Council Meeting Summary: October 22, 2024

Received the Closed Meeting Quarterly Report – Q3 2024 for information only. 

Awarded the tender for the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre Glycol Warm Floor Rink Piping project to Lekter Industrial Services Inc. in the amount of $297,000 including applicable HST to be funded in part from the Facilities Reserve to a maximum of $130,000; and approved an additional $167,000 from the facilities reserve in 2025. 

Directed the Corporate Leader – Chief Financial Officer to submit an application to the Ministry of Sport’s Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (CSRIF), Stream 1, for funding to support the repair of the Glycol Piping System at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre (ATRC). 

Awarded the tender for the Town Hall Renovations to Fina Construction Ltd. in the amount of $994,606.62 (including applicable HST); and approved an overage of $18,607 to be funded from the Facilities Reserves. 

Deferred consideration of the Public Works West Yard Upgrade pending further options from Administration regarding the building and location. 

Adopted By-law 99-2024 to authorize a Community Benefit Agreement with Tilbury Battery Storage Inc., which is a subsidiary of Boralex Inc. created in partnership with Walpole Island First Nation. 

Received the report regarding the 2023 Year End Variances for the general (taxation funded), water and wastewater (sanitary sewer) funds; and approved the following: 

• the taxation-supported surplus of $2,002,884 for the year ended December 31, 2023; 

• a transfer of $1,514,433 to the Assessment Stabilization Reserve; 

• a transfer of $333,932 to the Vehicle and Equipment Reserve; 

• a transfer of $115,319 to the Plans and Studies Reserve; 

• a transfer of $39,200 to the Tree Replacement Reserve; 

• a transfer of $169,446 From the Building Services – Operating Reserve Fund to fund the 2023 Accumulated Net Deficit per the draft 2023 Building Services Statement; 

• a transfer of $961,437 representing a surplus from Water operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 be transferred to the Water Reserve Fund; 

• a transfer of $2,409,808 representing a surplus from Wastewater (sanitary sewer) operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 to the Wastewater (Sanitary Sewer) Reserve Fund; 

• reallocation of $1,022,465 from Working Fund Reserve to Fire Vehicles and Equipment Reserve; 

• reallocation of $653,328 from Working Fund Reserve to Vehicles and Equipment Reserve; and 

• reallocation of $468,250 from Working Fund Reserve to Trail-Existing Reserve.