[10:46] Welcome everyone. I will call the

[10:47] regular meeting of council for August

[10:50] 10th, 2026 to order at 6 pm. Uh I will

[10:54] uh turn to councelor Bowman, please.

[10:57] [clears throat]

[10:57] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Moved by myself,

[10:59] seconded by councelor Vanclutin Boston,

[11:01] that the the August 10th, 2026 council

[11:05] agenda be modified as follows. That item

[11:07] 17 audited financial statements be the

[11:11] first staff report to be presented

[11:12] immediately following delegations and

[11:14] presentations.

[11:16] » Thank you very much. Discussion on that?

[11:19] Seeing none, all those in favor?

[11:21] Opposed? That's carried. And councelor

[11:24] use uh the amended agenda, please.

[11:28] myself.

[11:30] » Moved by myself, seconded by councelor

[11:32] Heleroo that the agenda for the August

[11:34] 10th, 2026 meeting of the count uh of

[11:37] the council of the corporation of the

[11:39] town of Ingresol be adopted as

[11:40] presented.

[11:42] » Presented or as amended?

[11:44] » As amended. Sorry.

[11:45] » Thank you. I thought that was uh

[11:47] discussion.

[11:49] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[11:51] carried. Uh and uh disclosures of

[11:55] pecunary interest. Do any members have

[11:57] any disclosures?

[12:00] Seeing none, uh, consent consent agenda,

[12:03] councelor, please.

[12:05] » Thank you. Um, moved by myself,

[12:08] councelor Heleru, seconded by councel

[12:11] Boston's that the items contained in the

[12:13] August 10th, 2026 consent agenda be

[12:15] adopted as presented.

[12:17] » Thank you. Discussion.

[12:19] All those in favor?

[12:21] Opposed? That's carried. Um, council

[12:24] minutes. Councelor Vancouels, please.

[12:28] » Thank you. Moved by myself, seconded by

[12:30] Deputy Mayor Wilson, that the minutes

[12:31] from the July 13, 2026 regular meeting

[12:34] of council be adopted as presented.

[12:37] » Thank you. Discussion. All those in

[12:39] favor? Opposed? That's carried.

[12:44] Okay. I will turn it to Deputy Mayor

[12:46] Wilson, please.

[12:48] » Moved by myself, second by Councelor

[12:50] Bowman. that council do know do now go

[12:53] into a closed meeting at 6:01 p.m.

[12:56] pursuant to section 2392 of the

[12:59] municipal act 2001 as amended to discuss

[13:01] the following matters. One 2392B

[13:05] personal matters about an identifiable

[13:07] individual including municipal or local

[13:09] board employees and f advice that is

[13:12] subject to solicitor client privilege

[13:14] including communications necessary for

[13:16] that purpose. Taxi license appeal

[13:18] delegation. Thank you very much.

[13:20] Discussion.

[13:22] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[13:25] carried. We'll now reconvene in the JC

[13:28] Herbert room, please. Thank you. Uh,

[26:44] reports and we'll start with T-023-26

[26:47] 2025 audit financial statements and

[26:50] surplus allocation. I'll turn that over

[26:52] to our treasur for introduction, please.

[26:54] » Um, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um before I

[26:57] provide my overview of the financial

[27:00] statements, I would like to turn it over

[27:02] to our auditor who is online to present

[27:05] the 2025 auditor's report and then I

[27:08] will follow up with my presentation.

[27:11] » Thank you very much.

[27:12] » Uh sorry,

[27:14] this is Samantha uh Dextra from Millard

[27:18] um Charted Professional Accountants.

[27:22] » Welcome.

[27:25] » Thank you. Thanks, Ireina.

[27:28] Um, all right. So, good evening

[27:30] everyone. Um, so Mardz has completed

[27:33] the, uh, 20122 [snorts] audit again. Um,

[27:36] and I'll just highlight a few items from

[27:38] our report to council. Um, as well as in

[27:41] the actual audited financial statements.

[27:45] Um so in our report to the counselors um

[27:48] we have a copy of our uh full audit

[27:51] report uh that starts on uh page five of

[27:55] the PDF anyways um and it goes through

[27:58] that uh we have issued a clean

[28:00] unfalified

[28:02] audit opinion uh in all material

[28:04] respects uh that states that the

[28:08] financial statements are prepared in

[28:09] accordance with Canadian public sector

[28:12] accounting standards uh or PAB as we uh

[28:15] typically refer to them. Um and then

[28:17] there's also a copy of our full audit

[28:20] report in the beginning of the full

[28:22] financial statements. Um and just a

[28:25] couple items to note, there is a

[28:27] paragraph stating about that we've

[28:29] restated some of the 2024 comparative

[28:31] balances um which are detailed in note

[28:34] one to the financial statements. Um and

[28:38] we also do state the responsibilities of

[28:40] management uh to prepare the financial

[28:43] statements and our responsibilities as

[28:45] auditors to conduct our audit in

[28:48] accordance with Canadian accepted

[28:51] auditing standards.

[28:53] Uh so further in our report we also

[28:55] confirm our independence with the town

[28:59] um as we also issued at the beginning of

[29:01] the audit uh our letter confirming our

[29:04] independence. Um and then further into

[29:06] the report we provide a bit more details

[29:09] of our audit approach in our findings.

[29:11] Um so just to highlight there were no

[29:13] unadjusted misstatements that we

[29:15] discovered uh during the audit. Um and

[29:18] as part of the audit engagement so we

[29:20] possess an understanding of internal

[29:23] controls um and we did not discover any

[29:26] significant deficiencies in internal

[29:28] controls that um we need to report. Um,

[29:33] we do want to uh note that we've

[29:36] received excellent cooperation from the

[29:38] finance team and management um at the

[29:41] town and that there were no other

[29:44] significant issues to report um in terms

[29:47] of fraud, legal acts or any significant

[29:50] other items of those matters.

[29:53] Um and then at the end of our report,

[29:55] we've also highlighted some upcoming PAB

[29:58] standard changing changes that will

[30:01] impact future years.

[30:04] Um into the actual financial statements.

[30:08] Um so the consolidated financial

[30:10] statements of the town, they include the

[30:12] operations of the town. uh and they also

[30:15] include the Ingresal BIA and the uh

[30:18] Ingresol Rural Cemetery Board that was

[30:21] proportionately consolidated in at 87

[30:24] 12% as in past years.

[30:27] Um so just to highlight so this uh

[30:29] consolidated statement of financial

[30:31] position. So that includes includes

[30:34] financial assets um such as cash, taxes

[30:37] and accounts receivable uh land held for

[30:40] resale uh your general investments and

[30:43] also the town's investment in Earth

[30:45] Corporation. Um and just to highlight

[30:47] you will notice that there was an

[30:49] increase in the taxes receivable um that

[30:51] mainly related to one specific account

[30:54] and that was settled after Eren. Um and

[30:57] one other note of there was a decrease

[30:59] in the investments as there was a large

[31:01] GIC that matured uh in the year and was

[31:04] not reinvested. Um and also to note the

[31:07] investments are now being reported at

[31:09] fair value.

[31:11] Um in terms of the financial liabilities

[31:14] so they include your standard um amounts

[31:17] such as accounts payable, acured

[31:19] liabilities and deferred revenue um

[31:21] along with uh long-term debt. And there

[31:24] also some other liabilities such as the

[31:26] employee benefits liability. Uh so that

[31:29] includes the postemployment benefits. Um

[31:32] that is determined by an actuary

[31:34] valuation. Um and it's a PAB adjustment.

[31:37] Um and other PAB adjustments that come

[31:40] in are the boundary adjustment liability

[31:43] which we've seen for the last few years

[31:44] now and as well the asset retirement

[31:47] obligation liability that came in a

[31:49] couple years ago as well.

[31:52] Uh so at the end of the day um at the

[31:54] end of 2025 the town had net financial

[31:57] assets of approximately 14.4 million. Um

[32:01] and that fluctuation is further

[32:04] explained in detail in the statement of

[32:05] changes in net financial assets which is

[32:08] on page five.

[32:10] Uh and then finally at the bottom we

[32:12] have non-financial assets which is

[32:14] mainly tangible capital assets or TCA um

[32:18] for your expenditure your capital

[32:20] expenditures in the year uh less your

[32:22] accumulated amortization. Um so detailed

[32:25] breakdown of that is further described

[32:28] in note 9 on page 20. Um and the other

[32:31] non-financial assets include prepaid

[32:34] expenses and inventory.

[32:37] Um and then on the consolidated

[32:39] statement of operations um so your

[32:42] income statement for the year. So um

[32:45] general revenues include taxation uh

[32:48] user fees, service charges and transfers

[32:51] from federal and provincial governments

[32:53] uh as well as some other revenue

[32:55] sources. Um, one of the larger changes

[32:57] you'll see other revenues was down as

[32:59] 2024 included a one-time land sale um

[33:03] that was not applicable for 2025.

[33:07] And the expenses are presented um in

[33:10] this statement of operations by

[33:12] functional area. But in note 13, uh it

[33:15] goes into more detail through the

[33:17] segmented um breakdown that you can see

[33:20] the composition of the individual uh

[33:22] functional areas.

[33:24] Um and also similar to the past we have

[33:27] the budget column that presents um the

[33:30] budget in accordance with PAB. Um so it

[33:34] has been converted from the original

[33:35] balance budget to PAP compliant. Um and

[33:38] details of the conversion between those

[33:41] two are ine 14. Um so at the end of 2025

[33:46] uh the town had an annual surplus from

[33:49] operations of approximately uh 3.16

[33:52] million. Um and will talk a little bit

[33:55] more on some of those details. Uh we

[33:58] also have included this year a

[34:00] consolidated statement of remeasurement

[34:02] gains and losses uh which presents the

[34:05] changes in the market values of

[34:06] portfolio investments and uh following

[34:10] that are the detailed notes. Um so we

[34:12] just like to remind uh everyone that the

[34:15] notes are an important component of the

[34:17] financial statements and provide

[34:19] additional disclosures on the accounting

[34:22] policies used and also additional

[34:24] details on some of the uh amounts

[34:27] presented in the financial statements.

[34:30] Uh so finally I'd like to uh thank the

[34:34] town staff and finance team uh again for

[34:37] their assistance and cooperation uh as

[34:40] part of this year's audit. Again went

[34:42] smoothly. Um so thank you uh to

[34:45] management and thank you for your time.

[34:47] [snorts]

[34:48] » Thank you very much. Uh just before we

[34:50] go to Arena, are there any questions

[34:52] from uh council uh to the auditor?

[34:57] I have just one and I ask it every time

[34:59] is do you feel any need to meet with

[35:00] council uh in close session alone?

[35:06] » No, I don't have anything that I think

[35:08] needs to go in camera. Thank you.

[35:10] » Thank you. Um any further questions?

[35:14] I will turn it over to Ireina. Thank

[35:16] you.

[35:22] » Thank you. Um so I will just provide a

[35:26] little bit more detail on financial

[35:29] statements.

[35:30] So we as um you may remember back in May

[35:36] we I presented report um estimating the

[35:40] operating surplus at about $1.8 million.

[35:44] It has been confirmed uh the operating

[35:47] surplus in 1.8 8 um 1,862,000

[35:55] and it's based on the the cash um

[36:00] um modified um approval accounting

[36:03] basis. So it's we used it for to budget

[36:08] basically.

[36:10] So uh the u the key contributing factors

[36:13] were presented at that time in May in

[36:16] the report. So the the surplus hasn't

[36:19] changed ma much since May.

[36:22] Um so this uh surplus basically presents

[36:26] the difference between actual operating

[36:29] revenues and expenditures compared to

[36:32] the approved budget. The audit financial

[36:36] statements report a consolidated surplus

[36:39] of three million um $160,000.

