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Gouncil Correspondence

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Council MembersChief Adm¡nistrative Officer, J, Sisson

Mânagement TeamMedia

From: Lori McDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk

Date: February 5, 2014

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Memorandum from L. [\4cDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk, dated January 23,2014, regarding Noise Exemption - Bracebridge Triathlon Weekend -August 8-10,2014.

Letter to Graydon Smith, Ivlayor, from Vernice Smith, P2P Program Coordrnator, SimcoeCounty and District of l\4uskoka Heart and Stroke Foundation, dated February 3, 2014,regard ing Heart lvlonth

Correspondence from Councillor Steve Clement, dated February 5, 2014, regarding Distrlct oflvluskoka Community Services Committee Report to Council.

l\4emorandum from L. l\4cDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk, dated January 23,2014, regarding Noise Exemption - l\4uskoka Pioneer Power Annual Show - July 11, 12, 13,2014

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llayor G. Smlth and Membe¡s of Gouncll

L. ilcDonald, Dlrcctor of Gorporate ServlceolClerlt

Department Heads

January ?;t,2014

Nol¡e Exemptlon -B¡acebrHge Trlathlon Weekend- August 8-{0, 2014

OEIEqATED AUTHORITY NOTICE

NOISE EXET5PTION

Upon the authority granted to me under Motion 08-AF-144, I hereby grant Multisport Ganada lnc. an

exemptlon to the Noiae Conbol By-law on Saturday, August 9,2014, from 7:30 a.m. to l:00 p.m. and

Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Annie Wlliams Memorial Park for the

Bracebridgp Triathþn Weekend.

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BRACEBRIDGEThe llearlof Muskoka

MEMORANDUMDirector of Corporate Seruices/Clerk

Mayor G. Smith and Members of Council

L. McDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk

Department Heads

January 23,2014

Noise Exemption - Muskoka Pioneer Power Annual Show- July 11, 12 and 13,2014

TO:

FROM:

COPY:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

DELEGATED AUTHORITY NOTICE

NOISE EXEMPTION

Upon the authority granted to me under Motion 0B-AF-144, I hereby grant the Muskoka Pioneer Power

Association an exemption to the Noise Control By-law on Friday, July 11,2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Saturday, July 12,201310:00a.m. to5:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 13,2O13from 10:00a.m. to3:00

p.m. for the Muskoka Pioneer Power Annual Show.

Lori McDonald, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk

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TO THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE CLERK AND COUNCIL

Jauuary 31^ 2014

AMO Report to McmbersHighlights of the January 2014 ìÌoard Mectiug

To keep rnembers inforncd, AMO plovides updates on importanI issur:s considerecl at regular AMO Boald olI)irectors' rneetings. Flighlights of tlìe Jaruary 2014 Board u:reeLiug include:

OPP Policing

The AMO Board of Dilectors cstablished an OPP Billing Steelirg Committee, Its work will be focused oq OPPbilling aûd thc corìrnon tlìeme olunsustâinablc policing oosts whioh unites all lruuicipalities, 'fhe diversity ofallOPP conmunities will be leptesented on the cümrittee. It rvill guide mruricipal aclvocacy to provincial cicuisio¡s c,¡Ot'I'billing. ,A separale

'3-rì14i1 û'om the AMO Presiclent on behalf of the llloa¡d will be sent to all n.runioipaìities

which pay fbr the selvices of (he OPP on tlìis Dratter.

Contaot; Matthew Vy'ilson, Senior Advìsor, ernail; llrwilsonla)alro.on.ca, F,xt.323.

AMO Communications Plan

The lloard consideled AMO's 2014 Comn.runications Plan. IliglìliglÌts include:'A urore promineut role for Board members, who serve as AMO's ears to nìunicipal concerns and as keycommunicatoÌs;. A greater emphasis for làster and consistent cornmunication across Ontario; and. Dedicated aomrnulications plans of designated priorities.

