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6.1, which is the remuneration study for the elected officials,

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so we're. Going to have Collette come back up to

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the microphone and she can. Do the elected officials market

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study report. The exciting part. The elected official survey followed.

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The same footprint as the nonunion survey. Which used the

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same comparators. And so this is, again, a part of

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the overall compensation review. And. We reviewed it with the

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same comparators, and we just want to make sure that

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the elected official salaries are in alignment. So, good news.

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The mayor. Remuneration. That's a hard word. Is positioned above

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the median at the 57th percentile. Council. Sorry I missed

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the deputy. It's in. The charts. The deputy is. I

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can tell you what the Deputy mayor is. The Deputy

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mayor is at the 75th percentile and the council enumeration

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is at the 67th percentile. So. We use majority of

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the data or the majority of the data was at

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the 2024 statement. Of ramonation with the predominance of the

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data source. So we're not. Using 2025 data. But two

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return. Returned. 2024 data. And remuneration reports are not out

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yet for 2025. But given that most municipalities provide Cola.

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To their groups. We can make that assumption. That the

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same results will be for 2025. So we can see

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here just from a chart. Perspective. That the mayor. Is

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just above the median. And the comparators and what their

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salaries are, and then we see the deputy mayor, so.

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mayor, because this can be. A little suspicious. What we

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have here is the absence of data from. Wealth Hermosa.

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And so we have one data point because they don't

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have a deputy mayor. And so. Because we're missing one

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data point. That the data spread is different, for the

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data set is different. And so if we had the

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same. Qualfair mosa. Had. A deputy mayor, we would probably

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see this position. Fall to around 66, 64 percentile. Right.

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So it's not that. It's paid that much higher than

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every other. Deputy mayor it's just that it has one

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data. Point that's absent in comparison to the other data.

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Makes sense. Everybody follow that? It's really a data issue

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and. It's not a market issue. And then we've got

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the survey for the elected officials at the 67th percentile.

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I think it's important to track whenever you go out

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and do a survey, is to do a survey for

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the elected officials, but. You're all tracking well above. I've

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been doing elected official surveys, probably a little. Less time,

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probably for about 20 years. And I think the biggest

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change we're seeing. Is. That elected officials are being paid

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on a salary or an annualized basis versus a per

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diem. Basis. I think it's been a really good change,

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and we're seeing that. In the results here. So I

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don't really have any changes or recommendations at this time

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other than to maintain. This review at the same timing

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that you do a nonunion survey in the future. We

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don't get poached the way our senior staff does, so

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we're okay. All right. Any questions on the report? Seeing

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none. Okay, so we'll get a motion to receive both

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reports. The closed session. And this one. Councilor scott. Councilor

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maguire. All in favor? Thank you, Collette. Appreciate that.

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Move back to the 5.1, which is the budget, and

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I just want to make a comment before we get

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into the budget session here. I know things are great

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happening in Lampton Shores over the next couple of years,

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as seen by the new commercial projects in Grand Bend

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and Forest and the new super School in Forest, scheduled

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to be open in 2027. I'm confident that this development

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will bring additional new growth. To Lampton shores that will

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be reflected in our 2027 and beyond annual budgets. Thank

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you. To the. Members of the finance committee for input

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and suggestions during the pre budget meetings. This is the

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first budget on the strong. Mayor powers, I've recommended a

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tax increase of 2.75 for 2026, which will increase the

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operating budget by. $431,613 from the 2025 total to a

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total of $16,126,623 for 2026. The capital budget for 2026

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reflects a combination of mandatory fire and community service, vehicle

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and lifecycle equipment replacement. Much needed repairs to arenas and

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facilities and additional infrastructure projects that are necessary to keep

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the municipality regulatory compliant and moving forward. I'm pleased to

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present the 2026 lamps insurer's operating capital budget for council's

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consideration. And with that, I'll turn it over to our

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director of finance, and she can walk. Us through the

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budget process. Thank you. Good morning, mayor and council.