[36:45] So the difference between the two

[36:47] figures is uh primarily due to the

[36:50] accounting adjustments required under

[36:52] the PAS the public sector accounting

[36:55] standards and that includes in uh

[36:57] reserve um uh transactions that

[37:01] principal payment amortization

[37:04] um any other non-cash uh related uh

[37:07] accounting items. So these adjustments

[37:11] uh provide a complete picture of the

[37:14] town's overall financial position

[37:17] uh but they do not represent additional

[37:20] available operating funds because there

[37:22] is a lot of non-cash related

[37:25] adjustments.

[37:26] So looking at um key financial

[37:29] highlights

[37:31] uh there were several positive uh

[37:34] financial outcomes in 2025.

[37:38] Uh the town experienced strong

[37:40] investment performance with investment

[37:43] income contributing positively to the

[37:46] year end uh results.

[37:49] Um

[37:51] uh we also maintain a very high

[37:53] liquidity position uh allowing us to

[37:57] continue funding operations and

[38:00] advancing our significant capital uh

[38:04] projects.

[38:05] So from financial sustainability

[38:08] perspective uh the town's financial net

[38:11] financial assets increased by

[38:13] approximately 1.9 million. Again it

[38:17] confirms that our liquidity is um um

[38:22] is very good. So the outstanding debt

[38:26] has decreased. Uh we did not issue any

[38:29] new debt in 2025.

[38:34] uh reserve reserves and reserve funds

[38:37] increased by approximately $1.4 million

[38:41] reaching a combined balance of

[38:44] approximately $27.4

[38:47] million.

[38:49] Uh we continue investing in our

[38:52] infrastructure

[38:54] um and community assets. During 2025,

[38:58] we invested uh a little bit over 5

[39:01] million in the tangible capital assets

[39:05] uh during the year.

[39:10] Uh so the town financial results all

[39:13] also reflect the impacts of continued

[39:16] growth and development. Uh we've

[39:18] experienced increased assessment,

[39:20] taxation revenues, investment income and

[39:24] economic uh uh activity contributed

[39:27] positively to the 2025 results.

[39:31] At the same time, the town continues

[39:34] experience increase increasing costs

[39:37] related to service delivery and

[39:39] infrastructure needs.

[39:43] So um to find to uh in closing uh staff

[39:48] is recommending allocating the operating

[39:52] surplus of $1,862,000

[39:57] to be transferred to the arena facility

[39:59] reserve to support the construction of

[40:02] the merc.

[40:04] This allocation will help um to reduce

[40:07] future financing

[40:09] and ensure that there are available

[40:11] funds generated so we can use it to to

[40:15] fund this project.

[40:18] An approval of the audited financial

[40:20] statements and the surplus allocation

[40:23] will conclude the 2025

[40:26] financial reporting process.

[40:29] And this concludes my uh presentation

[40:32] and I will be more than happy to answer

[40:35] any questions council may have.

[40:38] » Thank you very much. Uh questions from

[40:40] council on the report or the uh

[40:43] statements.

[40:46] Seeing none councelor please.

[40:50] Thank you. Moved by myself, councelor

[40:53] Hal by councilin Boston's

[40:58] that the council [clears throat] of the

[40:59] corporation of the town of Ingresol go

[41:00] into sorry.

[41:04] [snorts]

[41:05] Okay, we're going to do this again. Move

[41:08] on by myself, councelor by councelor Van

[41:11] Boston's that the council of the

[41:13] corporation of the town of Ingresol

[41:14] receive staff report C-029.

[41:17] Uh, sorry, counselor. I believe you're

[41:19] looking for resolution 17.

[41:20] » So, okay. So, this is

[41:23] because we we flipped

[41:25] » Yeah.

[41:26] » Sorry. Moved by myself, councelor Haler,

[41:28] seconded by Deputy Mayor Wilson, that

[41:30] the council of the corporation of the

[41:32] town of Ingresol receive staff report

[41:34] T-23-26

[41:36] as information and that the 2025 audited

[41:40] consolidated financial statements be

[41:42] received and approved and further that

[41:44] council approves 1.862 862

[41:47] um 1.862203.94

[41:52] operating surplus to be allocated to the

[41:54] arena facility reserve.

[41:57] » Thank you very much. Discussion

[42:00] » Uh councelor Hel please. I just want to

[42:03] say sometimes may we may not appreciate

[42:05] it but this on top

[42:08] on top of everything budgeting and

[42:11] allocating and just tracking makes

[42:13] auditing so easy and makes us kind of

[42:16] flow with the understanding and I can't

[42:17] believe that we've come to this kind of

[42:20] an amount that we can just transfer to

[42:22] the merc so just makes me excited.

[42:25] Thanks

[42:27] » Further discussion.

[42:29] Um

[42:30] when it comes to roles of council, this

[42:33] is one of our most important is

[42:35] financial oversight and uh the financial

[42:38] stability of of the organization. And so

[42:41] I think this is a positive report uh of

[42:43] the state of the uh the organization. Um

[42:47] we can see you know when a budget is the

[42:49] plan but the financial statements are

[42:51] the result. They're the they're at the

[42:53] end of the day that's that's what really

[42:55] uh matters is is what's happened. And

[42:57] certainly this is a is a positive uh

[43:00] outcome. Uh and so some people may say

[43:02] that well you've taxed this $1.8 million

[43:05] too much. Uh but that's not the case.

[43:08] These are uh these are funds that have

[43:10] come from unexpected uh better results.

[43:14] Uh and I think it speaks to what we have

[43:17] the the financial planning and and and

[43:19] the wisdom of our staff to be able to

[43:21] put into uh the plan to have reserves.

[43:25] Uh those high levels of reserves have

[43:27] paid dividends now uh with the the

[43:29] finances coming back. And with anything,

[43:32] what it really truly is is we'll be

[43:34] taxing residents less in the future. Uh

[43:37] $1.8 million is less $1.8 $.8 million in

[43:40] debt that we would have to do that way

[43:42] and pay the in um interest on. So that's

[43:45] a good thing. But the the main story in

[43:47] in there as well is also that uh the

[43:50] rest of the financial statements are

[43:52] very healthy. It's not uh um we have

[43:56] options going forward. Um there's a plan

[43:58] there and it's it's a it's a good

[44:00] healthy state. I know of looking at

[44:02] others around uh it's not always a it's

[44:05] not always a surplus. Uh, and then you

[44:07] have to figure out you actually have to

[44:08] take reserves out and then you really do

[44:11] have to replenish those by taxing

[44:12] people. So, this is a positive one. Um,

[44:15] and I I thank all the staff for um that

[44:18] have a part in that. And it's every

[44:20] single member of staff because when it

[44:21] comes to the budget and doing that,

[44:22] that's what really uh where it hits the

[44:24] road and this is a result of it is a

[44:26] good is a good story where we'll be able

[44:27] to um move forward with something a

[44:30] little bit less uh without being

[44:32] financially taxing. So appreciate that

[44:34] and I certainly support where the

[44:36] money's going.

[44:38] Further

[44:40] deliberation all those in favor opposed

[44:43] that's carried

[44:48] » And it was nice to start with treasury

[44:49] for once.

[44:51] [laughter]

[44:52] Now everybody's tired when

[44:56] » So now

[44:58] we will move into committee of

[45:00] adjustment and I will uh call upon

[45:03] councelor Haler please. Yes. Thank you.

[45:07] So now moved by myself

[45:10] uh let's see seven. Yes.

[45:13] Moved by myself councelor Harus seconded

[45:15] by council of vanquit and Boston's that

[45:17] the council of the corporation of the

[45:18] town of ingresol go into committee of

[45:20] adjustment meeting to consider the

[45:22] following minor variance application

[45:24] a02-26

[45:26] 85 temp street south applicant Dean

[45:29] Hanlong.

[45:32] » Thank you very much. Discussion.

[45:35] All those in favor? Opposed? That is

[45:38] carried.

[45:40] Okay.

[45:43] We are now in committee of adjustment.

[45:45] Um

[45:47] I didn't see any disclosure of pecuniary

[45:49] interest, but uh this report did anybody

[45:51] have a pecuniary interest on this item?

[45:53] Member any member? No. Seeing none, uh

[45:55] then I'll turn it over to Heather

[45:56] Sinclair for uh report on this. Thank

[45:58] you.

[45:59] » Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[46:02] The committee heard an application for

[46:04] minor variance in July to permit a

[46:06] reduction to the minimum required

[46:08] dwelling unit area from 37 square meters

[46:10] or 398 square ft to 19.9 m or 215 square

[46:16] ft as it applies to the special central

[46:19] commercial CC-1 zone to convert one of

[46:23] two existing apartments on the second

[46:25] floor on the building in the subject

[46:27] lands into two apartments being 19.9 9 m

[46:31] or 215 ft and 28.3 m or 305 ft in size

[46:38] which would result in a total of three

[46:39] apartment units on the second floor of

[46:41] the building on the property. The minor

[46:44] variance application also requested

[46:46] relief from the parking provisions of

[46:48] the zoning bylaw to exempt the proposed

[46:50] new dwelling unit from the parking space

[46:52] requirements which would estab which

[46:54] would require the establishment of an

[46:56] additional space on the subject lands.

[46:59] The property is located on the east side

[47:01] of Temp Street South, lying south of

[47:03] Charles Street East, and it contains an

[47:05] existing mixeduse building that has a

[47:07] commercial unit on the main floor with

[47:09] apartment units on the second and third

[47:11] floors. The subject lands do contain a

[47:14] parking area in the rear um which is

[47:17] accessed from Charles Street and the

[47:19] easterly portion of the property is

[47:21] located within the Upper Temps River

[47:23] Conservation Authorities's regulatory

[47:24] flood limit due to the proximity of the

[47:26] Hul Halls Creek drain.

[47:30] Planning staff have reviewed the

[47:31] application under the four tests of a

[47:33] minor variance. The property is

[47:35] designated as the central business

[47:37] district in the official plan which is

[47:39] intended for the full range of business,

[47:41] cultural, commercial, and residential

[47:43] uses. And it's the objective of the

[47:45] official plan in this designation to

[47:48] increase the residential population

[47:49] living within and in the vicinity of the

[47:52] central area.

[47:54] In order to promote this objective, the

[47:56] official plan does provide that town

[47:58] council is to permit medium and

[48:00] highdensity residential development

[48:01] through the central area to support

[48:04] residential intensification and the

[48:06] creation of new infill residential units

[48:09] through the development of appropriate

[48:11] zoning standards. So based on this, we

[48:13] are satisfied that the proposal meets

[48:15] the intent of the official plan for the

[48:17] central business district designation.

[48:20] The property as noted is zoned as

[48:23] special central commercial CC-1 zone in

[48:25] the zoning bylaw and this sight specific

[48:28] zoning was established in 1977 and

[48:30] permits all the standard uses in the CC

[48:33] zone which includes a wide range of

[48:35] commercial uses together with a range of

[48:37] residential uses uh which includes

[48:39] apartment buildings and dwelling units

[48:41] on the upper floors of existing

[48:43] commercial buildings.

[48:45] The special provision of the CC-1 zone

[48:48] states that dwelling units on the second

[48:50] floor of the building on the property

[48:53] are to have a minimum gross floor area

[48:55] of 37 m squared or 398 ft. And [snorts]

[48:59] it also permits 12 bachelor apartment

[49:02] units on the third floor of the subject

[49:04] lands provided that they have a minimum

[49:06] gross floor area of 18 1/2 square meters

[49:08] or 199 square ft.

[49:11] In this instance, the applicants are

[49:13] requesting a variance to the lot or the

[49:16] gross floor area of the second floor to

[49:18] facilitate the conversion of one of the

[49:20] two existing apartments into two

[49:22] apartments for three units in total.

[49:26] So, as noted, this existing sight

[49:28] specific provision established in 1977

[49:31] was essentially established to permit

[49:33] the development of the 12 units on the

[49:35] third floor. And the minimum gross floor

[49:37] area requirement that's tied to the

[49:39] second floor reference the standard

[49:41] gross floor area for apartment buildings

[49:43] at that time of 37 square meters or 400

[49:46] square ft. And this has essentially just

[49:48] been carried forward since that time and

[49:51] has never been updated.