Contact: Brian Larnbie, Principal, lìcdbrick ComnLr¡ications, erail: lar.rl¡ie@)¡-edbrick.ca

Ice Storm Impact Relicf

While the existing provincial (Ontario Disaster Rclief,4ssistance ProgranÌ - ODRAP) ald lederal (DisasterFinaucial .Assistance AÌr'angerì'Ierìts - DIìAA) prograurs have proved indìspensable, thcrc are prograur gaps whichhinder rnunicipalities fiom recuperating costs related to respouse and recovery. The AMO Board has called 1'or.

revised programs from the provincial and federal ministers responsible,

Members can bolster this âsk by coffesponding with thc rcsponsible Ministers;. The IIonou¡able Linda Jeffiey, On(ario's Minister of Municipal AlÏairs and I.Ionsing; and. lhe Honou¡able Stcven Blaney, Federal Minister ofPublic Safety and Ernergency preparedness.Iu reviewiug emergency preparedness plans, members may want to consid€l specifically what might not fall wiLhinthe ODRAP or DFAA programs and plovidc these examplcs.

Contact: Cathie BÌown, Senior Advisot, enlail: çatl]iebtownar¿amo.on.ca, Ext. 342.

Blne Box Update

ÄMO and the City of To¡outo ate now.ioinlly iü arbit¡ation with Stewaldshi¡: Ontado on the Blue Box fundingquantum fot 2012 Blue Box opelations to be paid out in 2014. Ihe actual albitration process starts ilì April and weare culrently iü plepalalion mode. The AMO Boaldwas also advised that the Ilonourable Jim Bradley, Minister.ofthe Envilonment, has convcned a municipal-produce¡ tablc to find common grould on ì3i11 91, the Wasle Reduction,A.ct. Key AMO executive and board members involved ir tlte waste divetsion file are the m¡nicipalrepreserìtatives. Fut thcl infoünation on both of thesc itoms will be plovidcd to neltìbers as it becomes available.

Contact: Monika'Iumer, Directo¡ of policy, email: uttume¡@allo.on.ca, Ext, 3lg.

AMO's SuppoÌt for FCM,s,,Fixing Canada's Ilousirrg Crunch,, Campaign

The Board formally supported the Federatior of Ca[adian Municipalities (liCM) ' Fixi[g Calada's llousingCrunch" campaign. The aim is to urge the federal govemment to provide ieadership on housing and to work withprovinces and municipalities to develop a long-tenn, coordinated ilan for housing.

Supporting the FCM national housing carnpaign signals to both the federal and p¡ovincial govemments theimportance placcd by AMO and ortario's municipalities oD finding solutions tó Canada'sãnd ontario,s housingaffordability issues. AMO's President will write to both federal and provincial uriniste¡s indicating suppof for thecampajgn in tlte lead-up to the federal and provircial budgets. Visit tjre FCM website for more iniormaìion âbouttlìe "Fixing canadâ's Housing Crunch" campaign. l-or information on how your municipality can adoft a resolutionof support, visil lhe AMO website.

Contact: Michael Jacek, Senior Advisor, email: ¡nìacek@am<¡.on.ca , Ext.32g.

LAS Updatc

2013 was a good year for the One lnvestment Program, with three-year annualized returns for the bond portfolio at2.291io, vniverse corporate bond portfolto 3.49%, aud equity portfoiio 9.37%.

On March 26, 2014, LAS will hold an Asset Management Slrnposium that will provide guidance in developingAsset Management Plans (AMPs) and also help demonstrate how AMPs form the backbone ofCouncil,s long-iermstrategic decisions. New changes to the Gas Tax Fund (GTF) Agreement will make it easier for municipalities whohave GTF monies that will not be spent inìmediately, to invest them for up to five years in tle One InvestmentProgram.

Contact: Nancy Plumridge, President, email: nplumridse@amo,on.ca ,qxt.324, orJason Hagan, Program Manager, email: ihaean@auro.oIl.cã, Ext 320.

