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Council Addendum Agenda Media Release: Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 4:30 p.m. Regional Municipality of Waterloo Addendum Council Agenda Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:00 p.m. Meeting to be held electronically 1. Moment of Silence 2. Roll Call 3. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest under the “Municipal Conflict Of Interest Act” 4. Presentations 5. Petitions 6. Delegations a) Chuck Howitt, Ink Stained Wretches, re: Supporting Local Journalism proposed resolution https://www.ink-stainedwretches.org/ *Page 6 7. Minutes of Previous Meetings a) Closed Special Council – May 6, 2020 b) Closed Special Council – May 8, 2020 c) Closed Council – May 13, 2020 d) Council – May 13, 2020 e) Closed Committee of the Whole – May 26, 2020 Should you require an alternative format please contact the Regional Clerk at Tel.: 519-575-4400, TTY: 519-575-4605, or [email protected] 3307369 Council Agenda - 2 - 20/06/03 f) *Committee of the Whole – May 26, 2020 g) *Special Council Meeting – June 1, 2020 8. Communications a) Council Information Package – Friday, May 29, 2020 (Distributed Electronically) b) *Letter to Council from Kyle McLeod re: Grand River Transit Electric Buses Page 8 c) *Letter to council from BYD re: Electric Bus Strategy and Pilot Project Page 28 9. Motion To Go Into Committee Of The Whole To Consider Reports 10. Reports Finance Reports a) COR-ADM-20-02, Request for Loan Guarantee from Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Incorporated (SWIFT) Page 9 Recommendation: That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo provide to Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Incorporated’s (SWIFT) lender the Region’s guarantee for the Region’s proportionate share of a short term credit facility in the approximate amount of $2,179,000 to provide bridge financing to be used by SWIFT to finance Phase 3 projects identified in the SWIFT Pilot Project Contribution Agreement with the Federal/Provincial Governments, and That the Commissioner of Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer and the Regional Solicitor be authorized to sign any and all documentation necessary for this guarantee to become effective, as set out in report COR-ADM-20-02 dated June 3, 2020. b) COR-TRY-20-56, P2020-08 Driver Protection System Page 16 Recommendation: That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo accept the proposal of The Aftermarket Parts Company LLC for P2020-08 Driver Protection System for a three (3) year term commencing June 4, 2020 at an estimated cost of $2,095,190 (2020 estimated cost of 3307369 Council Agenda - 3 - 20/06/03 $844,930) plus all applicable taxes as set out in report COR-TRY-20-56 dated June 3, 2020; And that the Regional Municipality of Waterloo amend the 2020-2029 Grand River Transit Capital Program as set out in Table 1. c) COR-TRY-20-57, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Debenture Issue – Membrane Aerated Biofilm Upgrades at the Hespeler Wastewater Treatment Plant (Information) Page 19 d) *COR-TRY-20-58, 2020-2029 Housing Services Capital Program Amendment Page 21 Recommendation: That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo amend the 2020-2029 Housing Services Capital Program to reflect the revised schedule of funding advances to MennoHomes as described in report COR-TRY-20-58 dated June 3, 2020. Committee Reports a) Committee of the Whole - attached & marked CS-200526 Page 23 Regional Chair *That the nomination of Chair Karen Redman to the 2020 - 2022 AMO Board of Directors as President be supported and endorsed by Region of Waterloo Council. 11. Other Matters Under Committee Of The Whole 12. Motion For Committee Of The Whole To Rise And Council Resume 13. Motion To Adopt Proceedings Of Committee Of The Whole 14. Motions 15. Notice of Motion a) *Revised - Take notice that I, Councillor Sean Strickland, intend to introduce the following motion at the Council meeting to be held on June 3, 2020: Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is a public health and economic crisis; and 3307369 Council Agenda - 4 - 20/06/03 Whereas the loss of life due to the pandemic has been heart wrenching and of great public concern; and Whereas we are thankfully seeing an increased slowdown in the spread of COVID19 and the Ontario government is gradually opening up our economy; and Whereas it is vitally important as we move into the next phase of pandemic control and economic recovery that the Region of Waterloo position ourselves to aid in the economic recovery of our community; and Whereas the Waterloo Region Economic Development Committee (WREDC) is an economic development entity who in cooperation with all local area municipalities has been directly involved with coordinating an economic development response throughout the pandemic; and Whereas it is vital that elected officials