[49:53] In 2024, the town did update their

[49:55] zoning bylaw to remove the minimum gross

[49:57] floor area requirements for dwelling

[49:59] units, instead leaving the minimum size

[50:02] requirements to the standards in the

[50:04] Ontario building code. So, given that we

[50:06] no longer regulate gross floor area

[50:08] requirements through zoning, planning

[50:10] staff are generally satisfied that the

[50:13] request to vary the minimum dwelling

[50:14] size to create the third unit in this

[50:16] instance can be considered appropriate.

[50:19] The building department has reviewed the

[50:21] proposal and they've reviewed the

[50:22] preliminary floor plans and they did not

[50:24] indicate any concerns with respect to

[50:26] the proposal from a building code

[50:28] perspective.

[50:29] So based on this, we're satisfied that

[50:31] the request for the third unit meets the

[50:34] intent of the bylaw. With regard to the

[50:36] parking variance, the town's clerk

[50:39] department has indicated that they would

[50:40] accept cash in loo for the parking

[50:42] requirements in accordance with the

[50:44] town's cashin and loo of parking bylaw.

[50:46] And we are recommending that this be a

[50:48] condition of approval for the variance.

[50:50] So subject to the condition of the

[50:52] payment of cash and loot, we're of the

[50:54] opinion that the proposal meets the

[50:55] intent of the bylaw. The UTRCA did

[50:58] comment that the lands were regulated.

[51:00] Um however, the proposed development

[51:02] would be outside of their area of

[51:04] concern. No other comments of concern

[51:06] were received from public agencies or

[51:08] neighboring property owners circulated

[51:10] and overall we're satisfied that the

[51:12] proposal does meet the four tests of a

[51:13] minor variance and can be supported

[51:15] subject to the condition for cash for

[51:18] cash payment for parking uh which is

[51:21] outlined in the report. Thank you.

[51:24] » Thank you very much. Do any members of

[51:25] the committee have uh any questions to

[51:27] the report?

[51:30] Seeing none, um I will call on member

[51:33] Vancouin Boston's please.

[51:40] » Thank you, chair. Um moved by myself, a

[51:43] member of Vancouin Boston, seconded by

[51:45] member mayor uh deputy, sorry, member

[51:48] Wilson. Got to take the deputy mayor

[51:50] right out. Sorry about that. uh that the

[51:52] town of Ingresol Committee of Adjustment

[51:54] receive planning report CP2024-244

[51:58] as information and that the Town of

[52:01] Ingresol Committee of Adjustment approve

[52:02] application file number A02-26

[52:06] submitted by Dean Hanland 85-93

[52:10] uh Tame's Holdings Inc. for lands

[52:14] described as parts 11 uh-12 block 37

[52:19] plan 279 in the town of Ingresol being

[52:22] municipally known as 85 Temp Street

[52:24] South as it relates to

[52:28] one relief from section 10.3.1.2.1

[52:32] 2.1 special central commercial CC-1 zone

[52:36] provisions to reduce the minimum

[52:38] required dwelling unit area from 37 m

[52:41] squared or 398.3

[52:45] um ft squared to 19.9 m squared or 215

[52:50] ft squared to convert one of the two

[52:54] existing apartments on the second floor

[52:56] into two apartments 19.9 m squared um or

[53:01] 215 15 ft squared and 28.3

[53:05] m squared or 305 ft squared in size for

[53:09] a total of three apartments on the

[53:11] second floor and two relief from table

[53:14] 5.19.2

[53:16] parking standards to exempt the proposed

[53:19] apartment dwelling from the parking

[53:21] provisions of table 5.19.2

[53:25] subject to the following condition. one

[53:28] that the applicant shall enter into an

[53:30] agreement with respect to the payment of

[53:32] cash in lie of parking with the town to

[53:35] the satisfaction of the town of Ingresol

[53:37] as the proposed variances are considered

[53:40] to be one minor variances from the

[53:42] provisions of the town of Ingresol

[53:45] zoning bylaw 04-4160

[53:48] two desirable for the appropriate

[53:50] development or use of the land and three

[53:53] in keeping with the general intent and

[53:55] purpose of the town of Ingresol zoning

[53:57] County bylaw number 04-4160

[54:00] and four in keeping with the general

[54:02] intent and purpose of the county

[54:04] official plan.

[54:06] » Thank you very much. Discussion.

[54:11] » Councelor Heroo, please.

[54:14] » Thank you through your mayor. This is

[54:15] one of those nice ones where we see the

[54:18] provincial plan statement forcing us to

[54:19] do certain things and um I just wondered

[54:21] is there a timeline for this or are they

[54:24] ready to go for it right away?

[54:28] uh through you, Mr. Chair. Uh my

[54:30] understanding is the applicants have

[54:32] tried to apply for a building permit. Um

[54:35] so which leads me to believe that they

[54:36] are intending to move forward uh with it

[54:39] right away. Um but there is no there's

[54:42] no sunset clause on the variance. So

[54:44] this um this approval would essentially

[54:47] apply in perpetuity. Um and there would

[54:49] be no um enforcement to make them um

[54:54] establish that third unit. um

[54:56] immediately.

[54:59] » Uh further discussion?

[55:03] Uh no, I think this is this is good.

[55:05] It's been uh it been vetted to make sure

[55:06] that it's safe, but uh also aligns with

[55:09] the report we're going to see later on

[55:10] our CIP program, which one of those is

[55:13] to encourage units within downtown core.

[55:14] So, it's good that that's uh aligning as

[55:17] well. And maybe that can that CIP

[55:19] program can be as of use to the

[55:20] applicants.

[55:22] Further discussion? All those in favor?

[55:24] opposed. That's carried.

[55:29] And I will call upon uh member Wilson,

[55:33] please.

[55:34] » Moved by myself, seconded by member

[55:36] Bowman, that this committee of

[55:37] adjustment meeting now be adjourned and

[55:39] that the August 10th, 2026 regular

[55:42] meeting of council come back into order.

[55:44] » Thank you. Discussion. All those in

[55:46] favor? Opposed? That's carried.

[55:55] Okay, we're back as uh town council um

[55:58] and we will go to our next planning

[56:01] matter which is uh CP 2026250

[56:06] extension to draft plan approval uh

[56:08] approved plan of subdivision. Uh and

[56:10] we'll go back to um planner Sinclair,

[56:13] please.

[56:14] » Thanks your worship.

[56:16] The county has received a request to

[56:18] extend approval of a residential draft

[56:20] plan of subdivision which is scheduled

[56:22] to lapse in October of this year. The

[56:25] initial subdivision approval was granted

[56:27] in December of 2021 and was approved for

[56:31] a two-year extension in October of 2024.

[56:34] The draft plan of subdivisions located

[56:36] on the northeast corner of Holcraftoft

[56:38] Street and Wanom Street as shown on

[56:41] plate one of the staff report. And it

[56:43] proposes the creation of seven lots for

[56:46] single detached dwellings with frontage

[56:48] on Wanom Street and five lots for semi-

[56:51] detached dwellings with frontage on

[56:52] Holcraftoft Street as well as two blocks

[56:55] that would remain as open space.

[56:58] Planning staff are generally satisfied

[57:00] that the applicant is actively

[57:02] continuing to work through their

[57:04] conditions of draft approval with town

[57:05] and county staff as well as staff from

[57:07] the upper temps River Conservation

[57:09] Authority. And at this time, uh,

[57:11] services have been installed for the,

[57:14] uh, proposed lots along Wanom Street. No

[57:17] comments of concern were received from

[57:19] any of the public agencies that were

[57:20] circulated. And overall, we are

[57:22] satisfied that the request for extension

[57:24] to draft plan will continue to comply

[57:26] with the relevant policies of the

[57:28] provincial planning statement and the

[57:30] county's official plan with respect to

[57:32] infill development. And we are

[57:34] recommending that council support a

[57:36] two-year extension to the draft plan.

[57:39] Thank you very much. Questions of the

[57:41] report?

[57:44] Seeing none, uh, councelor Bowman,

[57:45] please.

[57:47] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Moved by myself,

[57:48] councelor Bowman, seconded by councelor

[57:50] use that the council of the corporation

[57:52] of town of Ingresil receive planning

[57:54] report CP2026-250

[57:58] as information at the the council of the

[58:01] corporation of the town of Ingresil.

[58:03] Advise count county of Oxford that the

[58:05] town supports the 2-year extension of

[58:08] draft proposal or approval for the plan

[58:10] of subdivision file SP or SB21-01-6

[58:16] as submitted by Reeves Land Corporation

[58:19] for the lands described as part parks

[58:22] lots 6A 8A block 30 plan 279 being

[58:27] municipally known as 90 Halcraftoft

[58:29] Street in ingresol.

[58:32] Thank you very much. Discussion.

[58:36] The only thing I'll say is that uh yeah,

[58:39] there was they they

[58:42] obviously they had to wait for

[58:43] servicing. Uh but in general uh these

[58:46] are going to be tougher to come by. Um

[58:48] um certainly my view is is that we need

[58:51] to uh crack down on speculation and if

[58:54] people are not moving forward with it uh

[58:55] certainly those allocations uh of of

[58:58] water waste water and all the approvals

[59:00] needs to be move forward and uh

[59:02] hopefully we'll see that here. Um

[59:06] but uh now there's servicing and

[59:07] everything else there that's should be

[59:09] able to so

[59:11] further discussion. All in favor?

[59:14] Opposed? That's carried.

[59:18] » [clears throat]

[59:20] » We will go to

[59:26] if I turn my microphone on

[59:28] C-028-26

[59:30] the lease agreement for trails located

[59:32] on Kuanas owned property. Uh Mr. Grace

[59:35] [clears throat]

[59:36] » Council will recall that uh this is an

[59:38] agreement we have with Kuanas in order

[59:40] to expedite the trail usage on this

[59:42] particular property. This particular

[59:44] trail has recently been paved and

[59:47] signage is intended to go up shortly. Uh

[59:50] the group has asked for some amendments

[59:52] to the lease and so we have considered

[59:53] those and I'll let the clerk go through

[59:55] those details.

[59:58] » Thank you. Uh so as Michael said, we're

[1:00:00] just seeking council's approval to amend

[1:00:02] the operational agreement between the

[1:00:04] Ingresol Quanis Club and the town of

[1:00:06] Ingresol uh to provide the Kuanas Club

[1:00:08] with compensation uh annual compensation

[1:00:10] for the public trail established on the

[1:00:12] Quanzone lands. Um so the the club

[1:00:16] recently approached the town regarding

[1:00:18] the property taxes it continues to pay

[1:00:20] on the lands. uh staff discussed several

[1:00:22] options with the club, including

[1:00:24] transferring ownership of the lands to

[1:00:26] the town or having the club apply

[1:00:27] annually through the community

[1:00:29] development grant program for a rebate

[1:00:30] of the municipal portion of the property

[1:00:32] taxes. Uh the club indicated their

[1:00:34] preference is to retain ownership of the

[1:00:36] lands and as a result staff are

[1:00:38] proposing an amendment to the existing

[1:00:40] lease uh to provide annual compensation

[1:00:42] to the club equivalent to the municipal

[1:00:44] portion of the property taxes. So for

[1:00:46] 2026,

[1:00:48] um the town's portion of property taxes

[1:00:51] is approximately $1,200 out of the

[1:00:53] approximately 2,000 in total property

[1:00:55] taxes. So that doesn't include the

[1:00:56] county portion or the schoolboard

[1:00:58] portion. Uh the advantage of providing

[1:01:01] compensation through the lease rather

[1:01:02] than community development grant program

[1:01:04] is predictability for the town and also

[1:01:06] for the Quantis Club as uh community

[1:01:09] development grant applications are

[1:01:10] subject to council approval annually

[1:01:12] through the budget deliberation process.

[1:01:14] Uh so the proposed compensation terms do

[1:01:18] represent an unbudgeted amount for 2026.

