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

 

Monday, April 27, 2026 05:00 PM

Council Chamber, Town Hall

 

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Chairperson:  Stephen Robinson

 

Land Acknowledgement

On Monday, April 27, 2026  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.

1.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2.

CALL TO ORDER

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT the April 27, 2026 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:

  THAT the minutes of the April 7, 2026, April 13, 2026 and April 20, 2026 Committee of the Whole Meetings be approved as circulated.

6.

DELEGATIONS

6.1

Josh Hicks. Rideau Lakes ATV Club

Request for new route through Smiths Falls

7.

CAO/DIRECTORS VERBAL REPORTS

8.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSENT REPORTS

9.

PRIORITY ISSUES/REPORTS

9.1

Rideau Lakes ATV Club request to amend ATV Bylaw, Report 2026-055 (P McMunn)

9.2

Patio By-law 10496-2023 Fee Schedule, Report 2026-049 (M Elmsley)

9.3

Urban Tree Canopy Regulatory Approaches, Report 2026-056 (R Grant)

9.4

16 Jones Street Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application, report 2026-057 (R Grant)

9.5

Appointment of a Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer, Report 2026-052 (R Chesebrough)

9.6

Old Water Tower, Report 2026-053 (P McMunn)

9.7

Bill 98- Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, Report 2026-058 (K Grenke)

9.8

Process to Carry Out Review of Policing Options (P McKenna)

9.9

Committee Appointments (K Costello)

10.

COMMITTEE, BOARD AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION UPDATES

11.

IN CAMERA/CLOSED SESSION

12.

INFORMATION LISTING/CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS

12.1

March 25, 2026, Resolution, Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Requesting the Government of Canada amend Bill C-9 to explicitly include the noose as a prohibited hate symbol within the legislation.

ACTION:  For Council's review and direction.

12.2

March 23, 2026 Resolution, Town of Lincoln Request to Extend Deadline for Notices of Intention to Designate Listed Heritage Properties

Request to Extend Deadline for Notices of Intention to Designate Listed Heritage Properties

ACTION:  Municipal Heritage Committee (MHC) has endorsed this resolution and recommends that Council support it (and copy the local M.P.P. and all Ontario municipalities). 

13.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

14.

ADJOURNMENT

• Recommended Motion:

  THAT this Council adjourn its proceedings at XXXX PM and stand so adjourned until the next duly called meeting of Council.