2014 AMO Urban Symposium

AMO presents the 2014 AMo Urban Syuposiunr "Corurected Community" Aprll3 &.4,2014 at tlìe WaterlooInn. Now in its seventh year ofprogramming, this year's r.5 day event will covers topics such as youthdevelopment, high-rise waste rnanagement, transit, child ca¡e, urban food and more.

visit the AMo website www.amo.on.ca for complete details on the urban symposium and register today.

P!E¡9E NorE AMo Breaking News wil be broadcast to the member municipality,s council,admin¡stralor and clerk. Recipients of theAMO broadcasts are free to red¡stribute theAMO Lroadcasts toother mun¡cipal staff as required. We have decided to not add other staff to these broadcast l¡sti ¡n orderto ensure accuracy and efficiency in the management of our various broadcast lists.

DISGLAIMER These are final versions of AMo documents. AMo assumes no responsibility for anydiscrepancies that may have been transmitted with the electronic version. The prinied versións of the,documents stand as the offic¡a¡ record.

HEART&*STROKEFOUNDATIONOF ONTARIO

February 3,2014

His Worship Graydon Smith Mayor of1000 Taylor CourtBracebridge, OntarioP1L 1R6

Dear Mayor Smith,

Thank you for your participation in our flag raising ceremony that signals the start ofHeart Month. We believe that this will be our most successful campaign in Bracebridgeyet.

Our Heart Month Person-to-Person campaign is well-established throughout ourcountry, and it is the most successful campaign that we use. We are honoured that youaccepted to be a part of it. Today, heart disease and stroke take one life every 7minutes. More than 1.6 million Canadians are living with the effects of heart disease andstroke, and 9 out of '10 Canadians have at least one risk factor. February, being HeartMonth, is the Heart and Stroke Foundation's major opportunity to connect with millionsof Canadians and to inform them about the risks of heart disease and stroke. Ourvolunteers are the face and voice of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Heart Monthis a critical time to make sure that our message is heard and shared with millions ofpeople. The funds that are obtained go towards life saving research of heart and strokedisease; we support close to 1,500 researchers across Canada.

Thank you for being a part of Heart Month by participating in the flag raising ceremonyfor the town of Bracebridge. Your participation truly helps.

Vernice SmithP2P Program Coordinator,Simcoe County and District of MuskokaT 7 05-7 37 -10201 E vsmith2@hsf. on.ca

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heartandstroke.ca

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Counc¡llor Steve Clement

District of Muskoka Communitv Serv¡ces Committee report to Counc¡l on Februarv 5, ZO14

We had a presentation and discussion on the 2014 Draft Tax Supported Budget. The recommendat¡onswill come before District Council as a whole on Feb.7th.

A very posit¡ve report was submitted on the results of the Ontar¡o Municipal Benchmarking ln¡t¡ativeassociated with Community Services programs lor 2012. Muskoka has ranked very favorable in mostcategories especially Long term Care where we rank number one by having the lowest cost within thecomparator group, for the seventh consecut¡ve year and the highest level of residence satisfaction.

We then had a recommendation to appo¡nt Fran Coleman to the FYSM board ofdirectors to replaceMike Kennedy. M¡ke was thanked for his time and passion for care expressed towards kids and youngadults throughout his career as well as hls commitment to the board.

An update on the Hwy 1.1 Corridor Bus was received. Ridership continues to grow and is moving towârdsa sustainable level of service. College student usage has been a good market area but medical

appointment usage has been less than anticipated. Hammonds Transportation was thanked for steppingup and making this project work even when rldership was not at sustainable levels.

Ontario Works case load continues to be a good news story over last year with a decrease of 4! or 4.2yo

over the same time (December) last yea r. We did see a slight rise of 24 (2.5%l f rom Nov. to Dec. of 2013.The last 5 months have been below the prior year; this is the first time since 2008.

A proposal was sent to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care describing a "Made ¡n MuskokaHealth Care Plan" to improve Primary Care access. The purpose of the plan is to improve primary careaccess for three specific groups: Seasonal / tourist populations; seniors and low income; and

marginalized individuals and fam¡lies. Among the recommendat¡ons was the use of Nurse Pract¡tionersand nursing stations throughout Muskoka's more rural communit¡es.