REGULAR COUNCIL

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda be adopted as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2024-10, being a by-law to adopt the 2024 Operating and Capital Budget for the Municipality of French River be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2024-11, being a by-law to authorize the Landfill Monitoring and Consulting Engineering Services Agreement Renewal with EXP Services Inc. be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2024-12, being a by-law to appoint a Hearing Officer under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

WHEREAS the funding from MTO's Community Transportation Grant Program will be ending on March 31st, 2025; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of French River is not in favour of accepting the Gas Tax Program for 2025 as funding towards the Sudbury East Accessible Transportation program.

WHEREAS current provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements are undermining Ontario's economic prosperity and quality of life; and WHEREAS nearly a third of municipal spending in Ontario is for services in areas of provincial responsibility, and expenditures are out pacing provincial contributions by nearly $4 billion a year; and WHEREAS municipal revenues, such as property taxes, do not grow with the economy or inflation; and WHEREAS unprecedented population and housing growth will require significant investments in municipal infrastructure; and WHEREAS municipalities are being asked to take on complex health and social challenges - like homelessness, supporting asylum seekers and addressing the mental health and addictions crises; and WHEREAS inflation, rising interest rates, and provincial policy decisions are sharply constraining municipal fiscal capacity; and WHEREAS property taxpayers -including people on fixed incomes and small businesses -can't afford to subsidize income re-distribution programs for those most in need; and WHEREAS the province can and should invest more in the prosperity of communities; and Minutes of the REGULAR COUNCIL Meeting of March 20, 2024 Page 3 of 6 WHEREAS municipalities and the provincial government have a strong history of collaboration. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of French River asks the Province of Ontario to commit to undertaking with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario a comprehensive social and economic pros

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves to issue a Letter of Support for the French River Public Library's submission to the Seniors Community Grant Program Funding Application as part of the local development and implementation of the Age Friendly Communities Strategy.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the Items of the Consent Agenda under Section 8.1.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following minutes be adopted as presented: Regular Council Meeting held March 6, 2024

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the meeting be closed as authorized in the Municipal Act pursuant to Section 239(2) (h) “information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them” with respect to the Noelville Ontario Provincial Police Detachment.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the open session reconvenes at 7:15 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2024-13, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of French River at a meeting held on March 20, 2024 be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:16 p.m.