The Bradford West Gwillimbury council is back in session Tuesday, with a short agenda.
Here is a look at some of the highlights from the agenda for the meeting, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Zima Room of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library.
The public is welcome to attend.
Art contest winners
The council meeting will kick off with the announcement of the three winning artists in a Town of BWG contest to find works of art that best represent the town. Images of the pieces will be used on gifts and souvenirs for local tourism.
The art will be hung at the BWG Public Library in the second floor gallery space near the elevator from Sept. 18 to Oct. 31.
BWG intersections
Michael Walsh, a local resident, will make a deputation to council about the town’s intersections and street design.
Air conditioning
Sharon Thompson, a local resident, will make a deputation to council about the enforcement of a zoning bylaw for the location of central air conditioning units in residential subdivisions.
The issue has come under fire in recent years because several local residents had to re-install their air conditioning units after the town’s enforcement officers got involved when some third-party contractors installed the units incorrectly under the town’s zoning bylaws.
In June, council approved Town of BWG staff start a public consultation process, including a public meeting, to potentially adjust the bylaw about air conditioning installation.
Economic development update
Council is expected to receive a report about this year’s economic development in BWG and what the town’s office of economic development is doing to promote local business and investment.
Included in the report is a list of 12 new businesses that have held grand openings in BWG so far this year, including BradfordToday in April.
As well, the report states five applications have been approved this year for the town’s Community Improvement Plan (CIP) grants, totalling about $248,000.
Read the full report on the town’s website.
Change to annual Civic Awards?
The Town of BWG’s Committee of the Whole, which is made up of council members, will also meet Tuesday evening.
One item on its agenda is about considering changing the annual Civic Awards, with three options:
Expand eligibility criteria and add award category descriptions
Keep nominations open longer and add and remove some categories. For example, add a Hero/Bravery Award, and remove the Senior of the Year award
Make nominations open year-round, and make Civic Awards its own event not on Canada Day. Add eligibility criteria and category descriptions. Add new categories and remove some
If the committee selects one of the options, the decision will go to council at a later date for final approval.
Accessible reports
The Committee of the Whole is also expected to accept a report about changing the town’s corporate communications policy in order to ensure all town reports are accessible.
This means staff would use special software when creating reports, so people with sight issues can be able to discern between things like location of the text on the page, bold text, and large font sizes while using assistive technologies, such as screen readers.
