General Purpose and Administration Committee

THAT the items listed under Section 10, Consent Agenda, be approved, save and except items 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3 and 10.1.8.

1. THAT Report COMS-2022-009, Township of Scugog’s Pollinator and Butterfly Garden, be received.

1. THAT Report FIN-2022-012, Building Permit Fees Annual Report for 2021, be received.

General Purpose and Administration Meeting Minutes – May 9, 2022 1. THAT Report FIN-2022-013, Canada Community Building Funding – 2021 Annual Report, be received; 2. THAT the Federal government be thanked for the 2021 top up payment they authorized and was distributed in 2021; 3. THAT both the Federal and Provincial government leaders be asked to commit additional funds to permanently increase the level of funding for municipal infrastructure; and 4. THAT this resolution be forwarded to MP Lindsay Park, Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy and Ontario Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Steve Clark.

1. THAT Report FIN-2022-018, Scugog Chamber of Commerce Support Request, be received; 2. THAT Council authorize a grant of $6,500 to the Scugog Chamber of Commerce to promote events in Port Perry and the Shop Where you Live initiative, and that this be funded from the 2021 year-end surplus. 3. THAT the request from the Chamber of Commerce regarding a line of credit type of loan arrangement, be considered by Council in January of 2023, if the funds are still required by the Chamber.

1. THAT Report FIN-2022-018, Scugog Chamber of Commerce Support Request, be received; 2. THAT Council authorize a grant of $6,500 to the Scugog Chamber of Commerce to promote events in Port Perry and the Shop Where you Live initiative, and that this be funded from the 2021 year-end surplus; 3. THAT the Treasurer and CAO be authorized to negotiate a loan arrangement with the Chamber, if required, only to facilitate the repayment of the Federal COVID loan so the organization is able to maintain the grant portion allowed if the repayment is made by the end of 2023; and 4. THAT the loan be interest bearing and be repaid in full within two years of the loan.

THAT the proclamations issued by the Mayors office for the month of May, 2022, be received.

THAT this meeting be adjourned.