The following is a summary of issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on July 9, 2024. A video recording of the meeting will be posted at Lakeshore.ca/TV
These highlights are not official minutes of the meeting and are meant solely for general communications. The approved minutes are the only official record of Council Proceedings and decisions.
Council:
- Recognized the members of the former Lakeshore Police Services Board. The Board was dissolved in April 2024 in order to move forward with the Essex County OPP Detachment Board #1, a joint board with the Town of Essex and Town of Tecumseh.
- Received a presentation by the Essex Region Conservation Authority Source Water Protection Committee regarding the 2023 Annual Report and directed Mayor Bailey to send a letter to the County of Essex, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, local MP and MPP, noting Council’s concern relating to the water quality data findings relating to the Leamington tributaries and Ruscom River area.
- Received the following Reports for Information:
- Source Water Protection 2023 Annual Reports
- Changes to the Planning Act under Bill 134, Bill 185, and Bill 200 and the Affordable Housing Bulletin
- Petition - Wallace Line Parkette
- Approved the proposed budget for the balance of 2024 for the Essex County OPP Detachment Board #1.
- Directed Administration to circulate the Expression of Interest for the Lakeview Pier Development Project., with the following amendments: removal of language relating to any potential for sale of the property; and inclusions to allow for proposed hotel space, four-season uses and non-exclusive submissions.
- Directed Administration to bring back a report on adding evening and weekend By-law Compliance Officer(s). Have included in the report what a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday noon to midnight (3 x 12 hr shifts) from possibly May 1st to November 1st could look like, and that the report be brought back prior to the 2025 Budget deliberations.
- Directed Administration to prepare a report and accompanying Council training session related to bylaw enforcement ahead of 2025 budget deliberations, to include:
- Lakeshore's current model and practice of reactive enforcement, including OPP services;
- Key challenges, benefits, and complaint/call volumes under the current model; and
- Options for bylaw service enhancement in alignment with best practices and demonstrated needs.
- Directed Administration to bring forward a proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 2-2012 to permit the storage of any recreational vehicle and utility trailer within the front yard on a lot abutting a canal, provided it is not located within the front yard setback.
- Held a Committee of the Whole discussion regarding the following 2 reports deferred from the June 25, 2024 Council meeting:
and deferred consideration of the Outcomes of the 2023 Workspace Assessment report, to come forward to a future meeting along with the follow-up report regarding Town Hall renovation and implementation.
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