have a role to play in planning and approving funding and other stimulus and relief measures and recovery activities for the betterment of our community; and Therefore, be it resolved that the Region of Waterloo form an ad hoc "Post Covid19 Economic Recovery Committee" coordinated by the Region’s Economic Development staff and supported by WREDC, comprised of directly elected Regional Councillors, with one from each city, and one representative for the four townships, the current chair of the Economic Development Committee and the Regional Chair, reporting directly to Regional Council; and Further, that the focus of the committee includes but be not limited to, reviewing the Region’s Post Covid19 economic strategy in partnership with cities’ and townships’ economic development leads, as well as broader aspects within regional government authority to support our community through economic recovery such as tax policy, reducing red tape, development charges, capital spending and stimulus activities in general; and Further, that the ad hoc committee is advisory in nature and any and all recommendations will have to be approved by Regional Council 3307369 Council Agenda - 5 - 20/06/03 b) Take notice that I, Councillor Helen Jowett, intend to introduce the following motion to be dealt with at the Council meeting to be held on June 3, 2020: Whereas the region of Waterloo in conjunction and in cooperation with the seven area municipalities is managing the communities’ response to the pandemic based on a plan from 2008 and, Whereas this plan does not include a role for directly elected Regional Councillors, therefore, Let it be resolved that following closure of this pandemic that the governance model for the emergency response plan be reviewed and amended to include representation from all directly elected officials. 16. Unfinished Business 17. Other Business a) Covid-19 Update b) Special Committee and Council Meeting – July 15, 2020 (start time and agenda items to be discussed) 18. Questions 19. Enactment Of By-laws – First, Second & Third Readings a) A By-law to authorize the borrowing upon amortizing debentures in the principal amount of $1,263,000 for a capital work of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo. b) A By-law to Limit Tax Decreases For Properties in the Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential Classes in the 2020 Taxation Year. c) A By-law to Confirm the Actions of Council – June 3, 2020 20. Adjourn 3307369 6 6 Backgrounder for ROW council – DRAFT • The name of our group is ink-stainedwretches.org (Yes, our name is the same as our URL.) • Our project promotes support for local journalism in ALL FORMS (print, broadcast, digital) not only newspapers. • Whereas our campaign is a local grassroots effort, we hope that it will spread across Canada because residents across the country are experiencing a dwindling supply of reliable local journalism. We have support from every province and territory in Canada: Our online petition has been endorsed by more than 600 people from all provinces and territories save Nunavut. (However, an Ottawa-based editor working for a Nunavut news outlet has signed the petition.) • We have not sought the blessing of media executives because this is a grassroots effort by media workers past and present. Of course, we welcome endorsements from news media executives. But they have their own associations and avenues for advocacy. • Three possible action items for council: o We would be happy if council would write letters encouraging other local municipal councils to adopt a similar resolution. o We would be delighted if council would send letters to the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) asking them to encourage their members to adopt similar resolutions. o And we would appreciate it if council would write and send similar letters of support — to ensure an ecosystem for robust local journalism — to elected federal leaders including local MPs; Steven Guilbeault, minister of Canadian heritage; Bill Morneau, federal minister of finance; and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. -31- Backgrounder for a proposed resolution supporting local journalism Resolution to be discussed by Region of Waterloo council on June 3, 2020 Sponsored by Chuck Howitt on behalf of ink-stainedwretches.org May 27, 2020 7 7 Whereas a healthy, professional news media is essential for the proper functioning of civil society and democracy at the local, regional, federal and international levels; Whereas the Public Policy Forum declares — on its website for the 2017 report The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age (commissioned by the federal government) — that “real news is in crisis” in this country; Whereas the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cited eight “critical information needs” the media help to provide including
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