Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting was held electronically via video conference.
Council Meeting:
The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.
2022 Budget Approved
At their final meeting of the year, Municipality of Port Hope Council approved the 2022 Operating and Capital budgets.
To learn more on the 2022 approved budget, view the media release.
Tree Protection By-Law
Council approved the new Tree Protection Bylaw. This new By-law will regulate the destruction or injuring of all trees related to development requiring an approved site plan, subdivision, and/or development agreement pursuant to the Planning Act.
This By-law is effective April 1, 2022, to allow staff time to finalize the permitting process.
Committee of the Whole:
The following are highlights from the Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Renaming of department
Periodically municipal department names are reviewed to ensure they clearly reflect the responsibilities of the portfolio and that they are modern and consistent with other municipalities around the province. Staff presented a report recommending the renaming of the ‘Community Development’ department to the 'Planning and Development’ department. This reflects a modern naming convention that aligns with best practice and similar municipal government organizational structures.
A resolution will be presented to council in early 2022.
Community Notice – Dale Road and Highway 28
Staff provided a Community Notice outlining the site plan approval application for the vacant lands on Dale Road and Highway 28. The proposed building is a two-story structure that will contain a training area, skating rink, and retail space. Future development of the site is anticipated to create an outdoor training space and an eventual building expansion.
This Community Notice was received as information.
Community Notice – 20 Jocelyn Street
Staff provided a Community Notice outlining the site plan amendment application for commercial land on 20 Jocelyn Street. The applicant is proposing an addition on the north side of the existing supermarket to accommodate a stand-alone Shoppers Drug Mart and an expansion to the existing garden centre.
This Community Notice was received as information.
Minutes and video recordings
Meeting minutes will be available pending approval at the next Council meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2021, at which point they will become the official record of the meeting.
Recordings of the December 21, 2021, Council and Committee of the Whole meetings will be available at porthope.ca/council.
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