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As the mayor alluded to, we're going to work through

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the 2026. Mayor's. Budget, which is our first budget prepared

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under the strong mayor powers. I'm going to walk you

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through the financial context that it was prepared, key pressures

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and the steps that staff have taken to balance the

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services with affordability. By the end of this session, you

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will have a clear understanding of the operating and capital

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budget, the tax impact, and the next steps in the

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budget approval process before we begin. I would like to

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thank staff who have contributed to this budget. The budget

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document. Is a huge process and involves every single department.

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So. This presentation and the associated budget. Is truly a

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team effort, and I want to thank everyone for their

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contributions. With that, we'll move on with the budget. Agenda.

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So first we're going to talk about how the budget

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process works and the rules that guide it. Then we'll

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talk about the financial pressures that have shaped this year's

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budget. We'll look at the structure of the municipal budget,

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and then we'll review the operating and capital budgets in

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detail, and then finally, we'll wrap up with some financial

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outcomes. And what it means about for affordability. The first

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section is the orientation and governance. The municipal budget is

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more than just numbers. It's a financial plan for the

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entire municipality. It serves as both an operating and management

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plan, integrating service delivery with the financial resources required. Think

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of it as the cornerstone of effective financial planning and

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control. Ultimately, the budget establishes a clear plan for delivering

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approved services. To the community. The budget performs several critical

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functions for the municipality. First, it ensures that expenditures are

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covered by revenues. This is fundamental to financial sustainability. Second,

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it establishes priorities that allocate resources to those priorities. It

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also determines the taxes, the fees, the charges which directly

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impact residents and businesses. Beyond that, the budget provides information

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about the municipality's financial position and supports future planning. Finally,

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it authorizes expenditures and initiates operations, making it the key

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tool for implementing council's decisions. Municipalities in Ontario are required

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by law to prepare and adopt an annual budget in

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accordance with the municipal act. The budget must include estimates

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of all the revenues and expenditures for the year and

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must be balanced. Deficits are not permitted except under specific

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legislative provisions. Reserves and debt management must comply. With provincial

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regulations. Including debt limits and proper use of the reserve

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funds. Budgets must also reflect conditions tied to provincial grants

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and funding programs. To ensure compliance with. Reporting requirements with

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the newly acquired strong mayor powers. The mayor prepares and

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presents the draft budget with veto authority over amendments subject

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to override by two thirds of a council vote. And

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finally, all budget. Related decisions, including amendments and vetos, must

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be posted publicly. In 2025, Ontario. Granted Lampton shores what

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are known as the strong mayor powers. And this is

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a significant change in how the budget is developed and

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approved under these powers. The mayor is responsible for preparing

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and presenting the draft budget for council's consideration. Council still

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plays an important role. They can propose amendments to the

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mayor's draft budget. However, the mayor has authority to veto

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those amendments. If council disagrees with Avito, they can override

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it, but only with a two thirds majority vote. Another

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key requirement is transparency, and that all decisions made under

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the strong mayor powers must be posted publicly. Under the

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strong mayor powers. The mayor has provided formal direction to

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guide the development of the 2026 budget first a finance

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committee was established in June to review and advise on

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the budget development process. In October, the mayor directed staff

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to prepare the 2026 budget and submit to the finance

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committee. By November 25 for review. And then on December

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15, the mayor issued a key directive. The overall tax

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increase for 2026 must not exceed 2.75. A levy increase

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of 431,000. The mayor also required that the finalized budget

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document be available by December 19. To support the development

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of the 2026 municipal budget. The mayor has established the

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finance committee to review both the draft operating and capital

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budgets before they are presented to council. The committee works

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closely with the mayor, CiO and senior staff to ensure

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clarity and accuracy in the budget information. And it's important

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to note that the finance committee does not make the

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final decision its role. As advisory, offering feedback, identifying concerns,

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and improving the transparency. The budget process takes several months

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and follows a structured series of steps. It begins with

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department submissions. Where? The department directors meet with their staff.

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And then that information is reviewed by all senior management

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in an internal review. Next, the finance committee reviews the

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draft, operating and capital budget. Their role is to provide

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feedback and identify concerns before the mayor finalizes the proposal.

