress on the Arthur Garage construction project and discuss rehabilitation for the Elora Works Garage. The agenda also includes a review of roads financial statements and a right of way transfer for Eliza Street.

• Arthur Garage Construction Project Status Report #7
• Roads Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2024
• Elora Works Garage Rehabilitation
• Eliza Street Right of Way Transfer to Township of Wellington North

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee is meeting to receive the KPMG year-end audit findings and the 2023 audited financial statements, along with updates on financial statements, reserves, development charges, and the 2025 budget timetable. The agenda also includes discussion of Bill 185, a provincial housing bill, and human resources items. This is a regular business meeting with no public hearings or major decisions listed.

• KPMG Year-End Audit Findings Report presentation
• 2023 Audited Financial Statements
• Financial Statements as of April 30, 2024
• Review of County Development Charges – Child Care
• 2025 Budget Timetable

Economic Development Committee

The Wellington County Economic Development Committee is meeting to review April 2024 financial statements, the May 2024 economic development report, and a Smart Cities Office update. The agenda also includes a closed meeting and adjournment. No decisions are listed on the agenda; items are for review and discussion.

• Review of Economic Development April 2024 Financial Statements
• Economic Development Report – May 2024
• Wellington County Economic Development Group Meeting Minutes – May 2024
• Smart Cities Office Report – May 2024
• Capstone Poster presentation

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee is meeting to review the status of the Arthur Garage construction project, discuss the purchase of a tractor, and consider replacements for the Erin and Brucedale works garages. The committee will also review roads financial statements as of April 30, 2024, receive an update on roads staffing, and discuss National Public Works Week activities. A closed session is scheduled, with the next meeting set for June 11, 2024.

• Arthur Garage Construction Project - status report
• Roads Financial Statements as of April 30, 2024
• Tractor purchase discussion
• Erin and Brucedale Works Garage replacements
• Roads staffing update with grass cutting routes

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee is meeting to review April 2024 financial statements, discuss anticipated results of the Diversion Centre Model, consider tendering for Elora and Rothsay waste facility upgrades, and review a proposed bagged waste fee change. The committee will also discuss National Public Works Week 2024 activities and may enter closed session.

• Solid Waste April 2024 Financial Statements
• Diversion Centre Model - Anticipated Results
• Elora and Rothsay Waste Facility Upgrades - Project Tendering
• Bagged Waste Fee Change with Attachment A
• National Public Works Week 2024

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee is meeting to hear delegations and discuss several planning matters. Key items include a gravel pit license application in Puslinch, a zoning by-law review by the Wellington Federation of Agriculture, and updates on provincial legislation (Bill 185) and the proposed Provincial Planning Statement. The committee will also review the Rural Water Quality Programme's annual report and financial statements.

• Delegation: CBM Aggregates gravel pit application below water table, Puslinch (ERO 019-8428)
• Delegation: Wellington Federation of Agriculture zoning by-law review and template
• Wellington Rural Water Quality Programme 2023 annual report and five-year service agreement update
• Planning financial statements as of April 30, 2024
• Discussion of Bill 185 (Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act) and Proposed Provincial Planning Statement 2024

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee is meeting to consider 13 land severance (consent) applications from across the county. Seven applications are recommended for expedited processing, three are for full consideration, one is deferred, and the committee will also approve minutes from its April 11 meeting. The agenda provides application file numbers and applicant names but no details on the properties or proposed severances. A closed session is scheduled, with the agenda for that portion emailed separately.

• 7 applications recommended for expedited processing (B13-24 through B99-23)
• 3 applications for full consideration (B12-24, B14-24, B25-24)
• 1 deferred application (B18-24, Paul and Donna Green, Wellington North)
• Approval of April 11, 2024 meeting minutes
• Closed session scheduled (agenda under separate cover)

Police Services Board

The Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board is meeting to elect a chair and vice-chair, approve minutes, review financial statements, and discuss the 2023 annual report. The board will also receive updates on the O.P.P. contract renewal, the detachment commander's report, parking ticket and false alarm revenue reports, and a proposed false alarm reduction policy.

