The Regional Municipality of Durham
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Friday, April 26, 2024 at 8:00 A.m. - 9:00 A.m.

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1.

Information Reports

1.1

2024-INFO-28 Commissioner of Works

• Upcoming Closure of the Northbound Lane on Thickson Road (Regional Road 26) from Wentworth Street (Regional Road 60) to south of Victoria Street (Regional Road 22) for the Reconstruction and Widening of Thickson Road (Contract D2024-19), including Local Watermain and Storm Sewer Construction, in the Town of Whitby

1.2

2024-INFO-29 Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development

• 2023 Annual Building Activity Review

1.3

2024-INFO-30 Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health

• Program Reports

1.4

2024-INFO-31 Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health

• Public Health Program Planning, Accountability & Reporting

1.5

2024-INFO-32 Commissioner of Finance

• Confirmation of the Region’s Triple “A” Credit Rating by Moody’s Investors Service

2.

Early Release Reports

There are no Early Release Reports.

3.

Confidential Reports Authorized for Release

There are no Confidential Reports.

4.

Staff Correspondence

4.1

Memorandum from R. Jagannathan, Commissioner of Works

• Durham York Energy Centre – Quarterly (Q4 – 2023-2024) Long-Term Sampling System Report

5.

Durham Municipalities Correspondence

5.1

Township of Scugog

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on March 25, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Town of Cobourg regarding Proposed Amendment to Subsection 27(16) of the Ontario Heritage Act to extend the deadline to give notice of intention to designate the property as a heritage property for five years from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2030

6.

Other Municipalities Correspondence/Resolutions

6.1

Port Colborne

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on January 23, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Township of Clearview regarding Cemetery Transfer and Abandonment Administration and Management Support

6.2

Municipality of Wawa

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on March 5, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Town of Plympton-Wyoming and the Township of Larder Lake regarding ‘Support for amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to Clarify the Definition of Employer’

6.3

Township of Lanark Highlands

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on March 26, 2024, in support of the resolution from the Town of Goderich regarding the Return to combined Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) and Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Conferences

6.4

Hastings County

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on March 28, 2024, calling on the Ontario and Federal Government to implement sustainable Infrastructure Funding for Small Rural Municipalities

6.5

City of St. Catherines

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 8, 2024, regarding Provincial Regulations Needed to Restrict Keeping of Non-Native (“exotic”) Wild Animals

6.6

Town of Bracebridge

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 10, 2024, regarding request for Provincial support for Cemetery Transfer and Abandonment Administration and Management Support

6.7

Town of Bracebridge

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 10, 2024, regarding Declaring Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic

6.8

Town of Grimsby

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 15, 2024, regarding a review of the Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program Financial Assistance Rates

6.9

Municipality of Wawa

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 16, 2024, in support of the work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator Course

6.10

Municipality of Wawa

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on April 16, 2024, encouraging action on the part of the Provincial Government to create a Municipal Accessibility Fund for municipalities to develop, implement and enforce AODA standards related to goods, services, accommodation, employment and buildings

7.

Miscellaneous Correspondence

There is no Miscellaneous Correspondence.

8.

Advisory / Other Committee Minutes

There are no Advisory/Other Committee Minutes

 

 

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