Regular Meeting

WHEREAS La Place Publique, located off Principale Street near the bowling alley, is a beautiful and welcoming public gathering space that encourages social connection in the heart of the community; AND WHEREAS hosting scheduled performances by independent street performers (artistes de rue) offers an opportunity to animate this space, enhance the local experience for residents and visitors, and naturally support pedestrian traffic in the area; AND WHEREAS this type of cultural initiative contributes to the objectives outlined in the Municipality of Casselman’s Strategic Plan, including the promotion of community vitality, support for economic activity, and the celebration of local culture; BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the use of the municipally owned portion of La Place Publique for a series of artistes de rue performances throughout the summer of 2025; AND THAT coordination of the performance schedule and logistics be

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report DG-3-2024; and Be it resolved that Council: 1. Adopts scenario 4 of schedule A be adopted as the preferred solution to increase the drinking water and wastewater capacities of the Municipality of Casselman in the short term; and 2. Authorizes staff be authorized to proceed with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) in 2025 at a cost of $80,000 + HST, with funding to be drawn from the Municipality’s water reserve; and 3. Authorizes staff be authorized to sign a service agreement with EVB Engineering to carry out the required work for the implementation of the project; and 4. Authorizes staff to include the costs related to the detailed design of the mobile membrane water filtration system and the permitting process in the 2026 budget; 5. Demand that staff be required to obtain final approval from municipal council before proceeding with the construction of the proposed alternative, once the assessment, permitting, and design phases are completed; and 6. Authorizes and mandates staff to convene the ad hoc committee to initiate the review of municipal by-laws 2023-032 and 2023-033 concerning development charges, in order to reflect infrastructure costs related to the drinking water and wastewater projects identified in Appendix B.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report GR-11-2025.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report FIN-6-2025; and That Council authorize the reallocation of the $6,000 budget, originally allocated for the purchase of a rapid deployment craft, to instead be used for the purchase of ice rescue equipment.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report FIN-7-2025.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report FIN-8-2025.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report OPS-6-2025; and Directs the administration to retain the request regarding backyard chickens for reconsideration as part of the next strategic planning exercise scheduled for 2028.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report RL-15-2025; and Approves the location of the community garden on the CEPEO property located at L’Académie de la Seigneurie; and Approves the signing of the letter of intent as well as the use of the $50,000 Regional Community Investment Fund.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report RL-16-2025; and Approves the signing of the joint-use agreement between the Municipality and the CSDCEO concerning the two baseball diamonds located at the École secondaire catholique de Casselman authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to approve and execute any necessary amendments; and Approves entering a partnership agreement with Société d’Infrastructure de Loisir de Casselman (SIL Casselman) subject to minor administrative revisions and conditional upon signing the agreement between the Municipality and the CSDCEO; and Authorizes the reallocation of $9,763 from the "Contribution Baseball" general ledger account to SIL Casselman in support of initial field improvement studies and incorporating of the organization, conditional upon signing the joint-use agreement between the Municipality and the CSDCEO and the partnership agreement with SIL Casselman; and Approves the shared use of 750 Principale Street (in the Kawabunga local) as the official mailing address for SIL Casselman; and Recognizes SIL Casselman as an official non-profit partner of the Municipality of Casselman.