Planning Corporate Services Meeting

WHEREAS Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit (SMART) supplies an essential specialized transit service for many vulnerable and mobility challenged individuals in our community; AND WHEREAS the Municipality of Kincardine is a member of the SMART organization; AND WHEREAS each member municipality financially supports the SMART organization and the service provided to each member community; AND WHEREAS there are multiple agencies supplying specialized transit services across Grey and Bruce Counties creating a fractured service; AND WHEREAS the duplication of these services is a costly and inefficient way to operate a transit service; AND WHEREAS the cost for SMART to deliver service continues to rise impacting the burden on taxpayers; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of Kincardine hereby requests Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit (SMART) to explore the amalgamation of specialized transit services within Grey and Bruce Counties and transition to a County wide operation to potentially reduce transit duplication and develop transit efficiencies; AND FURTHER THAT a supporting letter be forwarded to the councils of Grey and Bruce Counties and all lower tier municipalities within Grey and Bruce Counties.

THAT Council move into Committee of the Whole and upon completion return to Council.

THAT Council approve the Community Investment Grants allocation as recommended by the Community Investment Grants Evaluation Team per Report Clerk's 2020-04; AND FURTHER THAT, in view of the COVID-19 impact on various community groups, including limited opportunities for fundraising, Council agrees to consider, for the 2020 stream, modifications to allow use of the approved funds in a different manner than that applied for in the original applications and beyond that set out in the Community Investment Grants Policy GG.3.5; AND FURTHER THAT the Community Investment Grants Evaluation Team be delegated the authority to receive and consider such applications from groups and to render a decision on the requests.

THAT the By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine of Wednesday, April 15, 2020 be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, finally passed and numbered as By-law No. 2020 - 067.

THAT this Council adjourn at 6:02 p.m.