[1:30] Good morning, Lambton County Council.

[1:32] Welcome to September Committee of the

[1:34] Whole.

[1:36] I would ask any member to declare a

[1:38] pecuniary interest now or anytime during

[1:41] the meeting. Councillor Busby, please.

[1:44] » Thank you, Warden Marriott. I'd like to

[1:46] declare conflict of interest on items

[1:48] number three AA

[1:51] and BA

[1:53] due to the fact that my son works

[1:55] part-time for Lambton EMS. Thank you.

[1:58] » Thank you. Any others?

[2:02] Seeing none, move on to item number

[2:04] three, infrastructure and development

[2:06] services division.

[2:08] We have one correspondence here to

[2:11] receive and file.

[2:13] Look for a motion. Councillor Broad

[2:14] moves. Councillor Bushy seconds. All in

[2:16] favor.

[2:18] That's carried.

[2:20] And 3B, information reports.

[2:24] We have four reports here. I'd

[2:26] I'd look for a motion

[2:29] to receive and

[2:30] file all four unless there's questions.

[2:32] Councillor Cook moves. Councillor

[2:34] Sageman seconds. All in favor. That's

[2:36] carried.

[2:40] 3C,

[2:42] three [clears throat] reports requiring

[2:43] a motion. The first one is

[2:47] regarding the parking restrictions on

[2:49] Broadway Street.

[2:52] There's any discussion or look for a

[2:53] motion for the recommendation.

[2:55] Councillor Case since Councillor Broad

[2:57] seconds. All in favor.

[2:59] That's carried.

[3:00] Second one, report update appointment

[3:02] bylaw for building inspectors.

[3:06] Councillor Miller.

[3:08] Councillor Lucy seconds.

[3:10] All in favor.

[3:12] That's carried. Thank you.

[3:14] And 3CC, a report establishing community

[3:18] safety zones on county roads.

[3:22] Councillor White moves the

[3:24] recommendation. Seconded by

[3:27] Councillor Sageman.

[3:29] Question, Councillor White.

[3:31] » Uh thank you. Uh is there a list of um

[3:34] uh

[3:35] areas where this is already being uh

[3:37] considered for at this point or is this

[3:39] specifically in advance of any future

[3:40] requests?

[3:42] » I'll turn that to Mr. Cole, please.

[3:46] » Through you, Warden. Uh no, this is just

[3:48] setting out the policy so that it

[3:50] defines it for everybody as we move

[3:51] forward.

[3:56] » Is there any other business for

[3:58] infrastructure and development this

[4:00] morning? Councillor Case, please.

[4:02] » Yes, Mr. Warden, through you. I'd just

[4:04] like to uh publicly thank the County of

[4:06] Lambton. Uh we had the project in uh

[4:09] Warwick Township

[4:10] at Confederation and Nauvoo, and Mr.

[4:12] Miller from the county was uh managing

[4:15] that project on behalf of the county and

[4:16] working with our public works team. And

[4:19] the community and I must say they did an

[4:20] outstanding job working with the

[4:22] contractor as well. Too many times we

[4:24] sit here and we criticize, and we ask

[4:26] some difficult questions, and it's time

[4:28] that we say thank you when a job's well

[4:29] done. So, I'd like to thank our public

[4:31] works team here at the County of Lambton

[4:33] for managing that project as well as he

[4:34] did. So, thank you very much.

[4:36] » Thank you for that, Councillor Case.

[4:40] Any other business for infrastructure

[4:42] this morning?

[4:46] Seeing none, moving on to item number

[4:47] four, Public Health Services Division.

[4:50] We have

[4:51] one information report here, which is a

[4:54] good news story

[4:56] to receive and file.

[4:58] Councillor Bean moves.

[5:00] Councillor Cook seconds. All in favor.

[5:04] It's carried.

[5:06] And 4B, a report requiring a motion

[5:09] that's uh response time

[5:12] performance plan targets.

[5:15] Uh move to the recommendation unless

[5:17] there's questions.

[5:21] Councillor Miller and Councillor White

[5:23] seconds. All in favor.

[5:26] It's carried. Thank you.

[5:30] Any other business for Public Health

[5:31] this morning?

[5:37] Seeing none, moving on to number five,

[5:39] Cultural Services Division. We have

[5:42] three reports, information reports to uh

[5:46] receive and file unless there's

[5:47] questions on these. Counselor Broad,

[5:49] Counselor Bushy.

[5:51] All in favor.

[5:52] That's carried. Thank you.

[5:54] 5B, reports requiring a motion. The

[5:57] first one is regarding the libraries

[5:58] donations from April 1st to June 30th.

[6:01] Look for a motion for the

[6:02] recommendation. Counselor Cook.

[6:05] And seconded by Counselor Atkinson.

[6:09] All in favor.

[6:10] That's carried.