• Election of Chair and Vice-Chair under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019
• 2023 Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board Annual Report
• O.P.P. Contract Update and Renewal
• April 2024 Detachment Commander's Report
• At Fault False Alarm Reduction Policy Report

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee will review April 2024 financial statements, receive a status report on the 65 Delhi St. transitional housing construction project, and consider awarding tenders for roof replacements at 387 and 411 Waterloo Ave. and 33 Marlborough Road. The committee will also discuss land ambulance services, housing activity reports, and children's early years programs, including mental health resources and child care workforce updates. A closed meeting is scheduled.

• Tender award CW2024-029: Roof replacement at 387 and 411 Waterloo Ave.
• Tender award CW2024-024: Roof replacement at 33 Marlborough Road
• Status report on 65 Delhi St. transitional housing construction project
• Housing Services Status and Activity Report for 2023 Q3 and Q4
• Updates to Ontario's Child Care Workforce Strategy and 2024 CWELCC allocations

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee is meeting to review financial statements for the Wellington Terrace long-term care home, museum and archives, and library, as well as updates on volunteer services, the Quality Improvement Plan, the Erin Library construction project, and the Wellington Place Pavilion project. The agenda is largely informational, with no votes or decisions listed.

• Wellington Terrace financial statements as of April 30, 2024
• Erin Library Construction Project status report 6
• Wellington Place Pavilion project development update
• Museum and Archives financial statements as of April 30, 2024
• Library financial statements as of April 30, 2024

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Wellington County Accessibility Advisory Committee is meeting to review and comment on several accessibility-related items, including a demo of the new county website, pedestrian audible signal installations, the Township of Centre Wellington's Multi-Year Accessibility Plan, and an accessible playground at Carberry Park in the Town of Erin. The committee will also receive information on planned municipal projects and the 2024 schedule for quarterly consultations on Multi-Year Accessibility Plans.

• New Wellington County Website Demo
• Pedestrian Audible Signal Installations
• Centre Wellington Multi-Year Accessibility Plan 2024
• Carberry Park Accessible Playground (Town of Erin)
• 2024 Schedule of quarterly consultations for Multi-Year Accessibility Plans

County Council

Wellington County Council is meeting to consider several by-laws, including setting 2024 tax rates and property tax ratios, and providing tax relief to low-income seniors and persons with disabilities. The council will also receive reports from seven committees covering roads, solid waste, social services, planning, economic development, and administration. A closed meeting is scheduled, and the agenda includes routine procedural items like minutes approval and by-law readings.

• By-law 5859-24: tax relief for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities, repealing by-law 5712-21
• By-law 5860-24: establishes 2024 upper and lower-tier property tax ratios
• By-law 5861-24: establishes and levies 2024 County tax rates
• By-law 5862-24: appoints CAO as Secretary to Wellington County O.P.P. Detachment Board
• Committee reports from Roads, Solid Waste, Social Services, Planning, Economic Development, and Administration

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee is meeting to review financial statements, year-end variance and budgetary surplus for 2023, and 2024 county-wide property tax policies. It will also consider a GFOA award package, infrastructure fund reports, and the 2023 Human Resources annual report. The meeting includes a closed session with an agenda distributed separately.

• 2023 Year-End Variance and Budgetary Surplus Report
• 2024 County-Wide Property Tax Policies
• Financial Statements as of March 29, 2024
• Canada Community Building Fund Report as of December 31, 2023
• 2023 Human Resources Annual Report

Economic Development Committee

The Wellington County Economic Development Committee met to review financial statements and reports on economic development initiatives. Key discussions included short-term recommendations for the Ride Well program and the BR+E Municipal Implementation Fund. The agenda also covered the Smart Cities Office report and concluded with a closed meeting.

