Council Meeting

That the agenda for the October 14, 2024 Council Meeting as presented, be approved, as amended.

That the items listed herein under Section 7, Adoption of Minutes, all be approved and passed under consent.

That the September 29, 2025, Special Council Meeting Minutes be adopted.

That the September 29, 2025, Council Meeting Minutes be adopted.

That Council receive Report FIN-2025-19. That Council approve the recommended 2026 Water and Wastewater Rates, as outlined in Schedule A attached hereto, effective January 1, 2026; and That By-law 2025-069 to establish water and wastewater rates and charges for those properties on municipal water and wastewater services, effective January 1, 2026, be adopted at this evening’s Council Meeting.

That Council receive Report COR-CLK-2025-005; and, That the 2026 Schedule of Council and Council Public Planning Meetings from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, attached as Attachment ‘1’ to Report COR-CLK-2025-005, be amended to reschedule the September 8, 2026, Council Public Planning Meeting to September 9, 2026; and, That the 2026 Schedule of Council and Council Public Planning Meetings subsequently be approved; and, That the Closed Session portions of Council Meetings commence earlier, as outlined in Report COR-CLK-2025-005, and that this proposed timing adjustment take effect immediately for the remainder of the 2025 meeting schedule and be

That Council receive Report COR-CLK-2025-009 for information. That Council authorize the Township Clerk and Township Solicitor to proceed with an application under Section 101.1 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 , to have the Laskay Successionist Presbyterian Cemetery, located at 1 Mill Steet, declared abandoned and ownership transferred to the Corporation of the Township of King. That the Township Clerk be authorized to publish the required notice of application and file the necessary declaration of facts and supporting materials, with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. That Council delegate authority and authorize the Township Clerk to execute, on behalf of the Corporation of the Township of King, all documents and instruments necessary to give effect to this and any future applications under Section 101.1 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 , for the declaration of abandonment and transfer of ownership of cemeteries to the Corporation of the Township of King, to the satisfaction of the Township Clerk and/or Township Solicitor.

That Council receive Report FIN-2025-017 for information.

That Council recess for ten minutes.

That Council reconvene.

the Greenbelt Plan provides permanent protection for farmland and ecologically and hydrologically significant landscapes, working in tandem with Source Water Protection Plans and the Provincial Policy Statement to guide sustainable land use; and Whereas the Greenbelt Plan is designed as an agricultural forward land use framework intended to permanently protect prime farmland, provide water security, reduce speculative pressure, and support Ontario's food security and rural economies; and Whereas the Greenbelt functions as a living system of forests, wetlands, rivers and farmland that provides climate resilience by moderating floods, recharging groundwater, sequestering carbon, and sustaining biodiversity; and Whereas municipalities face increasing pressure from growth, aggregate extraction and climate related risks, and require strong enforceable tools to protect water, farmland and natural systems for future generations; and Whereas this Council serves as a steward for a land base of which more than 98% lies within the Greenbelt, encompassing the Oak Ridges Moraine, the headwaters of the Humber River and East and West Holland Rivers, prime agricultural lands, and a portion of the Holland Marsh Specialty Crop Area, which contribute significantly to Ontario’s food security and agricultural economy by producing some of the province’s most fertile and productive farmland; and Whereas the Township’s ‘Our King’ Official Plan identifies four (4) pillars shaping the goals and object

That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-laws 2025-069 and 2025-072.

That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-law 2025-070.