Grand River Conservation Authority
Agenda - General Meeting

Friday, June 24, 2022

9:30 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

GRCA Zoom Virtual Meeting

Link to be distributed via email prior to meeting

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Certification of Quorum

3.

Chair’s Remarks

4.

Review of Agenda

• ​THAT the agenda for the General Membership Meeting be approved as circulated.

5.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

6.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

a.

Correction to the Minutes of the April 22, 2022 Minutes of the General Membership Meeting

• THAT Resolution 22-85 approving the Minutes of the April 22, 2022 Meeting be amended to now read: THAT the minutes of the General Membership Meeting of April 22, 2022 be approved as amended.

b.

Minutes of the May 27, 2022 Meeting of the General Membership

• ​THAT the minutes of the General Membership Meeting of May 27, 2022 be approved as circulated.

7.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

8.

Hearing of Delegations

9.

Presentations

10.

Correspondence

• ​THAT Correspondence from Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation regarding a request for support be received as information.

a.

Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation

11.

1st and 2nd Reading of By-Laws

12.

Reports:

a.

Minutes of the Ad-hoc Conservation Authorities Act Committee

• THAT the minutes of the Ad-hoc Conservation Authorities Act Committee meeting held on June 3, 2022 be received as information.

b.

GM-06-22-52 - Inventory of Programs and Services Update

• THAT the update to the Grand River Conservation Authority’s Inventory of Programs and Services be approved, circulated to all participating Grand River watershed municipalities, posted on the GRCA website, and submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in accordance with Ontario Regulation 687/21. 

c.

GM-06-22-51 - Progress Report 1 - Ontario Regulation 687/21

• THAT Progress Report #1 be approved, circulated to all participating Grand River watershed municipalities, posted on the GRCA website, and submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in accordance with Ontario Regulation 687/21.

d.

GM-06-22-53 - Cash and Investment Status

• THAT Report Number GM-06-22-53 Cash and Investment Status – May 2022 be received as information.

e.

GM-06-22-55 - Financial Summary

• THAT the Financial Summary for the period ending May 31, 2022 be approved.

f.

GM-06-22-54 - Foundation Member Appointments

• THAT George Lourenco and Paul Salvini be re-appointed to the Grand River Conservation Foundation for a term of three years;

  AND THAT Joel Doherty be re-appointed to the Grand River Conservation Foundation for a term of one year.

g.

GM-06-22-58 - Township of Wilmot - Maintenance Agreement

• THAT the Grand River Conservation Authority enter into a maintenance agreement with the Township of Woolwich to permit municipal use of Grand River Conservation Authority lands for recreational activities.

h.

GM-06-22-59 - Township of Woolwich - Maintenance Agreement

• THAT the Grand River Conservation Authority enter into a maintenance agreement with the Township of Woolwich to permit municipal use of Grand River Conservation Authority lands for recreational activities.

i.

GM-06-22-56 - Conestogo Dam Bridge Deck Rehabilitation - DR22.027 Tender Award

• THAT the Grand River Conservation Authority award the tender for the Conestogo Dam Bridge Deck Rehabilitation project to HugoMB Contracting Incorporated for the amount of $815,201 (including HST).  
  THAT AECOM Canada Limited be retained to oversee the Contract Administration and Quality Assurance for the Conestogo Dam Bridge Deck Rehabilitation project for the amount of $93,485 (including HST). 

j.

GM-06-22-57 - Current Watershed Conditions

• THAT Report Number GM-06-22-57 – Current Watershed Conditions as of June 15, 2022 be received as information.

13.

Committee of the Whole

14.

General Business

15.

3rd Reading of By-Laws

16.

Other Business

17.

Closed Meeting

• THAT the General Membership enter a closed meeting in accordance with the Municipal Act section 239(2) for the following purpose(s): proposed or pending acquisition or disposition.

a.

Minutes of the previous closed session

b.

Property Disposition - City of Guelph

18.

Next Meeting - August 26, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

19.

Adjourn

Regrets only to:
Office of the CAO,  Phone: [phone] ext. 2200

• ​THAT the General Membership Meeting be adjourned.