[1:01:21] So we are proposing if council approves

[1:01:23] this amendment that it comes into force

[1:01:25] for 2027 but otherwise happy to answer

[1:01:28] questions.

[1:01:31] » Councelor please.

[1:01:33] » Thank you. The question I have is so

[1:01:36] usually we get Kanis coming for those

[1:01:39] grants at the end of the year. I'm

[1:01:41] wondering is this a stable thing that

[1:01:43] makes more sense to have them

[1:01:45] automatically get every year and then

[1:01:47] they don't have to come for those or do

[1:01:49] they still have the option of coming if

[1:01:50] they need money for something else?

[1:01:53] » So to answer your question um yeah for

[1:01:56] predictability purposes for the town and

[1:01:58] also for the Kuanas Club uh we have

[1:02:00] recommended amending the lease agreement

[1:02:02] so that they don't have to pursue a

[1:02:04] grant um through through the community

[1:02:07] development grant program. uh if they

[1:02:09] were to apply it wouldn't mean that they

[1:02:10] couldn't apply for any other grants.

[1:02:12] There's uh multiple grant application

[1:02:14] categories. Um but because we have this

[1:02:17] agreement in place um it the trails are

[1:02:20] now established um we thought it would

[1:02:22] be appropriate to bring this to council

[1:02:23] for your consideration.

[1:02:27] » Thank you. Any further questions?

[1:02:30] » Seeing none uh

[1:02:33] council use please.

[1:02:35] Thank you mayor. Moved by myself,

[1:02:38] councelor Yu, seconded by councelor

[1:02:39] Heleru, that the council of the

[1:02:41] corporation of the town of Ingresol

[1:02:43] receive staff report C-028-26's

[1:02:46] information and that council approve an

[1:02:49] amendment to the Kuanas trail lease

[1:02:51] agreement to establish annual lease

[1:02:53] compensation equal to the municipal

[1:02:55] portion of property taxes for the lands

[1:02:58] associated with pin 001590323

[1:03:04] and further that the mayor and clerk be

[1:03:06] author authorized to execute an amending

[1:03:09] agreement attached to report C-028-26.

[1:03:16] » Thank you very much. Discussion.

[1:03:18] Just have one question of clarification.

[1:03:20] Uh um is it just for the $1,200 or is it

[1:03:25] for the full property taxes of 2,000 on

[1:03:28] the property?

[1:03:29] » It would just be for the municipal

[1:03:30] portion that we would write off. So just

[1:03:32] the 1200 the anchor sal specific portion

[1:03:34] » And follow up the uh club is aware of

[1:03:37] that and they're in agreeance

[1:03:38] » Correct.

[1:03:39] » Okay perfect

[1:03:41] further discussion.

[1:03:44] » I think this is a win-win. I had the

[1:03:46] opportunity to to walk the trail the

[1:03:47] other night and I think it's a it's a

[1:03:49] great thing win for a community where

[1:03:50] it's you know uh takes some liability

[1:03:53] off of them and puts it uh to public

[1:03:55] use. So, it's pretty cool partnership

[1:03:57] that way. And I think that's a pretty

[1:03:58] fair price for uh it's about $100 a

[1:04:01] month, so it's pretty good.

[1:04:04] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[1:04:07] carried.

[1:04:12] Okay, that takes us down to uh the joint

[1:04:15] audit compliance committee and I will

[1:04:17] turn that over to the clerk, please.

[1:04:19] » Thank you. Uh this report was authored

[1:04:22] by the deputy clerk uh but she's asked

[1:04:24] me to just present. It's an election

[1:04:26] housekeeping item. Uh so we are seeking

[1:04:28] council approval for the town of

[1:04:30] Ingresol to continue participating in

[1:04:32] the joint compliance audit committee

[1:04:33] which will serve all lower tier

[1:04:35] municipalities in Oxford County. Uh and

[1:04:37] further to appoint members to the

[1:04:39] committee for the 2026 2030 term of

[1:04:42] council. So the municipal actions act

[1:04:44] requires every municipality to establish

[1:04:46] a joint compliance audit committee

[1:04:48] before October 1st of an election year.

[1:04:50] Uh since 2010, the town of Angresol has

[1:04:53] met this requirement through the joint

[1:04:54] compliance audit committee with the

[1:04:56] other lower tier municipalities in

[1:04:58] Oxford County. So this joint approach

[1:05:00] allows the municipalities to share

[1:05:01] recruitment and administrative costs

[1:05:03] while providing access to a broader pool

[1:05:05] of qualified candidates and it's worked

[1:05:07] very well for us in the past. Uh the

[1:05:09] Oxford County clerks recently conducted

[1:05:11] joint recruitment process and are

[1:05:13] recommending the appointment of six

[1:05:14] members to the committee. Four of whom

[1:05:16] are returning uh for or who are

[1:05:19] returning from this current term and two

[1:05:21] new members with backgrounds in

[1:05:22] municipal administration, law and

[1:05:24] accounting and auditing. Uh the bylaw

[1:05:27] attached to this report establishes the

[1:05:29] committee and adopts its terms of

[1:05:30] reference and rules of procedure and

[1:05:32] staff are recommending that uh council

[1:05:34] does approve the town's continued

[1:05:36] participation in the committee and the

[1:05:38] appointment of those members listed.

[1:05:40] Happy to answer questions.

[1:05:42] » Thank you very much. Questions of the

[1:05:43] report council use please.

[1:05:46] » Thank you mayor. Through you to the

[1:05:47] clerk. Um so I see they have a predium

[1:05:50] of $150. Is that per meeting or per day

[1:05:54] per how is that how's that working out?

[1:05:57] » So that would be per meeting. There will

[1:05:59] be a perdem paid for the mandatory

[1:06:01] training that we will require the

[1:06:03] members to participate in and like an

[1:06:05] orientation session. Aside from that,

[1:06:07] there'll be no costs incurred unless

[1:06:08] there is a compliance audit requirement

[1:06:10] for the town. So each municipality uh

[1:06:13] incurs that $150 per DM for their

[1:06:16] members if there is a compliance audit

[1:06:18] within that municipality.

[1:06:22] Further questions?

[1:06:24] See none. Councelor Hillary, please.

[1:06:27] » Thank you.

[1:06:30] moved by myself uh councelor Heler is

[1:06:32] seconded by councelor Van Boston's that

[1:06:35] the

[1:06:37] town of Ingresol that the corporation of

[1:06:39] the town of Ingresol receive staff

[1:06:40] report C-02926

[1:06:43] as information and that council approve

[1:06:45] participation in the joint compliance

[1:06:47] audit committee for the 2026 to 2030

[1:06:50] term and that council appoint the

[1:06:52] following individuals to serve on the

[1:06:54] joint compliance audit committee for the

[1:06:56] 2026 to 2030 term. David Morris, Carol

[1:07:00] Simmons, Keith Rying, Reebling,

[1:07:04] Christine Scringmore,

[1:07:06] Springore, apologize if I said that

[1:07:09] wrong, David uh Nusco, and Kyle Krueger,

[1:07:13] and that the bylaw attached to the

[1:07:15] report C-02926

[1:07:18] being bylaw to establish the joint

[1:07:20] compliance audit committee terms of

[1:07:22] reference for the 2026 20 to 2030 term

[1:07:25] be adopted by council.

[1:07:28] Thank you very much. Discussion.

[1:07:30] Oh, oh, sorry,

[1:07:33] » Councelor.

[1:07:34] » Yeah, I I just I wasn't very aware of

[1:07:37] how this came about in the first place,

[1:07:38] but it's just really nice to see that

[1:07:40] this is um something that is in place

[1:07:43] and to see the kind of candidates. I

[1:07:45] mean, the quality of of candidates on

[1:07:48] here uh just makes us feel like, yeah,

[1:07:50] this is we're in good hands from the

[1:07:52] auditor to this kind of committee. I

[1:07:53] think that's an amazing thing to keep us

[1:07:55] all doing public service awesomely.

[1:07:57] Thank you.

[1:07:59] » Excellent. Any further discussion?

[1:08:02] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[1:08:05] carried.

[1:08:08] » Okay, that takes us down to um community

[1:08:12] improvement plan uh ED 013-26.

[1:08:17] We'll turn that over to our economic

[1:08:18] development officer, director, sorry.

[1:08:21] » Thank you, worship. Uh the CIP has

[1:08:22] served the town well for the past 9

[1:08:24] years. However, there's been much

[1:08:25] progress in that time and uh this report

[1:08:28] is to propose updates that are required.

[1:08:31] Uh this report looks at to update the

[1:08:33] CIP to incorporate recommendations from

[1:08:35] the strategic plan, the downtown

[1:08:37] enhancement plan and the health

[1:08:38] strategy. It will al also authorize the

[1:08:40] mayor and clerk to enter into an

[1:08:42] agreement with SWAKs to extend the tax

[1:08:44] increment equivalent grants to the

[1:08:46] boundary adjustment lands to continue to

[1:08:47] attract industry. Uh there I will note

[1:08:50] there was one minor typo in the report.

[1:08:53] I referenced ED-00002

[1:08:56] as the as

[1:09:00] a report that uh was prior to this. It

[1:09:03] was ED-004.

[1:09:05] However, the substance of the report

[1:09:06] wasn't compromised, I don't believe. So

[1:09:08] I'm happy to answer any of council's

[1:09:10] questions on the report and

[1:09:11] recommendations.

[1:09:14] » Thank you very much. Uh questions of the

[1:09:15] report.

[1:09:18] Uh, councelor use, please.

[1:09:22] » Um,

[1:09:23] it's actually I I guess statements as

[1:09:25] opposed to uh to questions. Um, it's

[1:09:28] good to see that we're updating this,

[1:09:29] keeping a breast of what's going on out

[1:09:32] there within the community. It's great

[1:09:33] that we're utilizing the U

[1:09:37] community health uh report as well as

[1:09:39] the uh downtown enhancement plan that we

[1:09:42] paid for and we are garnishing

[1:09:44] information from that and using the

[1:09:46] direction and suggestions from those to

[1:09:50] uh tailor

[1:09:52] this moving forward, you know, to be

[1:09:54] more beneficial to m uh the businesses

[1:09:57] within the municipality.

[1:09:59] And thank you

[1:10:03] questions of the report.

[1:10:06] Uh, seeing not, I'll call on councelor

[1:10:08] Vancou's, please.

[1:10:10] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Moved by myself,

[1:10:12] seconded by Deputy Mayor Wilson, that

[1:10:14] council direct staff to implement the

[1:10:16] additional amendments proposed to

[1:10:18] appendex two of the town's community

[1:10:20] improvement plan.

[1:10:23] » Okay. Uh, thank you very much.

[1:10:25] Discussion.

[1:10:29] Um what I'll say is like uh we've had a

[1:10:32] I got to thank our our neighbors in in

[1:10:34] Southwest Oxford. Uh we've built up a

[1:10:37] very good relationship uh through the

[1:10:39] boundary adjustment process and and

[1:10:41] going forward. And so uh the good thing

[1:10:43] is we can go to them with any uh

[1:10:44] conversation whether they agree or not.

[1:10:46] But certainly uh they see the benefits

[1:10:49] of why they entered it into the boundary

[1:10:51] adjustment agreement and giving this

[1:10:53] tool to be able to expand to that that

[1:10:55] area to that uh and agree to their

[1:10:57] portion will will benefit them as well.

[1:10:59] So uh they were uh were the willing and

[1:11:02] uh um to do that and to enter in that

[1:11:05] agreement. So that's a good thing. Um it

[1:11:07] helps us in what we need to do and and

[1:11:09] helps them. So strengthens that

[1:11:11] partnership and the benefits of that uh

[1:11:13] that relationship as well. So

[1:11:16] any further discussion?

