Council Meeting Summary: November 5, 2024
The following is a brief recap of the main issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on November 5, 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:
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Approved the 2025 schedule of Regular Council Meetings, with an amendment to move the 2025 Budget deliberations to January 23-24, 2025.
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Received the following reports for information only:
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Discontinued the Municipality’s Dog Tag program in 2025 and directed Administration to amend the Animal Care and Control By-law effective January 1, 2025 to require that all dogs have a tag affixed to their collar that contains contact information for the owner or be microchipped and to amend the User Fee By-law to reflect the changes.
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Approved the request to extend the credit under Section 3.13 of the Development Charges By-law, applying to the demolition of commercial buildings at 1650 Manning Road, for an additional five years to May 2030.
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Approved the applications to the Lakeshore Community Benefit Grant program. A follow-up announcement will be made regarding the organizations.
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And further, directed Administration to amend the Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grants Policy to reflect only capital requests; the organization must reside in the Municipality of Lakeshore and could not be a recipient the previous year, and that the budget amount is capped at $25,000.
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Approved Option 4 and award the tender to Barrineti Construction Ltd for the Public Works West Yard Upgrade in the amount of $1,327,968.00 (including applicable HST); and approved an overage of $697,175.00 to be funded from the Facilities Reserves.
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