Council Meeting Summary: September 24, 2024

- Sep 26, 2024

The following is a brief recap of the main issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on September 24, 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: 

  • Held a public meeting under the Municipal Act, 2001 and authorized the reduction of taxes under section 357 of the Act, totaling $11,530.54 for adjustments affecting the 2022, 2023 and 2024 taxation years. 
  •  Received a petition in opposition to the installation of sidewalks on County Road 46 (east of Abbot Street and Windsor Street).  
  • Received a presentation by Emergency Management Group Inc. regarding the Fire Master Plan (FMP) 2023 and directed the Fire Chief to utilize this plan as a reference document to support fire protection service delivery within the Municipality of Lakeshore over the next ten years (2023-2032); directed the Corporate Leader - Chief Financial Officer to incorporate the financial investments recommended within the 2023 Fire Master Plan, as part of the multi-year budget, based on prioritization of funding as part of the revised long-term community investment plan; and directed the Fire Chief to report back to Council on the various recommendations provided within the Fire Master Plan through additional staff reports and/or the budget process. 
  • Awarded the tender for the ENG-2024-04 Lakeshore 2023 Culvert Replacement located at South Middle Road over Government Drain (PW-BC-02501) to Sherway Construction (Windsor) Limited (1994) Inc. for the amount of $391,090, including applicable HST. 
  • Awarded the tender for construction of a new salt facility to Britespan Building Systems of Ontario Inc. in the amount of $240,000 including applicable HST; awarded the placement of the asphalt perimeter for the new salt shed to Quinlan Inc.in the amount of $40,094 including applicable HST; and approved the overage in the amount of $65,818, including applicable HST to complete the new salt shed (including site works). 

  • Adopted By-law 87-2024 for the assumption of developed roadways and municipal services for Lakeshore New Center Estate (LNCE) Phase 3A. 

  • Directed Administration to fund the costs of the temporary renovation plan through the Facilities Reserve; and implement a pilot project for hybrid work for the period of the Town Hall Renovation project. 

  • Requested that the County of Essex complete a traffic review for the corner of Renaud Line Rd. and County Rd. 42and that the follow-up report include data over the past 5 years relating to accidents, traffic volumes, and recommended improvements to improve traffic flows and safety. 

  • Directed Administration to review the capital projects for 2025 and submit any projects which would require a first charge approval on the 2025 budget for Council approval as to not delay the design or tender process. 

  • Read By-law 86-2024, being a By-law for the St. Pierre Drain, a first and second time and provisionally adopted the by-law. 

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