Council Meeting Summary: August 13, 2024

The following is a brief recap of the main issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on August 13, 2024. 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:

• Mayor Bailey and Council acknowledged the passing of Councillor Paddy Byrne on July 25, 2024.

• Received a presentation by Craig Ball regarding a legacy recognition for Councillor Paddy Byrne, and directed Administration to bring a report to Council regarding a legacy naming rights program for former members of Council.

• Held a public meeting under the Planning Act and approved Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA-10-2024 to amend Zoning By-law 2-2012 to rezone the lands legally described as Part of Lot 6 Concession East Ruscom River, Rochester, designated as Part 2, Plan 12R24838; Part of Lots 5 and 6 Concession East Ruscom River, Rochester as in R1125247 except Part 1, Plan 12R12267, Part 1, Plan 12R24838 and Part 1 Plan 12R29786; subject to RO14657 partially surrendered by R254458; subject to an easement in gross over Part 1, Plan 12R23363 as in CE331496; subject to an easement in gross over Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 on Plan 12R25263 as in CE549039; Town of Lakeshore, being part of the Property Identifier Number 75051-0114(LT), and known municipally as 475 Rochester Townline Road, from “Agriculture (A)” to “Agriculture Zone Exception 1 (A-1)”.

• Received a presentation by C4C Housing Lab regarding a systems approach housing plan, and directed Administration to bring back a report regarding entering into a formal partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for Cities for the creation and implementation of a Housing Production Systems Approach to address the housing and infrastructure needs of the Municipality of Lakeshore.

• Received the following items for information, and endorsed the appointments of Kirk Walstedt, Jason Barlow and Antoinetta Giofu to the Essex Region Source Protection Committee.

  • Essex Region Conservation Authority - Appointments to Essex Region Source Protection Committee

  • Closed Meeting Quarterly Report – Q2 2024

  • 2024 By-law Enforcement Second Quarter Activity Report

  • Quarterly Building Activity Report – 2024 Q2

  • 2023 Lakeshore Drinking Water Systems Summary Reports

• Approved the tile loan submitted by Tyson Ruston for tiling work to be performed at 0 County Road 46, Con. SMR E, Part Lot 10 (Roll No. 090.000.01200) in the amount of $50,000 (including HST), subject to Provincial funding.

• Awarded the tender for the 2024 Sidewalk Construction Program to Giorgi Bros (1994) Inc in the amount of $294,274.77 including applicable HST; and approved an additional $25,000.00, including applicable HST, to complete the sidewalk missing link on Christina Avenue that has been added to the tender.

• Approved the purchase of two new pumpers to replace Engine 5 and Tanker 2 from City View Specialty Vehicles for $2,071,284, and preapproved in the 2025 Capital Budget Item Fire-24-6673 to be paid on delivery in the 2025 budget year.

• Approved Option #2 (do not support 4 units as-of-right) as presented in the Housing Accelerator Funding – Round 2 report.

• Deferred consideration of the Establishing a Municipal Heritage Committee and Heritage Act Changes report to a Committee of the Whole discussion in October, 2024.

• Adopted By-law 81-2024 to delegate authority to the Chief Building Official to execute conditional building permit agreements.

• Adopted By-law 77-2024 to adopt a Procurement Policy.