The Lakeshore Record

Regular Council Meeting

November 5, 2024

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.

Declared interests

Councillor Kerron this item
Councillor Rustonon this item
Mayor Baileyon this item

What was decided (32 motions)

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

the 2025 schedule of Regular Council Meetings, as described in the report presented at the October 22 and November 5, 2024 Council meetings, with an amendment to move the 2025 Budget deliberations to January 23 and 24, 2025.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Hoffman Approve
Carried Unanimously
minutes of the previous meeting as listed on the agenda.
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Vogler Approve
Carried Unanimously
the items as listed on the Consent Agenda. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - April 2024 Police Services Report for Lakeshore - May 2024 Police Services Report for Lakeshore - June 2024 Police Services Report for Lakeshore - July 2024 Police Services Report for Lakeshore - August 2024 Building Services Quarterly Report – Q3 2024 By-law Enforcement Quarterly Report – Q3 2024 Honouring Veterans through Street Naming
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Santarossa Receive
Carried Unanimously
the Clerk to read By-law 102-2024 during the Consideration of By-laws, to adopt the Interim Tax Levy for 2025, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Ruston Direct
Carried Unanimously
the Clerk to read By-law 103-2024, being a by-law to authorize temporary borrowing from time to time to meet current expenditures during the 2025 fiscal year, during the Consideration of By-laws; and Authorize the borrowing of up to $4,700,000 in accordance with Section 407 of the Municipal Act, 2001 to cover current expenditures until sufficient revenues from taxes and other sources are received, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt Direct
Carried Unanimously
the Clerk to read By-law 104-2024, being a by-law to raise $2,000,000 to aid in the construction of drainage works under the Tile Drainage Act , during the Consideration of By-laws; and Authorize the Mayor and Treasurer to execute all necessary documents related to the borrowing of funds in accordance with the by-law, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Councillor Ruston Direct
Carried Unanimously
the Clerk to read By-law 101-2024 during the Consideration of By-laws to amend By-law 89-2020, respecting development charges, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Hoffman, seconded by Councillor Vogler Direct
Carried Unanimously
the Clerk to read By-law 108-2024, being a By-law to authorize the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to execute a Regional Information Technology Mutual Aid Agreement, during the Consideration of By-laws, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt Direct
Carried Unanimously
the Municipality’s Dog Tag program in 2025 and direct 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, all as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor Hoffman Discontinue
Carried Unanimously
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, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt Approve
Carried
the 5 capital projects that have never received Community Benefit Grant funding (applications 2, 4, 10, 14 and 15) but reduce the amount they receive to $4,000 each.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Kerr Approve
Carried
application 7 with a reduced amount of $2,500.
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Councillor McNamara Approve
Carried
Administration to amend the 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.
Moved by Mayor Bailey, seconded by Councillor Ruston Direct
Carried Unanimously
86-2024 and 98-2024 be read a third time and adopted; and By-laws 101-2024, 102-2024, 103-2024, 104-2024, 105-2024 and 108-2024 be read and passed in open session on November 5, 2024.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Vogler By-laws
Carried Unanimously
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 Approve an overage of $697,175.00 to be funded from the Facilities Reserves as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor McNamara Approve
Carried
the meeting at 7:16 PM.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Ruston Adjourn
Carried Unanimously
Approve the 2025 schedule of Regular Council Meetings, as described in the report presented at the October 22 and November 5, 2024 Council meetings, with an amendment to move the 2025 Budget deliberations to January 23 and 24, 2025.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Hoffman
Carried Unanimously
Approve minutes of the previous meeting as listed on the agenda. 1. October 22, 2024 Regular Council Meeting Minutes
Moved by Councillor Ruston, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
Receive the items as listed on the Consent Agenda. 3 1. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - April 2024 2. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - May 2024 3. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - June 2024 4. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - July 2024 5. Police Services Report for Lakeshore - August 2024 6. Building Services Quarterly Report – Q3 2024 7. By-law Enforcement Quarterly Report – Q3 2024 8. Honouring Veterans through Street Naming
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Santarossa
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 102-2024 during the Consideration of By- laws, to adopt the Interim Tax Levy for 2025, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 103-2024, being a by-law to authorize temporary borrowing from time to time to meet current expenditures during the 2025 fiscal year, during the Consideration of By-laws; and Authorize the borrowing of up to $4,700,000 in accordance with Section 407 of the Municipal Act, 2001 to cover current expenditures until sufficient revenues from taxes and other sources are received, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 104-2024, being a by-law to raise $2,000,000 to aid in the construction of drainage works under the Tile Drainage Act, during the Consideration of By-laws; and Authorize the Mayor and Treasurer to execute all necessary documents related to the borrowing of funds in accordance with the by-law, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 101-2024 during the Consideration of By- laws to amend By-law 89-2020, respecting development charges, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Hoffman, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
Direct the Clerk to read By-law 108-2024, being a By-law to authorize the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to execute a Regional Information Technology Mutual Aid Agreement, during the Consideration of By-laws, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried Unanimously
Discontinue the Municipality’s Dog Tag program in 2025 and direct 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, all as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor Hoffman
Carried Unanimously
Approve 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, as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting. In Favour (7): Mayor Bailey, Deputy Mayor Walstedt, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Ruston, Councillor Vogler, and Councillor Hoffman Conflict (1): Councillor Kerr
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Carried
Approve the 5 capital projects that have never received Community Benefit Grant funding (applications 2, 4, 10, 14 and 15) but reduce the amount they receive to $4,000 each. In Favour (7): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Ruston, Councillor Vogler, and Councillor Hoffman Opposed (1): Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Moved by Councillor Vogler, seconded by Councillor Kerr
Carried
In favour (7): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Ruston, Councillor Vogler, Councillor Hoffman · Opposed (1): Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Approve application 7 with a reduced amount of $2,500. In Favour (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Vogler, and Councillor Hoffman Opposed (1): Deputy Mayor Walstedt Conflict (1): Councillor Ruston
Moved by Councillor Santarossa, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried
In favour (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Vogler, Councillor Hoffman · Opposed (1): Deputy Mayor Walstedt
Direct Administration to amend the 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.
Moved by Mayor Bailey, seconded by Councillor Kerr
Carried Unanimously
By-laws 86-2024 and 98-2024 be read a third time and adopted; and By-laws 101-2024, 102-2024, 103-2024, 104-2024, 105-2024 and 108-2024 be read and passed in open session on November 5, 2024.
Moved by Councillor McNamara, seconded by Councillor Vogler
Carried Unanimously
Approve 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 Approve an overage of $697,175.00 to be funded from the Facilities Reserves as presented at the November 5, 2024 Council meeting. In Favour (6): Mayor Bailey, Councillor McNamara, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Vogler, and Councillor Hoffman Opposed (2): Deputy Mayor Walstedt, and Councillor Ruston
Moved by Councillor Kerr, seconded by Councillor McNamara
Carried
Adjourn the meeting at 7:16 PM.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Walstedt, seconded by Councillor Ruston
Carried Unanimously

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