• Review of Economic Development March 2024 Financial Statements
• Discussion of Ride Well Short-Term Recommendations
• Review of BR+E Municipal Implementation Fund Report
• Review of Smart Cities Office Report - April 2024

Land Division Committee

The Land Division Committee is meeting to approve minutes from March 14, 2024, and to consider 11 applications for land severances (consents) across Wellington County. Seven applications are recommended to be expedited, and four will be considered in full. The committee will decide whether to approve these applications.

• 7 applications recommended for expedited processing, including B105-23-B106-23 (Larry Stever, Minto) and B3-24 (Murray and Shirley Martin, Mapleton)
• 4 applications for full consideration, including B91-23 (Derrick and Lynne Weber, Wellington North) and B5-24 (Justin Deboer and Jenna Morris, Centre Wellington)
• Approval of minutes from March 14, 2024 meeting
• Next meeting scheduled for May 9, 2024

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee is meeting to review planning financial statements as of March 31, 2024, the 2024 Trails Work Plan, climate change highlights from 2023, and a housing-focused review of the County Official Plan. The meeting also includes a closed session and adjournment. All items are for discussion or decision, with no votes recorded in the agenda text.

• Planning financial statements as of March 31, 2024
• Trails 2024 Work Plan (PD2024-14)
• Climate Change and Sustainability 2023 annual report and highlights
• County Official Plan Review - Housing Focused (PD2024-15) with attachment

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee is meeting to receive overview presentations on land ambulance and social services, including housing, children's early years, and Ontario Works. They will also review a status report on the 65 Delhi St. transitional housing project, financial statements, a reduction in Reaching Home funding, a 2025 budget guideline memo, and an annual report on municipally funded discretionary benefits. The meeting includes a closed session.

• Land Ambulance Overview Presentation by Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service
• Social Services Overview Presentations (Housing, Children's Early Years, Ontario Works)
• 65 Delhi St. Transitional Housing Construction Project - Status Report 4
• Reduction in Reaching Home Funding
• 100% Municipally Funded Discretionary Benefits - 2023 Annual Report

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee is meeting to review financial statements for Wellington Terrace, the Museum and Archives, and the Library as of March 31, 2024. They will hear a delegation from the Aboyne Rural Hospice Advisory Board, discuss a building project policy for the museum pavilion, and receive updates on the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA). The Library Board portion includes a status report on the Erin Library construction project, a community collaboration pilot for a library food pantry, and regular library updates and highlights. The meeting also includes a closed session, with the agenda for that portion distributed separately.

• Wellington Terrace financial statements as of March 31, 2024
• Delegation: Aboyne Rural Hospice Advisory Board presentation
• Erin Library Construction Project - Status Report 5
• Community Collaboration Pilot: Library Food Pantry
• Museum and Archives financial statements as of March 31, 2024

Police Services Board

This agenda for the Wellington County Police Services Board meeting on 2024-04-10 contains only procedural boilerplate and no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document appears to be a system-generated placeholder with no substantive content for residents.

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee is meeting to review March 2024 financial statements, discuss upgrades to the Rothsay and Elora waste transfer stations (including preliminary cost estimates for scale houses), receive an update on waste facility optimization, and consider the county's future role in recycling after the Blue Box transition. The agenda also includes a closed session and adjournment.

• Review of Solid Waste March 2024 financial statements
• Rothsay and Elora waste facility upgrades with preliminary scale house cost estimates
• Solid Waste Services Strategy update on waste facility optimization
• Blue Box transition and future county role in recycling
• Closed session scheduled

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee meets to review March 2024 financial statements, receive a status report on the Arthur Garage construction project, and consider awarding two construction tenders: one for Carroll Creek Bridge rehabilitation and one for Wellington Road 124 from the Guelph boundary to Whitelaw Road. The meeting also includes a closed session and adjournment.

• Roads financial statements as of March 31, 2024
• Arthur Garage construction project status report
• Tender award for Carroll Creek Bridge rehabilitation (CW2024-069)
• Tender award for Wellington Road 124, City of Guelph boundary to Whitelaw Road (CW2024-046)

County Council

Wellington County Council is meeting to handle routine procedural items including by-laws, committee reports, and a funding update. The agenda includes first and second reading of two by-laws, adoption of minutes, and reports from several committees. A closed meeting is scheduled, and a funding update for 23 Gordon Street, Guelph is listed.

