To whom it may concern, RE:…

To whom it may concern,

RE: Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competiveness Act

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competiveness Act. On January 14th, 2019 the Committee of the Whole at the City of Guelph passed the following resolution:

1. That Report from Intergovernmental Relations dated January 14, 2019 regarding
Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competiveness Act be received.

2. That The City of Guelph not support the Proposed Amendments to the Planning Act as set out in Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, based on the information currently available and the perceived threat to the City’s drinking water.

3. That Committee of the Whole recommends that the province remove from the proposed Bill 66 amendments to the Planning Act in regards to exemptions from water quality and quantity protection under the Clean Water Act, 2006 and that all relevant sections of the Clean Water Act continue to apply to all municipal development applications.

4. That the response prepared by staff, dated January 8, 2019 and included in Attachment 1, as amended, be endorsed and submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for consideration.

5. That the comments received by City of Guelph residents and stakeholders received and/or presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting be forwarded to the Province of Ontario for consideration.

Supporting documentation including the staff report to Committee and the letter in response to the EBR posting has been attached to the City of Guelph's submission.