[1:11:19] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[1:11:21] carried. And then there's a second

[1:11:23] portion to this which uh

[1:11:28] it was just to separate the the first

[1:11:29] part which is the expansion and then uh

[1:11:31] the other items that are in there. So

[1:11:33] Deputy Mayor Wilson, please. moved by

[1:11:36] myself, seconded by councelor Bowman,

[1:11:38] that council receive report ED-13-26

[1:11:41] as information and that council approve

[1:11:43] the amendments to appendix one of the

[1:11:45] town's community improvement plan CIP to

[1:11:48] amend the map of the CIP area to

[1:11:51] identify the central area and reflect

[1:11:53] the current town boundary for relevant

[1:11:55] programs contained in the CIP. [snorts]

[1:11:57] and further that council approve the

[1:11:59] amendments to the tax increment

[1:12:01] equivalent grant program contained in

[1:12:03] appendix 2 to a 5-year step- down

[1:12:06] schedule for industrial investments

[1:12:08] within the town boundary and further

[1:12:10] that the mayor and clerk be authorized

[1:12:12] to execute the agreement with the

[1:12:14] township of southwest Oxford to match

[1:12:16] these incentives on boundary adjustment

[1:12:18] lands as attached to the staff report.

[1:12:22] Thank you very much. And I apologize. Uh

[1:12:25] the the things are switched.

[1:12:29] So no, no, no, no, you're good. Uh the

[1:12:31] resolutions are switched. So that's why

[1:12:33] uh yeah. So uh again, this was supposed

[1:12:36] to be for number one and the other one's

[1:12:37] for number two. So if there's any

[1:12:38] confusion, it's on me. So I apologize

[1:12:40] for that. Uh discussion.

[1:12:44] I repeat the statements I said earlier.

[1:12:46] Uh, and what I'll say is on this one is

[1:12:48] is that again I uh appreciate the the

[1:12:51] feedback that we received over the time

[1:12:52] and that staff have looked into that to

[1:12:54] try to update those to make them uh

[1:12:56] people take advantage of them. Uh

[1:12:58] certainly uh um I have personally taken

[1:13:01] advantage of them which I've I've

[1:13:02] cleared and and that and it does make a

[1:13:05] difference. When we first did these, we

[1:13:07] didn't know about that interest rates

[1:13:08] were low. Uh, and certainly how big of

[1:13:12] advantage was it to have zero like to to

[1:13:14] get that 0% uh loan and then have that

[1:13:17] come back to uh the grant. But as

[1:13:19] interest rates rose, uh, you know, that

[1:13:22] became a better and better deal and

[1:13:23] we've seen a lot of, uh, people take

[1:13:25] advantage of that in the downtown core

[1:13:27] with their buildings and it's it's

[1:13:28] certainly approved. But again, uh, you

[1:13:31] know, to keep that going then we'll be

[1:13:33] able to have better that way. and again

[1:13:35] try to get those things done that uh

[1:13:36] were part of that program uh and maybe

[1:13:39] get rid of some of the ones that haven't

[1:13:41] haven't fixed. So further discussion

[1:13:45] all those in favor opposed that is

[1:13:48] carried.

[1:13:51] All right, that does conclude that. Um

[1:13:55] so I will go to uh Mr. Grace for OP01526

[1:14:01] for our village on Clare Creek. Thank

[1:14:03] you. As our director of infrastructure

[1:14:05] and development is away, I'll take this

[1:14:07] one today. Uh, as council's aware,

[1:14:09] sometimes developers are not quite at

[1:14:11] the process to have their subdivision

[1:14:12] agreement approved and so they would

[1:14:15] like to capitalize on the weather and to

[1:14:17] doing construction. So, they enter into

[1:14:19] a pre-ervicing agreement. Whenever they

[1:14:21] enter into this kind of agreement, it is

[1:14:24] at their own risk, but they are trying

[1:14:26] to build it to the standard that will

[1:14:27] eventually be adopted. So, they have to

[1:14:29] comply with that. One of the main ways

[1:14:31] that we ensure that they are in

[1:14:32] compliance is to take a large amount of

[1:14:35] security for this. And this individual,

[1:14:37] this particular pre-service agreement

[1:14:40] has a large number attached to it for

[1:14:42] security. Uh because they are willing to

[1:14:44] do that, staff are willing to agree to

[1:14:46] the pre-ervicing agreement and so we're

[1:14:48] recommending that council adopt that.

[1:14:51] » Thanks very much. Uh questions of the

[1:14:53] report.

[1:14:55] See none, councelor Bowman, please.

[1:14:58] » Thank you, mayor. Moved by myself,

[1:15:00] councelor Bowman, seconded by councelor

[1:15:01] use that the council of the corporation

[1:15:03] of the town of receive staff report op-1

[1:15:07] or 015-26's

[1:15:09] information and that the council of the

[1:15:11] corporation of the town of authorized

[1:15:14] the mayor and clerk to enter into a

[1:15:16] pre-servicing agreement with Fair

[1:15:18] Village on Clark Creek Incorporated upon

[1:15:21] receipt of all outstanding documents,

[1:15:24] securities, fees, and any other

[1:15:26] remaining requirements to permit install

[1:15:28] Installation of underground services and

[1:15:30] roadway infrastructure for phase one in

[1:15:33] relation to the draft plan approved

[1:15:35] subdivision SB21-17-6

[1:15:39] Frera Village on Clark or Clare Creek

[1:15:42] Moffett Avenue subdivision.

[1:15:46] » Thank you very much discussion.

[1:15:49] I certainly have no problem with this.

[1:15:51] I'm still confused as to where Clare

[1:15:52] Creek is. Uh but hey, you can name

[1:15:55] things what you want. So further

[1:15:57] discussion all those in favor opposed

[1:16:01] that's carried.

[1:16:04] Um and with that we've uh we'll go down

[1:16:08] to our other treasury report which is

[1:16:09] T00 022-26

[1:16:12] uh the operating budget variance.

[1:16:16] » Thank you Mr. Mayor.

[1:16:17] Uh this is to provide council with an

[1:16:20] overview of the town's financial

[1:16:22] position and capital project uh progress

[1:16:26] for the first six months of 2026.

[1:16:30] Uh so as of June 30th, 2026, the town is

[1:16:35] reporting a net favorable variance of

[1:16:38] approximately 200 223,000

[1:16:43] um compared to budget. uh this uh

[1:16:47] favorable position uh is the result of a

[1:16:50] combination of stronger than budgeted

[1:16:55] revenues and lower than budgeted

[1:16:57] expenses.

[1:16:59] So overall revenues are trending

[1:17:02] approximately $123,000

[1:17:05] above budget while expenses are

[1:17:08] approximately $99,000

[1:17:11] below budget.

[1:17:13] Uh so several revenue categories

[1:17:17] are performing positively. So membership

[1:17:20] revenues at the Victoria Park Community

[1:17:23] Center continue to exceed expectations

[1:17:27] uh due to stronger than anticipated

[1:17:29] enrollment.

[1:17:31] uh user fees. Um revenues also trending

[1:17:36] uh over budget uh with increased

[1:17:38] revenues from areas such as um marriage

[1:17:42] licenses,

[1:17:43] civil wedding ceremonies, parking

[1:17:46] permits, duck certificates, uh summer

[1:17:49] camps, and also some um programming uh

[1:17:54] aquatics programming as well.

[1:17:58] And we also were able to recover some uh

[1:18:02] HSD from the government

[1:18:05] uh for the Clark Road Industrial Park uh

[1:18:08] servicing. And uh another uh contributor

[1:18:12] is a new um fee introduced by the

[1:18:15] engineering department

[1:18:18] uh for the review of subdivision

[1:18:20] agreements.

[1:18:23] Um the interest revenues are also

[1:18:25] trending over budget

[1:18:28] um

[1:18:30] mainly due to the higher than projected

[1:18:32] interest on the overdue taxes.

[1:18:36] Uh there are some areas currently below

[1:18:38] budget. So that includes permit revenues

[1:18:42] and supplementary taxation.

[1:18:44] uh permit building permit revenues are

[1:18:47] lower due to slower than anticipated

[1:18:50] industrial construction

[1:18:52] and supplementary taxation has been

[1:18:55] delayed due to some uh system transition

[1:18:58] that EMPAC is currently uh undergoes. So

[1:19:01] we're expecting that supplementary

[1:19:03] taxation is um will improve as um um as

[1:19:09] they complete the transition.

[1:19:11] So looking at expenses

[1:19:14] um as I mentioned uh they are trending

[1:19:17] favorably. Uh however there are some

[1:19:20] areas where costs are exceeding the

[1:19:23] budget. Um so that would relate to

[1:19:27] winter maintenance uh activities and

[1:19:30] also professional fees as they relate to

[1:19:33] planning

[1:19:35] um legal matters and also higher uh uh

[1:19:39] contracted services associated with

[1:19:42] paratransit

[1:19:43] um services.

[1:19:45] So other um areas such as utilities,

[1:19:49] operating expenditures, program costs

[1:19:53] um the variances are primarily time uh

[1:19:57] timing related and we'll um and we will

[1:20:00] continue monitor them. So looking at the

[1:20:04] capital program uh the town is um

[1:20:07] managing

[1:20:09] uh 60 um uh projects this year. So out

[1:20:14] of the 66

[1:20:16] projects have been completed,

[1:20:19] 31 projects are currently in progress,

[1:20:23] 13 projects have not yet started and 10

[1:20:26] projects have been awarded but work as

[1:20:29] of June 30th. So things have changed

[1:20:31] since uh uh have been awarded.

[1:20:34] » Uh just uh we do have a separate report

[1:20:37] for that one for the capital program. Is

[1:20:40] that the one you're speaking to now?

[1:20:41] that the separate report is for 2025.

[1:20:46] » This is 2026.

[1:20:48] » Thank you very much. I just didn't

[1:20:49] » A little reversed.

[1:20:50] » Yeah, thank you.

[1:20:50] » Story is quite similar though. You

[1:20:52] [laughter]

[1:20:53] » My bad. I just didn't want to get ahead.

[1:20:55] » It's not going to be as long. Um so

[1:20:57] there are no um projects that identified

[1:21:01] on hold or delayed in 2026.

[1:21:05] So and of course the main pro the major

[1:21:07] project would be in merc construction of

[1:21:10] the multi-use recreational center and

[1:21:13] the project is advancing construction

[1:21:16] activities and also um internal land

[1:21:20] servicing is being underway.

[1:21:23] Um, so we have the construction budget

[1:21:26] for 2026 of almost $23 million

[1:21:31] and as of June 30th we spent only

[1:21:34] 824,000

[1:21:36] but the main activities has just have

[1:21:39] just begun.

[1:21:41] So overall the town remains a stable

[1:21:44] financial position

[1:21:46] um at the mid midpoint of the year and

[1:21:51] um

[1:21:53] we'll be more than happy to answer any

[1:21:55] questions council may have.

[1:21:57] » Thank you very much and I apologize for

[1:21:59] that. Um councelor Her please.

[1:22:02] » Um I'm glad you finished with the um 800

[1:22:06] and something thousand versus the

[1:22:08] budgeted amount. The question I have is

[1:22:10] there's a lot of um projects here that

[1:22:13] are in progress, but I see that the

[1:22:15] budget is very it's quite high and then

[1:22:18] the expenses are quite low. Is it

[1:22:20] because of the season we're in and most

[1:22:21] of it will be spent towards the end of

[1:22:23] the year because there's no percentage

[1:22:26] of progress here. I don't know if it's

[1:22:27] up to halfway finished or just starting

[1:22:30] for it to be such a significant gap in

[1:22:33] August for something that we've budgeted

[1:22:35] for. So I just want to

[1:22:38] » Um well each project will have to be

[1:22:40] reviewed individually. So, but overall

[1:22:43] um I know that some of the projects

[1:22:47] tended came under budget. So, that could

[1:22:50] be a contributing factor, but a lot of

[1:22:52] the activity is in the middle like we

[1:22:55] are in the midst of construction and

[1:22:57] typically invoices come once the

[1:23:00] project's complete and we we tend to see

[1:23:03] them at the yeah the end of the year.

