Special Council Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adopts the Special Council Meeting agenda and any addendums dated November 4, 2025 as circulated.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report No. PLN2025-182, dated, November 4, 2025, be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council adopts Town of Grand Valley Official Plan Amendment No. 8 (OPA 8), which amends the Town of Grand Valley Official Plan, for the entire municipality, as generally shown in Appendix 1 : Official Plan Amendment 8 , as prepared by J.L Richards and Associates and as amended as follows: 5.2.2.3 sentence reading "the spreading of biosolids from outside of Town limits shall be prohibited" be deleted. 6.4.2 addition of language to prioritize retail uses in the Downtown Commercial designation. 8.1(h) The Town will require traffic calming measures as appropriate for new development and while implementing upgrades to existing roads. 8.8(b) Within residential neighbourhoods, turning circles at key intersections and traffic calming measures to improve pedestrian safety shall be required where appropriate. 5.3.1.2(e)(iv) Parking is prohibited "in the floodway", deleting flood fringe. AND FURTHER THAT Council approves that the By-law to adopt OPA 8, be passed; AND FURTHER THAT Council directs staff to forward OPA 8 to Dufferin County for Approval; AND FURTHER THAT Council requests that Dufferin County provide for the exemption of approval of future Official Plan Amendments from the County of Dufferin Approval under Section 17 of the Planning Act with similar conditions as the Town of Orangeville and Town of Mono, once OPA 8 is approved. AND FURTHER THAT Council endorses, in principle, t

BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be given to Alison Bucking and Marilyn Cameron to address Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be given to Rob Lavecchia, to address Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receives the deputation from Rob Lavecchia.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receives the correspondence regarding the Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 8 and Zoning By-Law Update - Vision Grand Valley listed on the November 4, 2025 Special Council Meeting Agenda.

WHEREAS Grand Valley is supportive of the province's goal to build affordable and attainable houses, WHEREAS Grand Valley understands the importance of growth paying for growth and is diligent in making sure key infrastructure projects are in place needed to support future growth WHEREAS Developers have requested the Town of Grand Valley to reduce DC charges in an attempt to sell more homes within the Urban Boundary WHEREAS Grand Valley Council passed a resolution asking Staff to investigate the reduction of these DCs BE IT RESOVED that Council receives the Report 2025-181 dated November 4, 2025, Temporary Reduction of Development Charges; AND FURTHER THAT Council does not approve the reduction at this time due to not having alternative funding option available AND FURTHER THAT Council agrees in principle to reducing DC rates if funding is obtained from other levels of government and no reduction in DCs is borne by the taxpayer in the Town of Grand Valley Implement a 50% reduction in Residential Development Charges for all dwellings typers within the Urban Area of Grand Valley This reduction would last until the funding provided to offset the reduction is spent A New Reserve Account be established to offset the capital projects costs not collected through DCs AND FURTHER THAT Council requests $5 million in funding to achieve this goal AND FURTHER THAT Grand Valley delegate at ROMA on this topic and to other Ministries, Agencies and funding partners. AND FURTHER THAT this moti

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff present information on development charge projects.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be given to the following: Tom McLaughlin, Katherine McLaughlin and Matthew Krizsan, Thomasfield Homes Willem Wildeboer, Sheldon Creek Developments and Rob Lavecchia, KLM Planning to address Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receives the deputations from: Tom McLaughlin, Katherine McLaughlin and Matthew Krizsan, Thomasfield Homes Willem Wildeboer, Sheldon Creek Developments and Rob Lavecchia, KLM Planning

BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be given to introduce the by-laws listed on the November 4, 2025 Special Council Meeting Agenda as item 6.1and that the By-law be given the necessary reading and passed and numbered as By-laws 2025-57.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be given to introduce a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Special Council Meeting held on November 4, 2025 and that it be given the necessary readings and be passed and numbered as By-Law 2025-58.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn this Special Council Meeting at 9:10 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report No. PLN2025-182, dated, November 4, 2025, be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council adopts Town of Grand Valley Official Plan Amendment No. 8 (OPA 8), which amends the Town of Grand Valley Official Plan, for the entire municipality, as generally shown in Appendix 1: Official Plan Amendment 8, as prepared by J.L Richards and Associates and as amended as follows:  5.2.2.3 sentence reading "the spreading of biosolids from outside of Town limits shall be prohibited" be deleted.  6.4.2 addition of language to prioritize retail uses in the Downtown Commercial designation.  8.1(h) The Town will require traffic calming measures as appropriate for new development and while implementing upgrades to existing roads.  8.8(b)Within residential neighbourhoods, turning circles at key intersections and traffic calming measures to improve pedestrian safety shall be required where appropriate.  5.3.1.2(e)(iv) Parking is prohibited "in the floodway", deleting flood fringe. AND FURTHER THAT Council approves that the By-law to adopt OPA 8, be passed; AND FURTHER THAT Council directs staff to forward OPA 8 to Dufferin County for Approval; AND FURTHER THAT Council requests that Dufferin County provide for the exemption of approval of future Official Plan Amendments from the County of Dufferin Approval under Section 17 of the Planning Act with November 4, 2025 Special Council Meeting Minutes similar conditions as the Town of Orangeville and Town of Mono, once OPA 8 is appr

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receives the presentation from Alison Bucking and Marilyn Cameron.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receives the correspondence regarding the Temporary Reduction of Development Charges listed on the November 4, 2025 Special Council meeting Agenda.