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After that, we move into the mayor's proposed budget, which

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incorporates the committee feedback and aligns with the mayor's directives

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such as the tax increase limit. The proposed budget then

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goes. To council for review. Where the strong mayor rules

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apply. Council can suggest amendments, but the mayor has veto

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authority subject to override by two thirds of council majority

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vote. Once all reviews and adjustments are complete, the budget

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is adopted and implementation begins. The budget process begins by

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determining the services and the service levels that the municipality

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plans to provide. For the upcoming year. All of those

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service levels are established. Once they're established, we calculate the

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costs associated with delivering those services. Next, we identify all

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the non tax revenue, such as grants. User fees and

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other sources of income, and then the remaining amount after

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accounting for the non tax revenue is funded through the

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tax levy. If the resulting tax levy increase is not

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acceptable, the process does not end there. We revisit the

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service level in associated costs and repeat the process. Until

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we have achieved a balance between. Affordability and service delivery.

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The cycling through this budget process has occurred first with

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staff and then again when the levy was reduced in

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accordance with the mayor directive to increase the budget at

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2.75%. This slide reconciles the staff budget presented at the

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finance committee to the mayor's budget. A levy reduction of

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830,000, or 5.29%, was required to reduce the levy from

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8.4% to 2.75%. This reduction was achieved by eliminating some

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capital projects, which reduced. The required reserve contributions by 433,000.

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And transferring 380,000 from the tax stabilization reserve fund, together

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with some miscellaneous adjustments. The levy was successfully reduced by

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the 5.29%. I think it's always important to point out

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that the lampt insurer's tax bill does include three sections.

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We include the education, the county and the Lampton shores

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portion. So today we are strictly speaking about the Lampton

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Shores portion of the tax bill. So the next section.

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We're going to go into is. The financial context and

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pressures that were faced. As we developed the budget. The

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broader economic environment continues to have a significant impact on

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municipal budgeting. Global and national economic volatility affects material pricing,

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interest rates, and availability. And. Cost stability. This uncertainty makes

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long term planning more challenging. Market fluctuations influence the cost

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and the availability of goods and services, which impacts both

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the operating and capital budgets. And although inflation has moderated

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compared to previous years, many of those cost increases are

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embedded. Into our municipal cost base. Municipalities are constantly balancing

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rising costs with affordability. For residents and businesses, this is

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a key consideration in setting tax rates and service levels.

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Finally, these conditions reinforce the importance of long term planning

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to maintain stability despite uncertainty. The 2026 budget continues to

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be influenced by. Cost pressures that are largely uncontrollable by

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the municipality. First, economic pressure remains a major factor. Broader

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economic conditions continue to impact operating and capital budgets. Fuel

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and energy costs are another significant driver. Fluctuations in fuel

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and electricity and natural gas prices affect municipal operations, our

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fleet and facilities. Insurance and risk management costs have been

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rising across the municipal sector, and Lampton shores is no

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exception. In 2026, we have an increase of 5% in

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insurance costs. And finally, labor and benefit costs, both internal

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and external, continue to increase. Wages and employee benefits are

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a substantial portion of our. Operating expense. External wages and

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benefit cost increases can be seen with the significant increase

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in the OPP billing where retroactive contract negotiations have been

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driving the cost of policing. These cost drivers are unavoidable,

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and while we work to manage them, they do create

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upward pressure on the budget. Beyond the cost drivers we've

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already discussed. There are a few more that impact the

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2026 budget. First, technology, software and cybersecurity costs are increasing

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as the municipality relies more on digital systems to maintain.

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And need to maintain strong security measures. Second grant program

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conditions and funding uncertainty create challenges. While external funding is

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very helpful, it often comes with restrictions and timing issues

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that make planning difficult. Third, climate related impacts are becoming

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more significant. Whether variability and extreme events affect infrastructure performance

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and increase maintenance needs. Finally, inflation in materials and maintenance

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costs continue to drive up expenses for asset maintenance and

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renewal projects. These factors are largely outside of our control,

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but must be managed carefully to maintain. Financial stability. The

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next section. Will look at how the municipal budget works.