[1:23:08] » I just I was going to say something

[1:23:10] similar. A lot is due to seasonality,

[1:23:11] but we have had good success with

[1:23:14] tendering uh because of the timing when

[1:23:16] council approves the capital budget. We

[1:23:18] have had good success with going out

[1:23:20] early and getting our tenders in. So,

[1:23:21] that bodess well for us, but we never

[1:23:23] really know when the uh these types of

[1:23:25] capital projects until the end of the

[1:23:27] season because a lot of those bills do

[1:23:28] tend to come in towards the end. So, at

[1:23:30] this point, always halfway through the

[1:23:32] year, it's a little hard to read, but

[1:23:35] has done the best job she can to say,

[1:23:36] "Here's where we're at. [clears throat]

[1:23:40] And just to add, sorry, uh none of the

[1:23:43] projects have been identified as as a

[1:23:46] risk at at risk of running over budget.

[1:23:50] » Yeah.

[1:23:53] » Any further council use please?

[1:23:55] » Thank you. Through you. Um are any of

[1:23:59] these um projects in

[1:24:03] possibility that they will be carried

[1:24:05] over into 2027?

[1:24:08] Well, a number of them will be uh a

[1:24:11] multi-year pro uh project. So, for

[1:24:14] example, the multi the merc uh so that

[1:24:17] will be over the next two years. Um I

[1:24:24] at this point I'm not aware of the

[1:24:27] projects like I said there are no

[1:24:29] projects identified or as being delayed

[1:24:32] to the next year. Um but you know as we

[1:24:37] progress um

[1:24:39] as we progress to the end of the year we

[1:24:42] may see some some delays but at this

[1:24:45] point we don't I I believe the

[1:24:49] engineering department has been was very

[1:24:51] proud of being able to complete a lot of

[1:24:54] their work

[1:24:56] um a little earlier this year. So,

[1:25:04] » Uh, councelor Vancouin Boston, please.

[1:25:06] » I I I really feel that the merc kind of

[1:25:08] skews that that number for for our

[1:25:12] capital in that respect because that is

[1:25:14] definitely a multi-year, right? So, I

[1:25:16] mean, there's 30 million sitting right

[1:25:18] there. And so I I think that we need to

[1:25:21] be proud of our engineering department

[1:25:23] for what they're doing considering I

[1:25:25] almost would like to see that merc come

[1:25:27] out of that number although I know you

[1:25:30] can't but it it just it it skews it so

[1:25:33] bad. Um I mean but again we've almost

[1:25:36] spent almost spent a million dollars on

[1:25:39] the merc already you know in just in the

[1:25:41] first few stages of it and I I think

[1:25:44] that you're doing a great job. Thank you

[1:25:46] for the amazing report. It's nice to see

[1:25:48] it all laid out. I just think we need to

[1:25:50] remember that 30 million is uh is

[1:25:53] sitting right there too. So,

[1:25:55] » Mr. Graves,

[1:25:56] » Uh most of council will recall that when

[1:25:59] we did the industrial park, um the

[1:26:01] development was sort of similar. The

[1:26:02] front end was very sort of slowgoing and

[1:26:05] getting it going and there was a lot of

[1:26:06] backend costs that ended up getting

[1:26:09] developed. So, it's when you take on

[1:26:10] these large projects that's they're

[1:26:12] often multi-year. Um but uh yeah and it

[1:26:15] does skew your numbers considerably. Uh

[1:26:18] but I think we're doing everything we

[1:26:19] can and I think I applaud uh Treasury

[1:26:22] and engineering because they're managing

[1:26:23] this very well and uh and also I think

[1:26:27] engineering is doing a good job of

[1:26:28] getting some other projects out of the

[1:26:30] way so that we can make way for the merc

[1:26:32] project. [clears throat]

[1:26:35] » Any further questions?

[1:26:38] See none. Councelor use please.

[1:26:42] Thank you, mayor. Move on myself

[1:26:44] councelor U seconded by councelor

[1:26:46] Heleroo that the council of the

[1:26:47] corporation of the town of Ingresol

[1:26:49] receive staff report T-022-26

[1:26:53] as information

[1:26:55] much any further discussion

[1:26:58] all those in favor opposed that's

[1:27:00] carried

[1:27:03] okay and that takes us down to uh our

[1:27:06] last uh special staff or or staff report

[1:27:08] sorry is T24-26

[1:27:11] which is the 2025 capital project you're

[1:27:13] in status and I'll turn that back over

[1:27:15] to treasurer, please.

[1:27:16] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, the purpose of

[1:27:19] this report is to provide council uh

[1:27:22] with an update on on the status of

[1:27:25] capital projects approved through the

[1:27:27] 2025 capital budget. Uh the report

[1:27:31] provides an overview of capital project

[1:27:34] progress, financial performance,

[1:27:36] completion status, and outstanding work

[1:27:38] remaining at her end.

[1:27:43] Um

[1:27:45] in 2025

[1:27:47] the town um man or the 2025 capital

[1:27:52] budget included 50 capital projects uh

[1:27:57] representing a total um budget of u

[1:28:01] approximately $14.4

[1:28:04] million.

[1:28:05] As of December 31st, 2025,

[1:28:09] 23 projects were completed or

[1:28:12] substantially completed. 15 projects

[1:28:16] remain in progress and will continue

[1:28:19] into are continuing in 2026

[1:28:23] and future years. and 12 projects were

[1:28:27] delayed due to factors such as design uh

[1:28:30] changes, approval and uh coordination

[1:28:34] with in our case with the county

[1:28:38] with the upper tier.

[1:28:41] So looking at completed projects, um the

[1:28:45] town successfully completed um nearly

[1:28:48] half of the projects um budgeted for

[1:28:52] 2025.

[1:28:54] Uh so the projects had an approved

[1:28:57] approved budget of approximately $4

[1:29:01] million

[1:29:02] and we were able to complete them

[1:29:05] $841,000

[1:29:07] under budget.

[1:29:09] So the remaining funding will remain in

[1:29:12] within the regional funding sources. In

[1:29:15] our case, it's the uh applicable

[1:29:18] reserves.

[1:29:20] And this approach ensures that funds uh

[1:29:24] originally committed for capital

[1:29:27] purposes remain available to support our

[1:29:30] future capital priorities.

[1:29:35] Uh so some of the projects as I

[1:29:37] mentioned are continuing into the future

[1:29:39] years

[1:29:41] and um

[1:29:44] that accounts for approximately $7.3

[1:29:48] million

[1:29:50] and um out of [snorts]

[1:29:53] the 7.3 4.8 eight relates to the

[1:29:57] multi-use recreational center to the

[1:30:00] merc

[1:30:01] um but this remaining balance is

[1:30:04] primarily timing related. So these

[1:30:07] expenses are expected to occur this year

[1:30:11] and 2000 and the next two years.

[1:30:16] So overall uh the year end review

[1:30:19] confirms that capital projects remain

[1:30:21] appropriately funded. They all were

[1:30:24] fully funded. Um

[1:30:27] they are um consistent with appro

[1:30:31] approved capital budget and com uh

[1:30:34] completed projects have generated

[1:30:37] favorable variances. So we were able to

[1:30:39] deliver 23 projects under budget

[1:30:43] and I'm available for any questions

[1:30:46] council may have.

[1:30:48] » Thank you very much. Questions of

[1:30:49] council on the report?

[1:30:52] See none. Uh, council Vancou, please.

[1:31:00] » Moved by myself, uh, seconded by deputy

[1:31:02] mayor Wilson that the council of the

[1:31:04] corporation of the town of Ingresol

[1:31:06] receive staff report T-24-26

[1:31:09] as information.

[1:31:11] » Thank you much. Discussion.

[1:31:14] Uh, councelor Vancouver Mus

[1:31:15] » I just want to say well done the all the

[1:31:18] staff like I mean everything that they

[1:31:22] I'm only seeing like one or two things

[1:31:24] that came in above budget and I'm sure

[1:31:26] that there was reasons but like

[1:31:28] everything else was below and I think

[1:31:30] that is kudos to our staff. I mean

[1:31:33] you're doing a great job. Thank you for

[1:31:35] bringing all this to towards us and uh

[1:31:38] to us and thank you thank you to the

[1:31:40] staff.

[1:31:42] further discussion.

[1:31:45] » Uh this goes to uh we're talking about

[1:31:48] the the surplus as well. Uh when there

[1:31:51] is a a project that comes under budget

[1:31:53] and that money is returned to the

[1:31:55] reserves, that's again something we

[1:31:56] don't have to ask future rate payers to

[1:31:58] to fund. Uh we have those those funds

[1:32:00] available and certainly the process uh

[1:32:03] where we get that capital budget out

[1:32:04] there early uh to be able to prove and

[1:32:06] put that out for tender has real real uh

[1:32:08] real results in in in in savings. And a

[1:32:10] lot of this stuff that we see that's

[1:32:12] carryover has now been completed uh in

[1:32:14] this year already. Um which again we

[1:32:17] just had a report that says that we're

[1:32:18] not over budget in there either. So

[1:32:20] that's that's good that it's continuing.

[1:32:22] Um and certainly uh I think we should

[1:32:25] all be very proud of our capital

[1:32:26] program. Um and uh and how it performs.

[1:32:30] Again, that's not always the the

[1:32:31] scenario out there. Um you look around

[1:32:33] and you can see reports coming to

[1:32:35] council that oh, we got to go back for

[1:32:37] more. We got to go back for more. Um,

[1:32:39] I'd rather have it this way. And uh,

[1:32:42] yeah.

[1:32:44] Any further debate? All those in favor?

[1:32:47] Opposed? That's carried.

[1:32:51] » Okay. Would anybody be interested in in

[1:32:53] a short recess? Councelor use would like

[1:32:56] to move a motion.

[1:32:58] » Move to take a re uh, five minute

[1:33:00] recess.

[1:33:01] » How about 10? How about 10?

[1:33:03] » 10 minutes. Good.

[1:33:03] » Okay. Seconder for that. Deputy Mayor

[1:33:05] Wilson. Discussion. All those in favor?

[1:33:09] Opposed? That is carried.

[1:42:53] Okay, we will call the meeting back to

[1:42:55] order

[1:42:57] » And this will take us down to

[1:42:58] correspondence and resolution. Uh the

[1:43:01] first one, uh Deputy Mayor Wilson for

[1:43:03] the Ingressville Diversity, Equity, and

[1:43:04] Inclusion Committee resolution.

[1:43:07] moved by myself, seconded by councelor

[1:43:09] Bowman,

[1:43:10] unless he disagrees. Uh that the council

[1:43:13] of the corporation of the town of

[1:43:14] Ingresol receive the resolution from the

[1:43:16] Ingresol diversity, equity, and

[1:43:18] inclusion committee regarding hosting a

[1:43:20] bi-annual sunrise ceremony as

[1:43:22] information and that staff be directed

[1:43:24] to bring the request forward as part of

[1:43:26] the 2027 to 2031 budget deliberation

[1:43:30] process.

[1:43:31] » Thank you very much. Discussion.

[1:43:34] Deputy Mayor Wilson. Thank you, mayor.

[1:43:36] Through you, um, the committee had

[1:43:39] discussed bringing this forward as a

[1:43:41] more consistent opportunity that the

[1:43:44] community could come to expect to happen

[1:43:47] regularly over time rather than just

[1:43:48] kind of a one-off. Um the clerk was able

[1:43:52] to attend, Mayor Petri was able to

[1:43:54] attend. And I think something that

[1:43:56] surprised the committee was how much it

[1:43:58] meant to um indigenous residents to get

[1:44:02] to attend a ceremony like this without

[1:44:04] having to leave their community. Because

[1:44:06] I think when we wanted to put this

[1:44:08] together, we were obviously hoping, you

[1:44:10] know, education, opportunity to learn,

[1:44:12] all of those things, which certainly

[1:44:13] happened. Um but we really um

[1:44:16] underestimated how important this was to

[1:44:18] indigenous residents. So that is kind of

[1:44:20] where the consistency came from. Um but

[1:44:23] building it into the budget process

[1:44:26] makes more sense at this point. Um so

[1:44:28] that it can be considered you know twice

[1:44:31] a year every year um at the time that

[1:44:34] the budget's considered. So those are my

[1:44:36] thoughts.

