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Back to SearchThe following is a brief recap of the main issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on April 8, 2025. A video recording of the meeting will also be posted at Lakeshore.ca/TV.
These highlights are not official minutes of the meeting and are meant solely for the purpose of general communications. The approved minutes provide the only official record of Council Proceedings and decisions.
Council:
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Directed Administration to proceed with Option 3 to support a maximum cul-de-sac length of 318 m on 1714 Oriole Park Drive, which would be identified as a ‘permanent’ cul-de-sac in the Plan of Subdivision.
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Waived the requirements of the Procurement By-law relating to a competitive bidding process and awarded the consulting services for an Affordable Housing Strategy update to the 2016 Affordable Housing Strategy to SHS Inc.; approved up to $51,000, including applicable HST, funded from the Housing Accelerator Fund Round 2 grant to cover the cost of the work; and authorized the Corporate Leader - Growth and Sustainability to enter into an agreement with SHS Inc..
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Adopted the Program Charter - Advocacy Plan and Strategic Approach to Implement Lakeshore’s 2024 Water Wastewater Master Plan (5-Year Plan) with the removal of the Program Executives outlined in the report; approved the identified resources as described in the Program Charter.
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Approved the amount of $100,000.00, including applicable HST, to develop a Sanitary Allocation Policy to be funded by the water and wastewater rates.
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Received the following reports for information only:
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Awarded the tender for the 2025 Lifecycle Surface Treatment Program contract to Shepley Road Maintenance Ltd. in the amount of $1,459,603.37, including applicable HST; and approved an over budget amount of $24,603.37 to be funded from the roads reserves.
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Awarded the tender for the 2025 Surface Treatment Road Repairs to Shepley Road Maintenance Ltdin the amount of $202,136.07 including applicable HST.
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Awarded the tender for the 2025 Surface Treatment Spray Patching to Shepley Road Maintenance Ltdin the amount of $122,926.08 including applicable HST.
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Waived the requirement of the Purchasing By-law relating to the Request for Tender process and directed Administration to purchase an Olympia Ice Resurface Machine for a total of $139,250.00 plus applicable taxes, to be funded from the 2025 capital projects budget ATC-25-6518 from the Vehicles and Equipment reserve.
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Adopted By-law 25-2025,being a By-law to approve the annexation of the property municipally known as 440 Brighton Road (“Monroe Island“) by the Town of Tecumseh and authorized the execution of a Boundary Adjustment Agreement between the Municipality of Lakeshore, Tecumseh, and the County of Essex; and authorized Administration to submit an application for municipal restructuring to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to facilitate the annexation of Monroe Island into the Town of Tecumseh.
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Approved the form of draft by-law and franchise agreement presented at the April 8, 2025 Council meeting and authorized the submission thereof to the Ontario Energy Board for approval pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of the Municipal Franchises Act; and requested that the Ontario Energy Board make an Order declaring and directing that the assent of the municipal electors to the attached draft by-law and franchise agreement pertaining to the Municipality of Lakeshore is not necessary pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(4) of the Municipal Franchises Act.
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Received the 2025 CWATS Paved Should Program Funding Requirements report for information and referred the report to the Chief Administrative Officer working group to review.
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Approved the budget as approved by the Belle River Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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Adopted By-law 28-2025 establishing the 2025 Municipal Tax Levy and Tax Rates.
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Requested that the County of Essex include the full signalisation of Willowwood Drive in Phase 1 of the County Road 22 expansion.
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Directed Administration to prepare, before Lakeshores 2026 budget deliberations, an engineering report with costs ready to send out for a Request For Proposal for the refurbishment of the splashpad area of Lakeview Park.
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Provisionally adopted the following by-laws under the Drainage Act:
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By-law 29-2025, Being a By-law for the Bridge over the McCann Drain
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By-law 31-2025, Being a By-law for the Bridge over the Hostine Drain
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By-law 32-2025, Being a By-law for the Webbwood Drain
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