• By-law 5857-24: procedural rules for Council and committees, repealing by-law 5679-20
• By-law 5858-24: confirming proceedings of the March 28, 2024 meeting
• Funding update for 23 Gordon Street, Guelph
• Reports from Roads, Police Services, Social Services, Planning, and other committees
• FCM Canada Community Building Fund draft resolution

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially decide on several administrative and financial items, including a new building project development and approval process policy, updates to the county's procedural by-law, and the 2024 annual debt repayment limit. The committee will also review financial statements as of February 29, 2024, and a development charge reserve fund statement. A joint employee health fair is also on the agenda.

• Building Project Development and Approval Process Policy
• Updates to County Procedural By-law
• Financial Statements as of February 29, 2024
• 2024 Annual Debt Repayment Limit
• Development Charge Reserve Fund Statement as of December 31, 2023

Economic Development Committee

The Wellington County Economic Development Committee is meeting to receive a delegation on the Ride Well 2025 Service Plan, review February 2024 financial statements, and discuss reports on economic development, Smart Cities, and the BR+E Municipal Fund. The agenda includes a closed meeting and adjournment.

• Delegation by Dennis Kar of Dillon Consulting on Ride Well 2025 Service Plan
• Financial statements as of February 29, 2024
• Economic Development Report March 2024
• Smart Cities Office Report March 2024
• BR+E Municipal Fund Report March 2024

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee is meeting to review financial statements, discuss financing options for a home energy efficiency transition, and consider a residential development monitoring report. The committee will also discuss Bill 162 (Get It Done Act, 2024) and a Planning Innovation Lab initiative. The agenda includes a closed session.

• Planning financial statements as of February 29, 2024
• Home Energy Efficiency Transition - Financing Options (PD2024-13)
• 2023 Residential Development Monitoring Report (PD2024-11)
• Bill 162 - Get It Done Act, 2024 (PD2024-10)
• Planning Innovation Lab Initiative (PD2024-12)

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee is meeting to consider 11 land division (consent) applications from across the county. Six applications are recommended to be expedited, while five others will be considered in regular order. The committee will also approve minutes from its February 8, 2024 meeting.

• B107-23 - B.E. Grein Lumber Limited - Minto (expedited)
• B108-23 - Kevin Williamson and Pamela Teuffel - Erin (expedited)
• B109-23 - Lorraine and Kurt Huschka - Puslinch (expedited)
• B110-23 - Beatriz Holborn - Mapleton (expedited)
• B111-23 and B112-23 - 10211974 Canada Ltd. - Minto (expedited)

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee will review financial statements for Wellington Terrace, the Museum, and the Library. The agenda includes discussions on long-term care masking, nurse practitioner funding, and a status report on the Erin Library construction project.

• Wellington Terrace financial statements as of February 29, 2024
• Wellington Terrace nurse practitioner funding update
• Aboyne Rural Hospice verbal delegation
• Museum and Archives financial statements as of February 29, 2024
• Erin Library construction project status report

Social Services Committee

The committee will review updates on several social service projects including transitional housing and residential developments. Discussions also include a new centralized child care application process and the 2024 Ontario Works Service Plan.

• 65 Delhi Street Project Update
• New Wellington-Guelph Centralized Child Care Application and Waitlist
• Reaching Home: One-Time Winter 2023-24 Unsheltered Homelessness Response Funding
• 23 Gordon St., Guelph Project Update
• 2024 Ontario Works Service Plan Submission

Police Services Board

The Police Services Board is meeting to approve minutes, review February 2024 financial statements, and receive reports from the detachment commander, parking ticket revenue, and false alarm revenue. The agenda is routine oversight with no major decisions or public hearings listed.

• Approval of February 14, 2024 meeting minutes
• Financial statements as of February 29, 2024
• Detachment Commander's Report for February 2024
• February 2024 parking ticket report
• February 2024 false alarm revenue report

Solid Waste Services Committee

This agenda contains only boilerplate and no substantive items. The meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2024, but no decisions, discussions, or specific agenda items are listed.