[1:44:37] » Thank you much further discussion. Uh

[1:44:39] councelor use please.

[1:44:41] » Councelor Hower.

[1:44:42] » Thank you. Yeah. Um just following up

[1:44:45] and agreeing with what council um deputy

[1:44:47] mayor Wilson said, the committee

[1:44:49] definitely felt excited at the

[1:44:50] opportunity to put this in and so that

[1:44:52] any other um other committee members

[1:44:55] don't have to deal with this. We have

[1:44:56] seen and we've understood the importance

[1:44:58] and also when it comes to the action

[1:45:00] plans we've now achieved one of them

[1:45:02] right where we have something on the

[1:45:04] agenda on our docket that we we take

[1:45:06] care of every year. So that's the

[1:45:08] significance.

[1:45:09] » Excellent. Uh councelor use.

[1:45:11] » Yes. Thank you. Uh just looking for some

[1:45:14] clarification. So in the um uh letter

[1:45:17] from the DEI committee initially it says

[1:45:20] uh by annual sunrise ceremony around

[1:45:23] around June 21st and September 30th. Now

[1:45:26] I believe on the resolution it says

[1:45:28] September 22nd.

[1:45:32] Is that an incorrect statement?

[1:45:35] » The motion that was written did not have

[1:45:38] a date or that was read that's on the

[1:45:39] floor did not have a date.

[1:45:40] » Okay. because I thought I seen something

[1:45:42] in there was September 22nd so wasn't

[1:45:45] quite sure for clarification but that's

[1:45:47] fine no problem perfect thank you

[1:45:50] » Councelor heler

[1:45:51] » Yeah so for clarification there's two

[1:45:53] dates of the year that we had discussed

[1:45:56] and it was I think the original one is

[1:45:58] June and then again in September when we

[1:46:00] do the uh reconciliation so we didn't

[1:46:03] want to put specific dates because the

[1:46:05] calendar dates change and that's

[1:46:06] basically based on activities that dates

[1:46:09] can be set but at least we recognize

[1:46:11] that it's banano like twice a year.

[1:46:13] » Yeah.

[1:46:14] » Yep. Excellent. Further discussion?

[1:46:18] All those in favor? Opposed? That is

[1:46:21] carried.

[1:46:22] Uh,

[1:46:24] municipality of Southwest Oxford

[1:46:26] pesticide use in public recreational

[1:46:29] spaces. Councelor Bowman, please.

[1:46:32] Moved by myself, councelor Bowman,

[1:46:33] seconded by councelor use, that the

[1:46:35] council of the corporation of the town

[1:46:36] of Ingresil receive the correspondence

[1:46:38] from the municipality of southwest

[1:46:40] Oxford regarding pesticide use in public

[1:46:43] recreation spaces as information.

[1:46:46] » Thank you very much. Questions or

[1:46:47] comments?

[1:46:50] Um disc uh sorry discussion. All those

[1:46:54] in favor opposed carried. Temporary lost

[1:46:58] where I was there for a second. Uh,

[1:47:02] councelor the Oxford County Library

[1:47:04] annual report.

[1:47:06] » Thank you. Moved by myself, councelor

[1:47:09] Haler, seconded by council of Van

[1:47:11] Boston's that the council of the

[1:47:12] corporation of the town of Ingresaw

[1:47:14] receive the Oxford County Library 2025

[1:47:17] annual report as information.

[1:47:19] » Thank you very much. Discussion

[1:47:22] say as an Oxford County Library Board V

[1:47:25] uh member, I encourage you to read the

[1:47:26] report and uh participate with your

[1:47:28] local library. Very good library card.

[1:47:30] It's great. Further discussion. All

[1:47:32] those in favor? Opposed? That's carried.

[1:47:38] And I will number uh council member

[1:47:42] requested item severed from the consent

[1:47:44] agenda. Municipality of Kardan

[1:47:46] Heritage Properties Council use please.

[1:47:49] » Yes. Thank you. Um did you want to me

[1:47:51] did you want me to speak to this or read

[1:47:53] the motion first?

[1:47:54] » Uh why don't we get a motion on the

[1:47:56] floor?

[1:47:56] » Sure.

[1:47:58] » Perfect. Move myself uh looking for a

[1:48:00] secondary that the council of the

[1:48:01] corporation of the town of Ingresol

[1:48:03] receive a correspondence from the

[1:48:05] municipality of Kardan regarding

[1:48:07] extending the deadline for notice of

[1:48:08] intention to designate listed heritage

[1:48:11] properties and that council support the

[1:48:13] resolution to extend the deadline for

[1:48:16] notice of intention to designate listed

[1:48:18] heritage properties and that the

[1:48:20] resolution be forwarded to other

[1:48:22] municipalities in Oxford Ernie uh Oxford

[1:48:25] MPP Ernie Hardman and all relevant

[1:48:27] ministry ries and provincial government.

[1:48:30] » Thank you. Is there a seconder for that?

[1:48:32] Uh councelor, please.

[1:48:35] » Thank you.

[1:48:36] » Uh so basically, uh the end of this

[1:48:38] year, if it wasn't the end of this year,

[1:48:40] um the or the beginning of this year

[1:48:43] where any property that was listed as

[1:48:46] potential heritage sites, um if it was

[1:48:49] listed would be taken off. Um a lot of

[1:48:53] municipalities, I don't believe we have

[1:48:55] a list started. However, we have uh

[1:48:58] being a member of the heritage

[1:48:59] committee, we have looked at some of the

[1:49:01] municipal uh sorry miss uh some of the

[1:49:03] buildings here in um Ingresol and

[1:49:06] potentially putting them on a list as a

[1:49:08] potential for designation. Uh the

[1:49:11] province did change designation

[1:49:14] uh regulations considerably uh in the

[1:49:16] last goround. Um, so it's just something

[1:49:20] that if we were able to have an

[1:49:23] extension of time with these houses or

[1:49:25] properties or anything would of heritage

[1:49:29] value, uh, we would have an opportunity

[1:49:31] to explore further and, uh, potentially

[1:49:34] have them list or designated as a

[1:49:36] heritage value.

[1:49:39] » Excellent. Uh, any further deliberation?

[1:49:44] Seeing none. Oh, councelor Hower,

[1:49:46] please. I just kind of agreed with that

[1:49:49] because if we don't have something like

[1:49:51] this, we tend to lose the face, the

[1:49:53] facade, the history, the culture of some

[1:49:55] places and I think this is very

[1:49:57] important. So very well supported.

[1:50:00] » Yeah. And this is just another example

[1:50:02] where the province has stepped in under

[1:50:03] municipal control and uh taken it away.

[1:50:06] Um you know our what we consider our

[1:50:08] heritage is important is should be up to

[1:50:10] us. Uh and so I imagine the development

[1:50:14] community in some areas do not like

[1:50:16] this. But again, that's uh once you lose

[1:50:18] a heritage uh building, you can't get it

[1:50:19] back. So it's one of those ones where um

[1:50:23] you know uh they province requires you

[1:50:25] to have a heritage committee. Uh but

[1:50:28] then they've they've kind of handicapped

[1:50:29] that effort to be able to to do that. So

[1:50:31] certainly support of that.

[1:50:34] Uh all in favor? Opposed? That's

[1:50:37] carried.

[1:50:40] Uh

[1:50:42] and council member requested item

[1:50:43] severed from consent agenda. Town of uh

[1:50:45] Plimp Plimpmpton, Wyoming. Uh vacant

[1:50:48] commercial storefront tax councelor use.

[1:50:51] » Yes, thank you. Uh reading through the

[1:50:52] resolutions that were received here a

[1:50:55] week or bit ago. Uh this one also stuck

[1:50:58] out to me. I know there are uh Oh,

[1:51:01] » Just so we just before can we just have

[1:51:03] read and then we can see if there's a

[1:51:04] second before.

[1:51:05] » Sorry. Uh and I'll be looking for a

[1:51:06] seconder on this motion as well. Moved

[1:51:09] by myself, councelor use that the

[1:51:10] council of the corporation town of

[1:51:12] Ingresol receive the correspondence from

[1:51:14] the town of Plimpmpton, Wyoming

[1:51:16] regarding vacant commercial storefront

[1:51:18] tax and that the council support the

[1:51:20] resolution regarding vacant commercial

[1:51:22] storefront tax and that the resolution

[1:51:25] be forwarded to the uh to other

[1:51:26] municipalities in Ontario, Ernie Hardman

[1:51:29] uh sorry Oxford MPP Ernie Hardman and

[1:51:32] all relevant ministries uh and the proh

[1:51:35] provincial government.

[1:51:38] Is there a seconder for that? Councelor

[1:51:39] Haler. Thank you.

[1:51:42] » Thank you.

[1:51:44] » Uh proceed, Mr. Councelor Use. Thank

[1:51:47] you. Um yeah, so so basically I know

[1:51:50] there is uh certain downtowns that have

[1:51:54] um consistently vacant uh commercial

[1:51:57] storefront properties. and with our

[1:51:59] community improvement plan kind of falls

[1:52:01] in nicely here uh that we approved it

[1:52:03] earlier this evening uh or approved the

[1:52:06] amendments. Um, this kind of just

[1:52:10] helps with the I'm going to say

[1:52:12] incentive side of it because now if you

[1:52:15] don't want to rent out your commercial

[1:52:18] storefront, uh, you potentially could

[1:52:22] see an increase in your taxes as I don't

[1:52:25] want to say a penalty, but that's if you

[1:52:27] can look at it that way. Um, and

[1:52:30] hopefully that would push businesses or

[1:52:34] sorry uh property owners to start

[1:52:37] renting these uh problematic storefronts

[1:52:40] out that uh have been consistently um

[1:52:44] unoccupied.

[1:52:46] Uh so yeah, that's what we're looking

[1:52:48] for and it's the the motion in uh that

[1:52:51] Plimpmpton uh Wyoming has pushed through

[1:52:54] is to have uh staff look at the

[1:52:58] potential for doing this. This isn't

[1:53:01] we're not saying that we're going to do

[1:53:02] it, but it's to investigate it um and to

[1:53:06] uh you know have a conversation with the

[1:53:09] province to try and

[1:53:11] help develop that. Uh, councelor

[1:53:14] Haleroo.

[1:53:15] » Thank you. If you all remember 2022 when

[1:53:19] we newly got elected, this was one of my

[1:53:21] first motions. Um, I was rough around

[1:53:23] the edges and I was trying to propose

[1:53:25] this and because Woodstock had just done

[1:53:26] that. Um, so this was nice to see it

[1:53:29] come back in a way that others are

[1:53:31] exploring it and like you said it's for

[1:53:32] staff to take a look at it because I

[1:53:34] mean we are doing a wellrounded job now

[1:53:37] maybe with the CIP where our downtown

[1:53:40] looks nice and it's been occupied more

[1:53:42] but I remember at the time I came here

[1:53:44] it was just everywhere was empty and it

[1:53:47] didn't look good and I remember even

[1:53:48] Woodstock struggling to get people to go

[1:53:50] back in there. So, it is an incentive

[1:53:52] for landlords to keep things open,

[1:53:56] accessible, affordable to people who are

[1:53:58] willing to to risk it. And I hope it

[1:54:00] does help at some point. I think staff

[1:54:02] will come up with something quite

[1:54:03] reasonable. We trust that. But I think

[1:54:05] it's worth exploring because again,

[1:54:07] economies go up and down and you want to

[1:54:10] have something that keeps your downtown

[1:54:11] active all the time. So, I support it.

[1:54:14] » So, so just for clarification, this

[1:54:16] motion that's been put on the floor does

[1:54:18] not direct our staff to look at it. it

[1:54:20] is for uh supporting the the the

[1:54:22] resolution that was was coming. So just

[1:54:25] I wouldn't expect anything back from our

[1:54:27] staff

[1:54:27] » From this resolution.

