THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SMITHS FALLS
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AGENDA

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, Town Hall

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Chairperson: Councillor S Robinson

Land Acknowledgement

On April 28, 2025 we acknowledge that this sacred land on which Smiths Falls is now located has been a site of human activity for over 10,000 years and is rich in Indigenous history. This land is the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. We are grateful to the Algonquin ancestors who cared for the land and water in order that we might meet here today. We are also grateful to the Algonquin People for their contribution in the making of the Rideau Canal which runs thru Smiths Falls. We are mindful of broken covenants and the need to reconcile with all our relations. Together, may we care for this land and each other, drawing on the strength of our mutual history of nation building through peace and friendship being mindful of generations to come.

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1.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2.

CALL TO ORDER

The Chair called the meeting to order at ----PM  

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Recommended Motion:

THAT the April 28, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda be approved as circulated. 

4.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

5.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Recommended Motion:

The Minutes of the March 24, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting be approved as circulated.

6.

DELEGATIONS

6.1

Marilyn Bird and Carol Ann Deneka, Board Members

Lanark County Community Justice / Repairing Relationships & Building Stronger Communities with Restorative Practices

6.2

Megan McIlvenna, Coordinator,Downtown Smiths Falls Business Association

Updates to the Russell St. W. Parkette

7.

CAO/DIRECTORS VERBAL REPORTS

8.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSENT REPORTS

9.

IN CAMERA/CLOSED SESSION

9.1

Litigation (M Morris)

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT Council of the Corporation of the Town of Smiths Falls, as provided in Section 239 (2) (e) of the Municipal Act 2001, as amended move into a closed meeting at XXXX p.m. to discuss a litigation matter.

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT Council revert back into open session at XXXX p.m.
  Rise and Report:

10.

PRIORITY ISSUES/REPORTS

10.1

Lower Reach Park Redesign, Report 2025-037 (S Clark)

10.2

Smiths Falls For All Committee Interim Report, April 2025, Report 2025-40 (K Costello)

10.3

Smiths Falls For All Committee Motion: Request to Declare Food Insecurity an Emergency in the Town of Smiths Falls, Report 2025-041 (K Costello)

10.4

Twinning with Ukraine (S Pankow)

11.

COMMITTEE, BOARD AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION UPDATES

12.

INFORMATION LISTING/CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS

13.

IN CAMERA/CLOSED SESSION

13.1

Proposed Acquisition/Disposition of Land (K Grenke)

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT Council of the Corporation of the Town of Smiths Falls, as provided in Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act 2001, as amended move into a closed meeting at XXXX p.m. to discuss a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land.

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT Council revert back into open session at XXXX p.m.
  Rise and Report:

14.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

15.

ADJOURNMENT

Recommended Motion:

THAT the Committee adjourn its proceedings XXXX p.m. and stand so adjourned until the next duly called Committee meeting.