[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.