Regular Council

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as printed and circulated: • Regular Meeting - May 26, 2025 • Special Planning Meeting - May 28, 2025 • Planning Meeting - June 11, 2025

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the General Committee meeting minutes dated May 28, 2025 and the recommendations contained therein be adopted as printed and circulated.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the following paragraph be added: AND FURTHER THAT: $25,000 be included in the Mayor's Draft 2027 budget to reflect the increase capital funding annually due to the increase in fleet.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council authorize staff to proceed with early procurement of two (2) sidewalk machines in 2025 to be funded as follows: One (1) replacement unit cost of $253,000 be funded through the Fleet capital reserve; One (1) net new unit cost of $253,000 be funded $155,000 from Development Charges and the remainder of $95,000 through Fleet Capital reserve; AND FURTHER THAT: $25,000 be included in the Mayor's Draft 2027 budget to reflect the increase capital funding annually due to the increase in fleet; AND FURTHER THAT : $10,200 be included in the Mayor's Draft 2027 budget to reflect the increase in operational costs due to the increase in fleet.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council adopt the Town of Huntsville 2025 Asset Management Plan, attached to Report CORP-2025-43.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the following be added at the end of paragraph four: “with a result closer to a 50/50 split”;

FitzGerald WHEREAS : in 2019, the Town entered into a 3-year Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) pilot project with the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association (HMATA), as the assigned Destination Management Marketing Organization (DMMO) for the Town of Huntsville and the “eligible tourism entity” for the Town as required by O.Reg 435/17 Transient Accommodation Tax, ending in October 2022; AND WHEREAS : in 2023, the Town re-entered into a 2-year pilot project extension with the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association (HMATA) ending in December 2025; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT : Staff be directed to initiate negotiations for the renewal of a two-year agreement ending in December 2027 with HMATA and report back; AND FURTHER THAT : the negotiations include a review of the percentage breakdown of the net MAT proceeds between HMATA and the Town with a result closer to a 50/50 split; AND FURTHER THAT : the Municipal Accommodation Tax Budget Principles policy (Budget&Financial-20) be reviewed to enable more strategic utilization of the Town's portion of the MAT funds and proposed amendments be presented to General Committee.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: By-law Numbers 2025-63 to 2025-74 (inclusive), be reported and passed this 23rd day of June 2025: 8.1. By-law 2025-63 - Amendment to By-law 2025-19, Short Term Rental Accommodation 8.2. By-law 2025-64 - Outdoor Lighting By- law 8.3. By-law 2025-65 - Amendment to By-law 2025-13, Appeals Committee 8.4. By-law 2025-66 - Delegation of Authority By- law 8.5. By-law 2025-67 - OSRA - Bellehumeur - 286 West Point Sands Road 8.6. By-law 2025-68 - OSRA - Glenokawa - 316 Fields Lane 8.7. By-law 2025-69 - OSRA - Graham - 311 Echo Bay Road 8.8. By-law 2025-70 - OSRA - Simpson - 216 West Point Sands Road 8.9. By-law 2025-71 - Acer Property Inc. (Sandford Invest Inc.) - 13 Madeline Street & 0 Shay Road 8.10. By-law 2025-72 - CPPA - Brooks - 1393 Brunel Road 8.11. By-law 2025-73 - CPPA - Jones - 325 Golf Course Road 8.12. By-law 2025-74 - Appointing By-law - Building Official

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Town of Huntsville Council recommends to Muskoka Community Land Trust that Councillor Scott Morrison be recommended as its representative on the Board; AND FURTHER THAT: the Town of Huntsville By-law to Appoint Municipal Officials and Committee for the 2022-2026 Term of Council be amended to reflect the appointment.

FitzGerald BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the amount of $25,000 be approved as a budget deviation for the Library Master Plan RFP to be funded from the Library Reserve.

WHEREAS: the Town has received a commemorative naming application from Peter Haynes, President of the Muskoka Hornets Baseball Association, to name Diamond “F” at the McCulley Robertson Recreation Park to “Selkirk Diamond” in honour of George Selkirk; AND WHEREAS : Appendix E, sec 6.4. of the Town’s Sponsorship & Dedication Policy prescribes where an individual is requested to be commemorated, approval shall be obtained from the individual’s family; AND WHEREAS: Town staff have been unsuccessful in locating family members; AND WHEREAS: Town staff are aware of an article published by The National Post on August 25, 2021, referencing his only surviving relative as stating his pleasure at seeing his father-in-law honoured through the naming of Diamond F; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council accepts The National Post article as affirmation of the family’s approval and directs staff to proceed with sec. 6.6.3.4 - public consultation.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Town of Huntsville Council support and endorse resolution #24-GC-068 from the Town of Bracebridge regarding road salt usage.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: staff be directed to defer the Council Time Change matter to the next Regular Council Meeting and for staff to bring back a report that includes the following: Procedural options for greater efficiency of meetings. Options for combining and/or changing meeting times. Review having closed session at the beginning of the agenda Having a cut off for agenda items.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT : The next portion of the meeting be closed to the public commencing now at 7:46 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matters under section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 : Confidential Report OPS-2025-7 – Consulting Services Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relation information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; Confidential Report OPS-2025-8 – Multi-Use Courts (f) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the recommendation contained within Confidential Report OPS- 2025-7 be adopted.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the recommendation contained within Confidential Report OPS- 2025-8 be adopted; AND FURTHER THAT: The completion of the courts at Utterson and Conroy be approved for an amount of approximately $150,000.00 to be funded from the Parks Facilities Reserve.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Confirmation By-law 2025-75 be received and passed this 23 rd day of June, 2025.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: We do now adjourn at 9:02 p.m.