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So the municipal budget, as you know, is prepared with

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two sections operating in capital. The operating budget contains the

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day to day expenses such as heat, hydro, insurance and.

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The capital budget includes the cost of new assets such

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as facilities, roads and bridges. The operating and capital budgets

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are directly connected and should be considered together. The key

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takeaway here is that the operating decisions directly affect future

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capital needs. If operating budgets do not adequately fund maintenance

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and reserve contributions. Capital cost increases over time. And become

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more disruptive and expensive. Planning, operating and capital budgets together

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helps maintain service levels, protect municipal assets, and reduced financial

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risk over the long term. Within both the operating and

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capital budget. The costs are separated into tax supported and

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user rate supported departments, the tax. Supported departments of the

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budget make up the levy that is raised through property

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taxation. Will the user rate. Supported portions have no impact

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on the levy and are funded 100% through the levy

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or through the users who use the service. The strategic

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plan is the foundation for budget development. It sets the

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long term vision. And priorities that govern how the resources

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are used within the municipality. When we build the annual

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budget we align operating and capital investments with these strategic

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priorities. This ensures that every dollar spent supports council's approved

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goals. For example, if the strategic plan emphasized infrastructure renewal,

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you will see that reflected in capital projects and reserve

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contributions. Similarly, priorities like community engagement or environmental sustainability influence

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program fund. Funding. The strategic plan acts as the decision

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making framework. It helps us evaluate new initiatives, prioritize competing

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needs and maintain consistency across multiple budget cycles. By linking

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the budget to the strategic plan, we ensure that the

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short term financial decisions contribute to the long term community

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outcomes. Property assessment is the cornerstone of municipal taxation, ensuring

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that the tax burden is distributed among property owners. Property

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assessment determines the value of a property for taxation purposes.

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The tax rate is applied to the assessed value to

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calculate each property's tax bill. Municipalities across Ontario have expressed

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significant concerns regarding the provincial government's ongoing postponement of the

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municipal property reassessment cycle, which has extended the use of

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the 2026 property values through to the 2026 taxation year.

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What that means is that. All of the assessment used

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on 2026 tax bills is the assessment from 2016. In

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response to these concerns, the Ontario government has initiated a

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review of the property. Assessment and taxation system, focusing on

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fairness, affordability and business competitiveness. While this review is underway,

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the government has further deferred the provincewide reassessment to maintain

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stability for taxpayers and municipalities.

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Okay, we're going to call the meeting back to order.

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After lunch and we'll resume our budget presentation, starting with

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recreation and cultural services.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, members of council. I will present

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the recreation and cultural Services division of the budget. Cemeteries

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is included under this division. We will continue our grass

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cutting maintenance contract for Pine Hill Beachwood. And our Kona

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cemeteries. We do have a new contractor for burial services

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for Pine Hill. Arconan Baptist cemeteries that was awarded just

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before Christmas. Mapping has been completed for our Kona cemetery,

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so plot sales will begin in the new section. In

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2026. Budgetary changes. Excluding Pine Hill, the revenue and expenses

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have aligned now with historical amounts, wages and benefits have

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increased. A one time funding of $5,000 has been added

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for tree and stump cleanup, which will continue at all.

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Of our cemeteries, and we've included audit costs and cemetery

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license fee for. The cemeteries. For Pine Hill. We assumed

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Pine Hill in 2025. We've now added the revenues to

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the budget. A staff a temporary staff position was acquired

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in 2025 is no longer required. That job is now

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complete, so the associated cost with that position have been

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removed from the budget. We've also reduced our contracted services

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accordingly to what we expect through the agreement. With cross

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cutting. For recreation and culture administration programs. We've divided this.

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This was formally captured under one budget department. It is

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now two budget. Departments. So the administration side and then

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the program side included under programs, you'll see the vibrancy

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in community grant programs, which will continue to fund local

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programs. And then we also have a volunteer recognition dinner

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and awards ceremony plan for 2020. Six. The change for

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administration. Is. Net levy or percentage levy change of 7.98%.

