The Lakeshore Record

Regular Council Meeting

February 28, 2023

Who was there

Present (8): Tracey Bailey, Paddy Byrne, John Kerr, Ryan McNamara, Ian Ruston, Kelsey Santarossa, Larissa Vogler, Kirk Walstedt

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (14 motions)

14 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Council move into closed session in Council Chambers at 5:01 PM in accordance with: a. Paragraph 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 to discuss a proposed or pending disposition of land by the municipality relating to the Church Street area.
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried Unanimously
Adopt OPA No. 19 to the Municipality of Lakeshore Official Plan (By-law 19-2023) being Official Plan Amendment Application OPA-01-2022, to permit an expansion of an existing Mixed Use development on lands municipally known as 216 Renaud Line Road, on lands indicated as the “Subject Lands” on the Key Map in Appendix B, and direct Administration to forward OPA No. 19 to the County of Essex for final approval; and Approve Zoning By-law Application ZBA-16-2022 (By-law 20-2023), on lands indicated as the “Subject Lands”, on the Key Map in Appendix B to amend lands located at 216 Renaud Line, shown in hatch, be rezoned from ‘Residential – Low Density (R1)’ to ‘Mixed Use – Zone Exception 27 (MU-27)’, and; 3 Adopt the implementing by-law, all as presented at the February 28, 2023 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Santarossa
Carried Unanimously
Approve minutes of the previous meeting and receive correspondence as listed on the Consent Agenda. 1. February 14, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2. Municipality of Shuniah Opposition to Bill 3 3. Municipality of West Nipissing - Bill 23 4. County of Essex - Bill 23 5. Town of Grimsby - Barriers for Women in Politics
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Byrne
Carried Unanimously
Receive the Report for Information as listed on the agenda. 1. Council Requested Report Tracking - February 2023
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Byrne
Carried Unanimously
Approve Option 1 as described in the February 28, 2023 Council Report with a revision to include no commercial greenhouses permitted north of County Road 42; and Direct Administration to prepare the necessary by-laws for adoption at the March 7, 2023 Council meeting. In Favour (7): Mayor Bailey, Deputy Mayor Walstedt, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Byrne, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Ruston, and Councillor Vogler Opposed (1): Councillor Kerr
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried
In favour (7): Mayor Bailey, Deputy Mayor Walstedt, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Byrne, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Ruston, Councillor Vogler · Opposed (1): Councillor Kerr
Approve the Budget as approved by the Belle River on the Lake Business Improvement Area Board for the year ending December 31, 2023.
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor Santarossa
Carried Unanimously
Delegate authority to the Corporate Leader – Operations for the purposes of making any application, including any future renewal, extension or amendment application, to the Province of Ontario for one or more Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approvals (CLI ECA), as required, for Municipality’s Municipal Sewage Collection System and Stormwater Management Systems, which delegation includes inclusion of terms and conditions, and the execution of any related instruments; Delegate authority to the Corporate Leader – Operations for the determination of any verifications, and imposition of terms and conditions for works to be undertaken in accordance with the CLI ECA(s); Approve and fund two FTE’s including a Team Leader – Development Engineering & Approvals and Engineering Technologist – Development; and Direct Administration to prepare the necessary by-law to amend Lakeshore’s User Fees By-Law to include the proposed Engineering Fees as presented at the February 28, 2023 Council meeting, and that the Sanitary Appurtenance application fee and the Storm Appurtenance application fee be increased to $1,500.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 17-2023 establishing the 2023 Municipal Tax Levy and Tax Rates, as presented at the February 28, 2023 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Santarossa
Carried Unanimously
Approve the purchase a new fire pumper truck from City View Specialty Vehicles for $840,000; and Approve additional capital funding of $60,000 from the Fire Department Fleet and Equipment Reserves to support the lifecycle replacement, as further described in the report presented at the February 28, 2023 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried Unanimously
Approve the Electronic Signature Policy; and Direct the Clerk to read By-law 21-2023 during the Consideration of By- laws, all as presented at the February 28, 2023 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Byrne
Carried Unanimously
Whereas in the current Parks Master Plan shade pavilions are not on the list of amenities for neighbourhood parks; And whereas when Lakeshore flyers went out to the St Clair Shores Neighbourhood Park area residents for their visioning input it had a picture of a shade pavilion on the front page; 7 And whereas St Clair Park area residents put a shade pavilion on their list of amenities they would like during the visioning exercise; And whereas Council approved the shade pavilion for the St Clair Shores Park outside the neighbourhood amenity list; Now be it resolved that shade structures be added to the amenity list in the current Lakeshore Parks Master Plan for Neighbourhood parks. In Favour (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Byrne, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, and Councillor Vogler Opposed (2): Deputy Mayor Walstedt, and Councillor Ruston
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried
In favour (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Byrne, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Vogler · Opposed (2): Deputy Mayor Walstedt, Councillor Ruston
Direct Administration to offer tree branch mulching in the rural areas, with requests to be made by March 3, 2023.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
By-laws 17-2023, 19-2023, 20-2023, 21-2023 and 22-2023 be read and passed in open session on February 28, 2023.
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
Council adjourn its meeting at 7:15 PM.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Byrne
Carried Unanimously

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