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

Monday, May 27, 2024 at 5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, Town Hall

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Chairperson: Councillor J Brennan

Land Acknowledgement

On May 27, 2024 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 May 27th, 2024 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 May 13th, 2024 and May 21st, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meetings be approved as circulated.

6.

DELEGATIONS

7.

CAO/DIRECTORS VERBAL REPORTS

8.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSENT REPORTS

9.

IN CAMERA/CLOSED SESSION

10.

PRIORITY ISSUES/REPORTS

10.1

Visitor Survey Report – 2023 Year End Report 2024-66 (J Crowder)

10.2

Projected Debt Levels Report 2024-065 (P Dowber)

10.3

Permitting Backyard Hens within Town Limits Report 2024-058 (R Chesebrough)

10.4

Bill 185- Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act Report 2024-067 (K Grenke)

11.

COMMITTEE, BOARD AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION UPDATES

12.

INFORMATION LISTING/CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS

12.1

Letter from the Toronto Zoo

Lack of regulations related to the public display and keeping of exotic wild animal species and the (financial) burden this causes to municipalities.

ACTION:  For Council's review and recommendation.

13.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

14.

ADJOURNMENT

Recommended Motion:

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