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially decide on several road-related items, including a delegation on a passenger rail connection, an automated speed enforcement program RFP, and multiple tender awards for road rehabilitation and pavement overlays. The committee will also review financial statements and a status report on the Arthur Garage construction project.

• Delegation on Cambridge to Union Station passenger rail connection
• RFP for Automated Speed Enforcement Programme
• Tender award for Wellington Road 109 asphalt rehabilitation
• Tender award for pavement overlay at various locations
• Road improvements for Erin Glen Subdivision by Solmar

County Council

Wellington County Council is meeting to consider several by-laws, including new library user fees, a CAO hiring policy, and telecom access agreements. Council will also hear a delegation on intimate partner violence and receive reports from multiple committees, including planning, roads, and police services. A staff report on an EV charger agreement with Ontario Charging Network LP (IVY) is also on the agenda.

• By-law 5853-24: authorize Warden and Clerk to execute telecom access agreements consistent with County standard, repealing by-law 5351-13
• By-law 5854-24: adopt a Hiring Policy for the Chief Administrative Office, repealing by-laws 4933-07, 5357-13, 5432-15
• By-law 5855-24: establish user fees and charges for library services, repealing by-law 5740-23
• Delegation from Guelph Wellington Women in Crisis on intimate partner violence
• Staff report: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Agreement with Ontario Charging Network LP (IVY)

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee will hear presentations on the 2023 audit planning report and the 2024 group benefits renewal, and will discuss several administrative and financial items including a hiring policy update, 2023 council remuneration, lease financing, investments, and 2024 community grants.

• 2023 Audit Planning Report by KPMG
• 2024 Group Benefits Renewal
• Hiring Policy update
• 2023 Council Remuneration report
• 2024 Community Grants

Economic Development Committee

The Wellington County Economic Development Committee is meeting to review the February 2024 Economic Development Report, a BR+E Municipal Application Fund Report, and a Smart Cities Office update. The committee will also receive the 2023 Experimental Acres Report and may enter a closed meeting. No decisions are listed on the agenda; items are for discussion and information.

• Economic Development Report - February 2024
• BR+E Municipal Fund Report - February 2024
• Smart Cities Office Report - Feb 2024 and SWIFT WhiteBox
• 2023 Experimental Acres Report
• Closed meeting scheduled

Social Services Committee

This agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items for decision or discussion. The document lists no specific agenda items, reports, or actions.

Police Services Board

The Wellington County Police Services Board is meeting to approve minutes, discuss a new board composition, and receive detachment commander reports for 2023 year-end and January 2024. They will also review parking ticket and false alarm revenue reports for January and February 2024. The meeting includes a closed session.

• Approval of January 10, 2024 minutes
• New Police Services Board Composition report
• Detachment Commander's 2023 Year-End report
• Detachment Commander's January 2024 report
• January 2024 Parking Ticket report and February 2024 False Alarm Revenue report

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee is meeting to discuss seniors care compliance, museum updates, and library board matters. Items include a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care compliance visit report, the Erin Library construction project status, a possible non-resident library fee, and library discards and book sales. The meeting includes a recess and a separate Library Board session.

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Compliance Visit Public Report (January 2024)
• Erin Library Construction Project - Status Report 3
• Wellington County Library Non-Resident Fee discussion
• Library Discards and Book Sales policy review
• WCMA (Wellington County Museum and Archives) Update

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee will receive an update regarding the Rothsay Waste Facility upgrade. Members will also discuss the transition of the Blue Box program.

• Rothsay Waste Facility Upgrade Update
• Blue Box Transition

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee is meeting to review the Arthur Garage construction status, award a tender for the Bosworth Bridge rehabilitation, and order plow trucks for 2025 delivery. They will also receive a verbal update on automated speed enforcement, review an MTO study notice for Highway 6 and Eighth Line/Wellington Road 22 intersection improvements, and discuss a municipal access agreement and correspondence about a Fergus bypass.

