06 - July 22, 2020 RIPA Committee Agenda Package
Rural Initiatives/Planning Advisory Committee
July 22, 2020
Table of Contents
I.Agenda –July 22, 2020 ………...............................................................................2
II.Minutes from the June 30, 2020Meeting……………………….…………………….3
III.Draft Elgin County Community Grant Program–Community Services…………...6
IV.Draft Elgin County Community Grant Program –Festival and Events …………….39
V.Draft Elgin County Community Grant Program –Community Signage…………….72
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Rural Initiatives/Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Meeting to be held electronically.
Agenda
1.Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of the Minutes
3.Elgin County Community Grant Program – Review of Scoring Matrices
4.Date of Next Meeting
5.Adjournment
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Rural Initiatives/Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: June 30, 2020
Location: Elgin County Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
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Administrative Services Boardroom, 3
Floor
Time:9:00 A.M.
Attendees:Members of the Rural Initiatives/Planning AdvisoryCommittee
Councillor Ed Ketchabaw (electronic)
Councillor Sally Martyn (electronic)
(electronic)
Warden Dave Mennill(electronic)
Heather Derks (electronic)
Elgin County Staff
Chief Administrative Officer, Julie Gonyou(in-person)
General Manager of Economic Development, Alan Smith(in-person)
Supervisor of Legislative Services and Community Relations, Katherine
Thompson (in-person)
Legislative Services Coordinator, Carolyn Krahn(in-person)
Regrets: Jim Bundschuh, Director of Financial Services
1.Call toOrder
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The Rural Initiatives/Planning Advisory Committee met this 30day of June, 2020 in the
Administrative Services Boardroom, at the County Administration Building, St. Thomas
at 9:00 A.M. Committee Membersjoined the meeting electronically via video
conferencing.
2.Approval ofAgenda
Moved by: Warden Mennill
Seconded by: Councillor
Resolved that the agenda be approved as presented.
Recorded Vote
YesNo
WardenDaveMennillYes
CouncillorDominiqueYes
CouncillorSallyMartynYes
HeatherDerksYes
CouncillorEdKetchabawYes
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-Motion Carried.
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3.Adoption of Minutes
Moved by: Councillor Mennill
Seconded by: Councillor
Resolved that the minutes of the previous meeting be adopted.
Recorded Vote
YesNo
WardenDaveMennillYes
CouncillorDominiqueYes
CouncillorSallyMartynYes
HeatherDerksYes
CouncillorEdKetchabawYes
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-Motion Carried.
4.Draft Elgin County Community Grant Program (CGP)
Based on the Committee’s feedback at the previous meeting, the Chief Administrative
Officer presented an updateddraft community grant framework including criteria,
priorities, eligibility and suggested funding streams for the Committee’s consideration
and feedback. The Committee provided feedback and directed the Chief Administrative
Officer to use this feedback todevelop a draft Community Grant Programto be
considered by Council at the July 14, 2020 Council Meeting.
5.Correspondence from the Elgin Plowman’s Association
Dave Crydermanleft a message with Financial Servicesadvisingthe Rural Initiatives
Committee that the Elgin County Plowman’s Association has decided to postpone their
event until 2021.
Moved by: Heather Derks
Seconded by: Warden Mennill
Resolved that the message be received and filed.
Recorded Vote
YesNo
WardenDaveMennillYes
CouncillorDominiqueYes
CouncillorSallyMartynYes
HeatherDerksYes
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CouncillorEdKetchabawYes
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-Motion Carried.
6.Next Meeting Date
A tentative meeting date has been set forWednesday, July 22, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
7.Adjournment
Moved by: Councillor Martyn
Seconded by:Councillor
Resolved that the meeting adjourn at10:47 a.m.to meet again on Wednesday, July 22,
2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Recorded Vote
YesNo
WardenDaveMennillYes
CouncillorDominiqueYes
CouncillorMartynYes
HeatherDerksYes
CouncillorEdKetchabawYes
50
- Motion Carried.
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