[6:13] Second report requiring a motion is

[6:16] regarding the museums, gallery, and

[6:17] archives collections management

[6:20] for [clears throat]

[6:21] up to July of 2026.

[6:24] Look for a mover for that. Counselor

[6:25] Sageman and Counselor Bean seconds.

[6:28] All in favor.

[6:30] That's carried.

[6:32] 5BC,

[6:34] report regarding the amendment to

[6:35] services and fees schedule, copying

[6:38] costs of public libraries. It's a minor

[6:40] adjustment. Look for a mover for the

[6:42] recommendation.

[6:45] Counselor Sageman.

[6:47] Seconded by

[6:49] Counselor Miller.

[6:51] All in favor.

[6:53] That's carried.

[6:58] Any other business for cultural services

[7:00] this morning?

[7:04] Seeing none, moving on to number six,

[7:06] long-term care division.

[7:09] We have two information reports here,

[7:12] one on long-term care occupancy, and

[7:14] another one on long-term staffing

[7:17] funding amalgamation reporting changes.

[7:19] Look for a motion to receive and file

[7:21] these. Counselor Hand.

[7:23] And Counselor Bean seconds. All in

[7:25] favor. That's carried.

[7:28] Any other business for long-term care

[7:29] this morning? Counselor Hand.

[7:32] » Sorry, I missed asking a question.

[7:34] Um reading the occupancy report, we're

[7:37] filled up everywhere in the three homes.

[7:40] Um just a question when get to

[7:43] um

[7:44] the new build at Meadowview

[7:46] towards the end of the year, perhaps

[7:48] January, not sure.

[7:50] And 12 people can move into the new

[7:51] build,

[7:53] the tiny home, or sorry, small house,

[7:55] sorry.

[7:56] Does that mean then 10 spots obviously

[7:58] would open up at Meadowview

[8:00] for some intake?

[8:02] » I believe so. I'll ask Mr. Gorgi to

[8:04] respond, please.

[8:19] » Meadowview Villa, who will be moving

[8:20] into the small house once we have our uh

[8:23] our occupancy permits and the like from

[8:25] the end. So, that 12 beds are then open

[8:27] at the at the villa and will be the

[8:29] intake will be managed through Ontario

[8:30] Health at Home.

[8:33] » Thank you.

[8:37] Moving on to number seven, corporate

[8:39] services division.

[8:40] » [clears throat]

[8:41] » There's two information reports here.

[8:44] Look for a motion to receive and file.

[8:46] The one is uh quarterly activity

[8:48] activity and statistical report and the

[8:50] other is regarding the inaugural meeting

[8:51] of the 2027 to 2028 term.

[8:55] Moved by Councillor Sageman and seconded

[8:58] by

[8:59] Councillor Cook. All in favor?

[9:01] That's carried.

[9:05] Any other business for corporate

[9:06] services this morning?

[9:11] Seeing none, moving on to number eight,

[9:13] finance facilities and acquisitions

[9:15] division. One report regarding the new

[9:18] capital grant requests. Look um

[9:21] for a motion for the recommendation.

[9:24] Councillor Miller moves and Councillor

[9:25] Ferguson seconds. All in favor?

[9:28] Let's be carried. Thank you.

[9:33] Any other business for finance

[9:35] facilities and acquisitions this

[9:36] morning.

[9:41] Seeing none, moving on to number nine,

[9:44] social [clears throat] services

[9:44] division.

[9:46] We have three information reports here.

[9:48] One regarding child care development

[9:50] update,

[9:51] one regarding the end of the Good

[9:52] Shepherd Lodge expansion,

[9:54] and one regarding Ontario Works second

[9:57] quarter update.

[9:59] Mover to receive and file at Councillor

[10:01] Broad, seconded by Councillor Case.

[10:04] All in favor. Oh, Councillor McRoberts

[10:06] has a question.

[10:12] » Thank you. Sorry about that. Through the

[10:14] chair, I'd just like to speak to the

[10:16] second about the um expansion of the

[10:19] lodge, and just make sure that the

[10:21] community understands on Thursday,

[10:23] September 17th, uh from 6:30 to 7:30 at

[10:27] the Salvation Army uh gymnasium is when

[10:30] the public can come in and uh ask

[10:32] questions about that expansion

[10:35] of the lodge. Thank you.

[10:39] » Thank you.

[10:42] Uh

[10:43] I'll call the question on the motion.

[10:44] All in favor.

[10:46] Let's be carried. Thank you.

[10:50] Any other business for social services

[10:53] this morning?

[10:57] Seeing none, item number 10, office of

[10:59] the CAO. There are no items on the

[11:01] agenda this morning.

[11:04] And number 11, we have no in camera

[11:06] items.

[11:08] Brings us to 12, adjournment. Look for a

[11:10] motion to adjourn, Councillor Bean.

[11:13] And Deputy Warden Agar seconds. All in

[11:16] favor.

[11:17] That's carried. Thank you.

Committee of the Whole - 16 Sep 2026

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