• Tender award CW2023-030 for Bosworth Bridge rehabilitation
• Plow truck order for 2025 delivery
• RFP update on automated speed enforcement (verbal)
• MTO study commencement for Highway 6 and Eighth Line/Wellington Road 22 intersection improvements
• Municipal access agreement for County right-of-way

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee is meeting to discuss several planning-related items, including the 2024 Climate Change Division Work Plan, an update on the Wellington Rural Water Quality Programme service agreement, the implications of Bill 150 (Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023), and a review of urban boundary expansions as part of the County Official Plan Review. The agenda also includes a closed session. No decisions are recorded in the agenda itself.

• 2024 Climate Change Division Work Plan (PD2024-06)
• Wellington Rural Water Quality Programme Service Agreement Update (PD2024-07)
• Bill 150 - Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 (PD2024-05)
• County Official Plan Review - Urban Boundary Expansion Review (PD2024-08)

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee is meeting to consider 14 land division and variance applications, including six recommended for expedited processing. The committee will also approve minutes from its January 11, 2024 meeting. Decisions are made on individual applications, with details in attached PDFs.

• 6 applications recommended for expedited processing (B91-23, B94-23, B35-23, B110-22, B101-21, B101-23)
• V1-23 - 172965 Canada Limited - Minto (variance application)
• B92-23 - David Fletcher - Wellington North
• B50-23 - Groves Hospital Volunteer Association and Andrew North - Centre Wellington
• B95-23 to B99-23 - Coldpoint; 2525271 Ont Inc; 2360426 Ont Inc. - Guelph-Eramosa (5 applications)

Accessibility Advisory Committee

This agenda for the Wellington County Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting on February 1, 2024, contains only procedural boilerplate and no substantive items for discussion or decision. The document is essentially empty of agenda content.

County Council

Wellington County Council is meeting to consider several by-laws, including adopting the 2024 budget, setting solid waste user fees, and establishing fees for Wellington Terrace services. The council will also review minutes from eight committee meetings and consider a notice of motion on a governance and communication work plan.

• By-law 5850-24 to adopt the 2024 County budget
• By-law 5849-24 to set solid waste services user fees, repealing by-law 5843-23
• By-law 5851-24 to establish Wellington Terrace service fees, repealing by-law 5448-15
• By-law 5847-24 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 124 for 440 Wellington St. E., Wellington North
• By-law 5848-24 to authorize temporary borrowing for 2024 current expenditures

Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee is meeting to review the 2024 Economic Development budget, receive the January 2024 economic development report, and discuss the George Bridge Economic Development Awards programme. The committee will also receive an update from the Smart Cities Office and correspondence from the Township of Puslinch regarding a high-speed internet initiative. The meeting includes a closed session and adjournment.

• 2024 Economic Development budget report and attachments
• Wellington County Cycling Tourism Routes 2023 - Ontario By Bike final report
• George Bridge Economic Development Awards programme
• Smart Cities Office January 2024 update
• Township of Puslinch Resolution No. 2023-429 on High Speed Internet Initiative

Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee

The Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee is meeting to review financial reports and the 2024 budget. Items include contract awards, property assessments, development charge indexing, and temporary borrowing authority. The agenda is largely informational, with no decisions listed for public vote.

• Summary of Contract Awards July to December 2023
• 2024 Average Property Assessment Values
• Temporary Borrowing Authority 2024
• Annual Indexing of Development Charges
• AF & HR Budget Report

Planning Committee

The Wellington County Planning Committee is meeting to review the 2024 Planning budget, consider Official Plan Amendment 124 for 440 Wellington St. E. in Mount Forest, and receive annual reports on the Emergency Management Programme, Green Legacy Programme, and a Low Income Energy Coach Pilot. The meeting also includes a closed session and adjournment.

