AGENDA


COUNTY OF OXFORD COUNCIL

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

21 Reeve Street, Woodstock and online

www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

3.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

4.

ADOPTION OF COUNCIL MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

March 27, 2024

5.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

6.

DELEGATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND CONSIDERATION THEREOF

6.1

Oxford County Federation of Agriculture

Davina Garner, Vice-President
Re: Agricultural Hall of Fame Award

6.2

Southwestern Public Health

David Smith, Director
Monica Nusink, Chief Financial Officer
Grant Jones, Vice-Chair, Board of Health
Re: 2024 Board of Health Budget

6.3

Communities Building Youth Futures Oxford (Social Planning Council Oxford)

Jodie Konior, Project Lead of Communities Building Youth Futures Oxford
Stephanie Ellens-Clark, Convenor of Communities Building Youth Futures Oxford (Social Planning Council Oxford)
Re: Update on Communities Building Youth Futures Oxford

7.

CONSIDERATION OF CORRESPONDENCE

7.1

Safe and Well Oxford

March 26, 2024
Re: Current Priorities, Initiatives and Minutes of December, 2023, January, 2024 and February, 2024

7.2

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

March 28, 2024
Re: 2024 Approved Budget

8.

REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENTS

8.1

PUBLIC WORKS

8.1.1

PW 2024-18 - Contract Award – County-Wide Culvert Replacements on Parts of Oxford Road 8, 18, 19 and 37

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. That Oxford County Council award a contract to the low bidder, Cassidy Construction London Ltd., in the amount of $1,249,168 (excluding HST), for the 2024 County-Wide Culvert Replacements on Parts of Oxford Road 8, 18, 19 and 37;
2. And further, that Oxford County Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Public Works to sign all documents related thereto.

8.2

HUMAN SERVICES

8.2.1

HS 2024-03 - Homelessness Prevention Program 2024-2025 Investment Plan

RECOMMENDATION

1. That County Council receive Report HS 2024-03, entitled “Homelessness Prevention Program 2024-2025 Investment Plan”, and approve the 2024-2025 Homelessness Prevention Plan funding allocations as set out herein.

8.2.2

HS 2024-04 - Homelessness Response Strategy Award

RECOMMENDATION

1. That County Council receive Report HS 2024-04, entitled, “Homelessness Response Strategy Award” as information.

8.3

CORPORATE SERVICES

8.3.1

CS 2024-11 - 2024 Tax Policy By-law

RECOMMENDATION

1. That By-law No. 6624-2024, being a to establish tax ratios and levy tax rates for upper-tier purposes for the year 2024, be presented to Council for enactment.

9.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9.1

Pending Items

10.

MOTIONS

11.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

12.

ENQUIRIES

13.

CLOSED SESSION

To consider Reports CS (CS) 2024-12 and WDFL (CS) 2024-02 regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including County or local board employees and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.

13.1

CS (CS) 2024-12

13.2

WDFL (CS) 2024-02

14.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE CLOSED SESSION

14.1

CS (CS) 2024-12

14.2

WDFL (CS) 2024-02

15.

BY-LAWS

15.1

By-law No. 6624-2024

Being a By-Law to Establish Tax Ratios and Levy Tax Rates for Upper-Tier Purposes for the Year 2024.

15.2

By-law No. 6625-2024

Being a By-law to confirm all actions and proceedings of the Council of the County of Oxford at the meeting at which this By-law is passed.

16.

ADJOURNMENT