Council Meeting Summary: May 14, 2024

The following is a summary of issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on May 14, 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 general communications. The approved minutes are the only official record of Council Proceedings and decisions.  

Council: 

• Received a delegation and a report relating to the Flag Policy. No direction was provided to Administration at this time.  

• Received the Denis St. Pierre Wastewater Treatment Plant and Pump Station Upgrades – Area of Additional Sanitary Capacity report for information and directed Administration to bring a report providing strategies to support the good planning and development along the County Road 22 corridor and maximize the Municipality's return on infrastructure investment. 

• Received the Q1 2024 Web and Social Media Analytics report for information. 

• Approved the purchase of five (5) sets of Auto Extrication Tools through Municipal Emergency Services MES – Code 4 Fire & Rescue for $275,000; as approved in the 2024 Capital Budget Item Fire-24-6674; and approved the additional capital funding of $2,517 to be taken from the Fire Department Fleet and Equipment Reserves to support the total purchase price of $277,517 including tax.  

• Approved the purchase of a new fire rescue truck from CET Rescue Trucks through Darch Fire Equipment -1200 degrees for $285,000; as approved in the 2024 Capital Budget Item Fire-24-6673; and that the additional capital funding of $95,000 be returned to the Fire Department Fleet and Equipment Reserves to support future lifecycle replacement of additional vehicles. 

• Awarded Step 1) Field Assessment and Scan for the 2024 Roads Needs Study to StreetScan for a total cost of $159,260.50 including applicable HST; and awarded Step 2) Engineering and Reporting for the 2024 Roads Needs Study to analyze data and complete the Roads Needs Study to R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited for a total cost of $84,359.04 including applicable HST. 

• Approved By-law 53-2024 to adopt the Community Benefit Fund Grants Policy. 

• Provisionally adopted By-law 48-2024, Being a By-law for the Bridge Over the 16th-17th Sideroad Drain, pursuant to the Drainage Act. 

• Gave third reading and finally adopted the following by-laws pursuant to the Drainage Act: 

  • By-law 39-2024 for the Mary Walker Drain 

  • By-law 40-2024 for the Bridge Over the Seguin Drain for Hydro One Networks 

  • By-law 41-2024 for the Rochester Tilbury North Townline Road Drain No. 1