• 2024 Planning budget report and attachments
• Official Plan Amendment 124 – 440 Wellington St. E., Mount Forest
• 2023 Emergency Management Programme Annual Report
• Low Income Energy Coach Pilot
• Green Legacy Programme Annual Report 2023

Land Division Committee

The Wellington County Land Division Committee is meeting to consider 14 applications for land severances (consents) across the county. Nine applications are recommended to be expedited, while three others and a combined application will be considered in full. The committee will also approve minutes from its December 7, 2023 meeting.

• 9 applications recommended for expedited processing, including B81-23 (Lavolit Limited, Minto) and B82-23 (Joseph Robert, Wellington North)
• B87-23 and B88-23 by Asdin Hospitality Ltd. in Centre Wellington to be considered
• B67-21-B68-21 by RSR Inc. in Centre Wellington to be considered
• B89-23 by Trustees of the Congregation of Melville United Church in Centre Wellington recommended for expedited processing
• Approval of minutes from December 7, 2023 meeting

Police Services Board

The Wellington County Police Services Board meets to elect a chair and vice-chair, approve November 2023 minutes, and hear a delegation on Safe Communities 2023. The board will also review the 2024 police budget, a proposed communications plan, detachment commander reports, parking ticket reports, and a false alarm revenue report.

• Election of Chair and Vice-Chair under Police Services Act
• 2024 Police Services Board budget report and attachments
• Proposed WCPSB Communications Plan
• Detachment Commander's Reports for November and December 2023
• 2023 False Alarm Revenue Report

Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee

The Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee will review and discuss 2024 budgets for Wellington Terrace, the County Museum and Archives, and the Library, along with proposed 2024 user fees for Wellington Terrace. The agenda also includes updates on the Erin Library construction project, a proposed pavilion at Wellington Place, and the Elora Farmers' Market at Wellington Place. The meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2024, at the Fergus Library Community Room.

• Wellington Terrace 2024 user fees and charges
• 2024 budget for Wellington Terrace
• 2024 budget for County Museum and Archives
• Erin Library construction project status report
• 2024 budget for Library

Social Services Committee

The Wellington County Social Services Committee is meeting to discuss the 2024 Social Services budget, housing initiatives including transitional housing and emergency shelter beds in Guelph, and a pre-construction services award for 23 Gordon Street. They will also hear a delegation on housing availability and solutions, and consider a new EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Centre Wellington.

• 2024 Social Services budget report and attachments
• Guelph Transitional Housing Construction Project status report
• New Emergency Shelter Beds and Transitional Housing in Guelph
• Award for Pre-Construction Services at 23 Gordon Street, Guelph
• New EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Centre Wellington

Roads Committee

The Wellington County Roads Committee is meeting to discuss the 2024 roads and bridges budget, including follow-up from prior committee discussions, and to receive a status report on the Arthur Garage construction project. The committee will also consider two resolutions from the Township of Puslinch regarding automatic speed enforcement and Blackcat Equipment. The meeting includes a closed session and is otherwise routine.

• Arthur Garage Construction Project - Status Report #2
• Roads 2024 Budget - Committee Discussion Follow-up
• 2024 Budget Roads and Bridges
• Township of Puslinch Resolution No. 2023-367 on LAS Automatic Speed Enforcement Presentation
• Township of Puslinch Resolution No. 2023-395 on Blackcat Equipment

Solid Waste Services Committee

The Solid Waste Services Committee is meeting to discuss bagged waste fees, the 2024 Solid Waste Services budget, a communications plan for the Blue Box Programme transition, and the January 2024 services report. The meeting includes a closed session and adjournment.

• Bagged Waste Fees discussion
• 2024 Solid Waste Services budget review
• Blue Box Programme Transition Communications Plan
• January 2024 Solid Waste Services Report

Special Meeting of Council

This is a special meeting of Wellington County Council focused on the 2024 Budget and Ten-Year Plan. Council will receive a staff presentation on the budget and may discuss or adopt related actions. The agenda is otherwise procedural, including minutes, declarations of interest, and a closed session.

• 2024 Budget and Ten-Year Plan presentation by staff
• Confirmation of November 30, 2023 council minutes
• Closed meeting (agenda emailed separately)