[1:54:29] » No

[1:54:30] » Further discussion.

[1:54:33] » Uh I won't be supporting this uh just

[1:54:35] because I don't believe their resolution

[1:54:37] provides enough information on the

[1:54:39] implications of of what they're seeking.

[1:54:42] Um, I think that uh um

[1:54:46] you know what it takes to create a whole

[1:54:48] new tax class as far as and then

[1:54:52] implementing and and doing that I would

[1:54:53] want to see more information at that

[1:54:55] time uh to see if it's something I would

[1:54:57] support. Um the we did get rid of the

[1:55:00] vacancy tax on commercial properties. So

[1:55:03] that's something that that's that was

[1:55:05] was done. Uh and so they are paying full

[1:55:07] taxes. Um, I don't know

[1:55:12] if this would not be challenged as an

[1:55:14] unfair tax upon

[1:55:17] uh from a property owner of uh, you

[1:55:20] know, I know they've had some vacant

[1:55:21] housing taxes and stuff like that, but

[1:55:22] again, how do you implement that? But

[1:55:24] again, I I think the idea I can support,

[1:55:26] but as far as what they're I don't think

[1:55:29] there's enough information for me to

[1:55:31] support what they're they're trying to

[1:55:32] do because it's at this point it's just

[1:55:34] an idea. But I get where you're coming

[1:55:35] from.

[1:55:37] uh council use.

[1:55:39] » Yeah. No, I understand that and and you

[1:55:41] know, doing some research into this,

[1:55:43] you're absolutely right. There is

[1:55:44] potential for um litigation and

[1:55:48] challenges. Um and and that's the whole

[1:55:51] part because the the municipality that

[1:55:54] that we're supporting is is to is to do

[1:55:57] with looking into how it can be

[1:56:00] developed, how it can how it would look,

[1:56:03] you know, parameters and that type of

[1:56:05] thing. Uh and again working with the

[1:56:07] province to uh maybe do that work for us

[1:56:12] and then it's just a matter of us having

[1:56:14] to be able to implement it as opposed to

[1:56:17] basically create this whole program and

[1:56:20] then say to the province here let's do

[1:56:22] this um which we know where that would

[1:56:25] end up.

[1:56:26] » Absolutely.

[1:56:28] » Deputy Mayor Wilson.

[1:56:30] » Thank you Mayor Through. I'm just

[1:56:31] wondering if we could have the motion

[1:56:32] reread.

[1:56:34] » Thank you. uh as it is here is that the

[1:56:37] council of the corporation of the town

[1:56:38] of Ingresol received the correspondence

[1:56:40] from the town of Plimpmpton, Wyoming

[1:56:42] regarding the vacant commercial

[1:56:43] storefront tax. Uh and that council

[1:56:46] support the resolution regarding vacant

[1:56:48] commercial storefront tax and that the

[1:56:51] resolution be forward to other

[1:56:52] municipalities Ontario, Oxford MPP,

[1:56:54] Ernie Hardman and all relevant

[1:56:56] ministries in the provincial government.

[1:57:01] Any further discussion? All those in

[1:57:04] favor?

[1:57:06] Opposed? That's carried.

[1:57:09] And that leads us to our final uh

[1:57:11] council member requested item separate

[1:57:12] from consent agenda, town of Blue

[1:57:14] Mountains OLT and municipal planning

[1:57:17] decisions. Council use.

[1:57:19] » Thank you. Looking for a seconder on

[1:57:21] this as well. Moved by myself, councelor

[1:57:23] use that the council of the corporation,

[1:57:25] the town of Ingresol receive the

[1:57:27] correspondence from the town of Blue

[1:57:29] Mountains regarding uh review of OOLT

[1:57:32] and enhancing deference to municipal

[1:57:35] planning decisions and that council

[1:57:37] support the resolution regarding the uh

[1:57:40] review of the OOLT and enhancing

[1:57:42] deference to municipal planning

[1:57:44] decisions and that the resolution be

[1:57:47] forwarded to other municipalities in

[1:57:49] Ontario. Oxford MPP Ernie Hardman uh all

[1:57:53] relevant ministries and the provincial

[1:57:56] government.

[1:57:57] » Uh seconder for the motion. I will

[1:58:00] second that.

[1:58:05] » So basically uh as we seen earlier this

[1:58:08] year the uh uh there was some issues

[1:58:11] taken to the OOLT and uh we thought we

[1:58:14] had a good case in regards to the

[1:58:16] parking aspect. Um and the OOLT

[1:58:19] basically passed.

[1:58:21] » Just one second. I don't believe the

[1:58:22] clerk was comfortable with chair

[1:58:24] seconding. So

[1:58:25] » Oh, okay. Sorry. [laughter]

[1:58:30] » I was

[1:58:31] » My apologies.

[1:58:34] » Go ahead, sir.

[1:58:35] » I can. Okay. Perfect. So, as we said

[1:58:38] earlier this year, um the OOLT um

[1:58:41] overturned one of our local decisions in

[1:58:44] regards to parking bylaw. um and then

[1:58:48] arguably forced us to uh accept what was

[1:58:52] presented at the OOLT. Um a lot of that

[1:58:56] happens within the within the province

[1:58:58] basically somebody sitting in Toronto

[1:59:01] overruling what we are here in a

[1:59:03] municipality and who knows best about

[1:59:05] what your municipality needs is your

[1:59:07] local council. Um, and I think that

[1:59:10] review to have them look at the province

[1:59:13] look at the OOLT and start making some

[1:59:18] changes to better offset or better

[1:59:20] support municipal uh, decisions as

[1:59:23] opposed to going against them and

[1:59:25] pushing forward.

[1:59:29] » Mr. G,

[1:59:30] » Thank you. Uh, council's heard me

[1:59:32] complain about this a fair bit. So, it

[1:59:34] uh, and municipal government uh, misery

[1:59:37] loves company. So, we're delighted to

[1:59:39] hear that others are complaining about

[1:59:42] it because we need more to speak up and

[1:59:44] say this is a concern. Um, this cookie

[1:59:47] cutter mentality from the province I

[1:59:49] don't think is right. It should be

[1:59:51] municipal planning decisions, not

[1:59:52] provincial planning decisions.

[1:59:55] [clears throat]

[1:59:57] » Further discussion? Deputy Mayor Wilson.

[1:59:59] » Thank you, Mayor Tho. I will support

[2:00:01] this because I agree with all the other

[2:00:02] statements that have happened. But I do

[2:00:04] fear that this correspondence sent to

[2:00:06] the provincial government will be they

[2:00:08] will interpret that as success like this

[2:00:11] is actually what they aim to achieve to

[2:00:13] have less uh uh municipal control by um

[2:00:18] making those changes to the OOLT. But

[2:00:20] nonetheless, it's always worth a try.

[2:00:22] Like Mr. Grave said, maybe more

[2:00:24] municipalities um share that stance. it

[2:00:27] will become um better understood by the

[2:00:29] public and we'll do our best.

[2:00:33] » Thank you. Further discussion. Uh you

[2:00:36] certainly have my support on this. Um uh

[2:00:39] I think the the role of the OOLT has I

[2:00:43] don't want to use the word corrupted but

[2:00:47] when they can overturn

[2:00:49] an official plan that's been approved by

[2:00:52] the province

[2:00:54] and then say that that something does

[2:00:57] meet the official plan when it doesn't

[2:00:58] or it does when it doesn't when it does.

[2:01:00] Uh when that's already been approved by

[2:01:02] the province, that's overstepping

[2:01:03] boundaries. Um, and really, uh, to me,

[2:01:07] you know, when you we take the test of a

[2:01:09] bylaw is it's it's not reasonless, it's

[2:01:12] whether it's legal. And I think a lot of

[2:01:14] those other decisions that we get to

[2:01:16] make, we we we are elected a body and

[2:01:18] that doesn't mean we have to make always

[2:01:19] good decisions. Uh, but certainly uh

[2:01:23] those are decisions that people elected

[2:01:24] us to make and I think that has to be

[2:01:25] respected. I don't think it is as much

[2:01:27] anymore. And and we've seen that uh when

[2:01:30] the the the item that you're referring

[2:01:31] to is that we didn't get to make a

[2:01:33] decision on that. It was appealed uh

[2:01:36] before we got to do that, which is which

[2:01:38] is not right. Uh to me, I think the OLT

[2:01:40] should have sent that back for a

[2:01:42] decision. Um and so I certainly support

[2:01:44] this because it is uh you need balance

[2:01:47] and we've lost that local uh those um

[2:01:51] you know we if we go through a process

[2:01:54] we set an official plan we set our

[2:01:56] zoning and all that stuff that should

[2:01:57] mean something and it doesn't seem to

[2:01:59] mean anything anymore. Even right now,

[2:02:02] you could have a private entity

[2:02:05] appeal to the OOLT to bring land with is

[2:02:08] outside the settlement boundary in

[2:02:11] with no plans for the municipality to do

[2:02:12] so. And who gets to pay for that in the

[2:02:14] end? We do. So there's there's got to be

[2:02:16] more balance there. That's not the plan

[2:02:18] that process that should be happen. So

[2:02:20] fully support you on this one.

[2:02:23] Further discussion? All those in favor?

[2:02:26] Opposed? That's carried.

[2:02:28] Okay, that'll take us down to uh close

[2:02:31] session. Um, and so I will call upon

[2:02:35] Councelor Vancouver Boston's, please.

[2:02:37] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Moved by myself,

[2:02:39] seconded by Deputy Mayor Wilson, that

[2:02:41] council do now go into closed meeting at

[2:02:44] 7:51 p.m. Uh, pursuant to section 2392

[2:02:48] of the Municipal Act 2001 as amended to

[2:02:51] discuss the following matters. one,

[2:02:53] minutes of a closed session, March 13,

[2:02:55] 20 25. Uh, minutes of a close session

[2:02:59] July 13, 2026. and three uh 2392B

[2:03:04] personal matters about an identif

[2:03:07] oh my gosh identifiable individual

[2:03:10] including municipal or local board

[2:03:12] employee close session report C-030-26

[2:03:17] taxi license appeal under section 9 of

[2:03:19] the Ingresell bylaw 25-5429.

[2:03:23] » Thank you very much. Discussion

[2:03:26] all those in favor?

[2:03:28] carried and we will reconvene.

[2:24:46] or something, right?

[2:24:47] » He must

[2:24:59] open session. And I will turn to

[2:25:01] councelor use please.

[2:25:05] » Okay. Moved by myself councelor use

[2:25:07] seconded by councelor heleroo that the

[2:25:09] council of the corporation the town of

[2:25:11] ingresol receive staff report c-030-26

[2:25:15] as information and that council uphold

[2:25:18] the licensing officer's decision.

[2:25:20] » Thank you very much. Discussion. All

[2:25:23] those in favor opposed. That is carried.

[2:25:27] Uh, councelor Vancouin Boston's bylaws,

[2:25:30] please.

[2:25:31] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Moved by myself,

[2:25:33] second by Deputy Mayor Wilson, that the

[2:25:35] bylaws 26-5479

[2:25:38] to 26-5484

[2:25:41] be approved subject to section 284.114

[2:25:45] of the Municipal Act.

[2:25:47] » Thank you very much. Uh, discussion.

[2:25:51] All those in favor? Opposed? That's

[2:25:53] carried.

[2:25:56] and Deputy Mayor Wilson, please.

[2:25:59] » Moved by myself, seconded by Councelor

[2:26:01] Bowman, that the council of the

[2:26:02] Corporation of the Town of Ingresol

[2:26:04] adjourn the August 10th, 2026 regular

[2:26:07] meeting of council at 8:14 p.m.

[2:26:10] » Thank you. Discussion. All those in

[2:26:13] favor? Opposed? That is carried. Thank

[2:26:16] you everyone for a very efficient

[2:26:17] meeting.

Regular Meeting of Council - 10 Aug 2026

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