Minutes
City Council
Monday, October 19, 2020  

No.

Sender

Subject

7.1.3

Association of

Municipalities of

Ontario (AMO)

The Province added new public health measures due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases; made changes to the COVID-19 testing procedures; distributed instructions for Phase 2 funding of the Safe Restart Agreement, which includes a Council resolution to request additional assistance and a formal application completed and submitted by a municipal treasurer no later than October 30, 2020; and appointed Devon Clunis as the Province’s first

Inspector General of Policing.

City Solicitor

Commissioner, Development & Health

Chief Financial Officer / City Treasurer

MMA2020

MH/13786

Note & File

7.1.4

Association of

Municipalities of

Ontario (AMO)

The Province announced Ontario’s Main Street Recovery Plan and its intention to introduce the Main Street Recovery Act, 2020; an investment of an additional $176 million this year to help expand access for critical mental health and addictions services during COVID-19; Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 as part of a made-in-Ontario plan to strengthen the Province's economy; Ontario Fire Marshal Jon Pegg's interpretation of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act; and the release of two reports, Strengthening Early Years and Child Care in Ontario and the Early Years and Child Care Annual Report 2020, after reviewing the Child Care and Early Years Act.

Chief Financial Officer / City Treasurer
Commissioner, Development & Health

City Solicitor

MMA2020 MH/13786 Note & File