County Council

That the minutes of the Council meeting held on May 29, 2025 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.

That persons desiring to address Council be permitted to do so.

That the Asset Management Presentation by Andrew Mirabella, Associate Partner, Hemson Consulting Ltd. be received for information.

That the Here4Hope presentation by Helen Fishburn, Chief Executive Officer, CMHA Waterloo Wellington and Cecilia Marie Roberts, Manager, Strategic Wellness Initiatives, County of Wellington be received for information.

That by-laws 5935-25 to 5939-25 taken as read a first and second time by the Clerk, and that they be given consideration in Committee of the Whole.

That Council now go into Committee of the Whole.

That Council move into a closed meeting for the purposes of considering acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality, advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, County Council Minutes – June 26, 2025 Page 4 educating or training members, trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential money value, a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee recommend to County Council to pass a by-law authorizing the transfer of 11 Caroline Street in Moorefield from Maryborough Township Housing Corporation to the Corporation of the County of Wellington at a nominal consideration, to the satisfaction of the Social Services Administrator and County Solicitor; and That staff be directed to create capital projects totaling $180,000 for 2025 to address capital works identified by staff and included in the report; and That staff be directed to allocate all money transferred to the County of Wellington from Maryborough to the Housing Capital Reserve; and That the Warden and the County Clerk and/or the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and such conveyances, titles, survey plans, forms and other documents on behalf of the County as may be necessary for the above stated purpose.

That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Wellington hereby enacts the necessary By-Law to commence the expropriation proceedings as directed in the Town of Erin, in the County of Wellington for the Winston Churchill (Wellington Road 25) Project.

That the correspondence from the Continuum of Care Advocacy group regarding the "Continuum of Care Project - A Call to Reconsider" letter be received for information.

That the June 10, 2025 Minutes of the Roads Committee be received and

That the June 11, 2025 Minutes of the O.P.P. Detachment Board be received and

That the June 11, 2025 Minutes of the Joint Social Services & Land Ambulance Committee, be received and

That County staff be directed to work with City staff to develop a multi-year, multi-facility implementation plan based on Option 2 of the City’s June 11, 2025 report titled, “Paramedic Facilities – County of Wellington Sites Update”; and That the Plan include budget estimates and construction timelines; and That a new paramedic facility for the Town of Erin be first in the timeline, followed by Rockwood, Harriston, Mount Forest, Fergus, Aberfoyle, Arthur and Drayton, in accordance with the final ORH report dated November 4, 2024 and the County’s 10-Year Plan Projections; and That the report be forwarded to the JSSLAC once prepared.

That the June 11, 2025 Minutes of the Information, Heritage and Seniors Committee be received and

That the June 12, 2025 Minutes of the Planning Committee be received and

That the County Official Plan Review – Phase 3B Rural Residential Growth Report be received for information. That the County Clerk forward the report to Member Municipalities. That staff be directed to bring forward a draft Official Plan Amendment(s) to implement the policy considerations outlined in section 7.0 of this report, the results of the Puslinch by Design Employment Lands Study, and the consistency exercise with the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement as part of the Official Plan Review at the appropriate time. Nays: Councillors Duncan, Lloyd Yeas: Councillors Dehn, Seeley, O'Neill, Anderson, Davidson, Turton, Campbell, Ballantyne, Watters, Breen, Lennox, White, Cork

That OPA 130 be amended to narrow the definition of an approved energy storage system to include only battery storage.

That the Official Plan Amendment No. 130 - Elora BESS LP (Aypa Power) report be

That the remainder of the Planning Minutes, with the exception of Item 6. Official Plan Amendment No. 130 – Elora BESS LP (Aypa Power) and Item 10. County Official Plan Review – Phase 3B Rural Residential Growth Report be received and

That the June 17, 2025 Minutes of the Economic Development Committee be received and

That the June 17, 2025 Minutes of the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee be received and

That the June 24, 2025 Minutes of the Solid Waste Services Committee be received and

That by-laws 5935-25, 5936-25, 5938-25, 5939-25 (excluding by-law 5937-25) be considered and

That the Committee rise as Council to report and confirm the actions taken in Committee of the Whole.

That the actions taken in Committee of the Whole today be confirmed by this Council and the Minutes of the Committees be adopted.

That by-laws 5935-25, 5936-25, 5938-25, 5939-25 (excluding by-law 5937-25) be taken as read a third time by the Clerk and passed.