The Lakeshore Record

Regular Council Meeting

May 12, 2026

Who was there

Present (8): Tracey Bailey, Michael Hoffman, 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 (10 motions)

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

Move into closed session in Council Chambers at 5:01 PM in accordance with: 2 a. Paragraph 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 to discuss personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, relating to municipal service delivery.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
Move into Committee of the Whole at 6:06 PM.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried Unanimously
Receive the Infrastructure Services Project Delivery Overview presentation for information only, as presented during the May 12, 2026 Council meeting Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried Unanimously
Move out of Committee of the Whole at 7:17 PM.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
Approve minutes of the previous meeting as listed on the Consent Agenda. 1. April 28, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Minutes
Moved by Councillor Hoffman, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried Unanimously
Receive the items as listed on the Consent Agenda. 1. 2026 Building Services First Quarter Activity Report
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
Endorse the Common Sewage Treatment Facility project and confirm a funding commitment of $69,806,600 through annual budget allocations commencing in 2027; Direct the Interim Chief Financial Officer to work with lenders and develop financing strategies to secure $74,497,000 in debentures; Endorse the Belle River Sanitary Sewer Expansion (Wastewater Conveyance Group 3) project and confirm a funding commitment of $7,410,000 through annual budget allocations commencing in 2030; 4 Direct the Interim Chief Financial Officer to report back on the utilization of the $7,436,162 approved HAF2 Infrastructure funding and update expected utilization prior to March 31, 2029, grant expiry date; Approve the proposed project budget support dollars of $350,000 per annum commencing in 2027 and future budget deliberations to deliver the Plan; and Approve the proposed four (4) additional positions (2 full-time, 2 contract) brought forward for the remainder of 2026 and include in all required future budgets as noted, all as presented at the May 12, 2026 meeting.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
Whereas it has been reported that on February 7, 2024,16-year-old Finlay van der Werken from Burlington waited more than eight hours in the emergency department at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital without being seen by an emergency physician and subsequently died on February 9, 2024; And whereas reports indicate Finlay was triaged as Priority Level 2 under the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale, which requires physician assessment within 15 minutes for that level of acuity; And whereas the van der Werken family has launched Finlay’s Voice, a public campaign advocating reforms for emergency care for pediatric patients, including a petition proposing Finlay’s Law to set maximum ER wait times for children, require safe pediatric staffing ratios, mandate independent reviews of pediatric ER deaths, and fund enhanced pediatric emergency readiness; And whereas the Provincial Government has taken steps to improve health care in Ontario, however additional funding, staffing and changes to ER wait times are needed to reduce emergency department wait times and ensure timely and safe care for children; 5 Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Lakeshore calls on the Provincial Government to enact legislation known as Finlay’s Law to: 1. Establish legal maximum wait time standards for patients under 18 (i.e. physician assessment within 2 hours, admission within 8 hours); 2. Require safe pediatric nurse-to-patient and physician-to-patient ratios in emergency
Moved by Mayor Bailey, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
By-laws 95-2024 and 21-2026 be read a third time and adopted; and By-law 32-2026 be read and passed in open session on May 12, 2026.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried Unanimously
Adjourn the meeting at 7:32 PM.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously

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