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Which essentially is because of the capital reserve contribution increase

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of 1.34 $6 million. Wages and benefits have increased by

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20,000. And the Reserve Fund transfer of 66,000, which is

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a vibrancy program, has been removed to programs. We've also

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increased our training budget by $8,000 to reflect our actual

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spending. In this budget line. For program activities. As I

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noted, this is a new budget line that is captured

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in the budget this year. This includes. Costs related to

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the community grant program. And you see there the total

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requested amount for 2026. Is just over $74,000. It includes

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a volunteer recognition. Program. And awards ceremony. And the vibrant

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secrets which are offset by a reserve contribution. Our

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parks department includes expenses and revenues related to pavilions, our

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hard surface courts, for example, tennis and pickleball basketball, our

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skateboard parks and our playgrounds. Monthly inspections are conducted on

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these assets by our trained staff. The parks budget department

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includes expenses for our portable toilet rent. Rentals, which are

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found throughout the municipality seasonally. Flower purchases, weed control and

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the community led Fragmentes program. We have included a separate

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budget department for our sports field, so that has been

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reduced out of our parks budget in 2026. I'll speak

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about that in a minute. For sports fields. Our community

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services department maintains six baseball diamonds and a soccer complex,

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which is located at the Klondike Sports park. Revenue is

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collected from our adult leagues and private rentals. There is

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no fee for minor baseball and minor soccer for the

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local associations. Our waived revenue for our sports fields is

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estimated to be $87,000, which is a historical amount, which

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has been what we've seen historically for sports fields. There

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was a significant increased use in 2025. That represents that

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number. We collect about $7,000 in revenue. Just for comparison

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purposes. Expenses related to our sports field include turf management

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and supplies like clay bases, soccer posts, and of course,

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utilities and staff time. So overall, between the two separate

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now departments, there is. A slight levy change reduction for

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parks and a slight increase for sports fields, which, with

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a total percent. Change of zero point 33%. Spoke about

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this already. So we've highlighted the sports field department separately,

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just to correctly identify. Revenues and costs associated with. These

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sports fields. We have wages and benefits. We took about

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50% from parks and allocated it to sports fields. As

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kind of an estimation. We've also captured fireworks costs and

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the offsetting donations for the Grand Bend, Canada Day so

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typically, the municipality will apply for funding on behalf of

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that organization. We retain the funds and the donations for

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that event that was not captured in the budget previously.

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It is there now. For the beach. The information booth

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will continue to operate and facilitate the rental programs. The

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life jacket and amphibious wheelchairs. Just for interest sake. We

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had 347 life jackets rented out. In 2025. That is

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a free rental program. And the amphibious wheelchair was rented

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14 times. Funds have been included to provide additional portable

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washrooms and servicing on long weekends, which is consistent with

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what we did in 2025, the beach patrol hours will

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start. Sorry, there's a. Typo there. They will start on

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June 6 with full time coverage starting June 19. The

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parking revenues have increased based on our 2025 revenue. Change.

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Highlights include parking revenues, which I've already spoke about, maintenance

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for wages and benefits. We've increased $4,800 or expense adjustments

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to align with our actual costs in that area. Beach

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patrol. We spoke about a wage increase for those positions

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for our beach patrol, and then our beach house. Has.

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A marginal increase for wages and benefits at $833. Creational

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complexes include both ashores and the Legacy Recreation center. Both

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facilities have lease agreements with our local optimist clubs, and

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those will be continuing out throughout 2026. Expenses related to

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equipment repairs has increased to reflect our historical spending. We

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do have aging equipment in both facilities, which is being

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replaced throughout our capital planning program. The forest. Contact host

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will continue to operate. The contact house in the municipal

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office space at the Shores Recreation center. The YMCA's agreement

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continues until the end of 2026, so they'll continue to

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operate out of the shores as well. And we have

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waived revenue estimated estimated for both arenas, which is including

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the gymnasium and the hall. To be estimated. Estimated at

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$47,725. We typically don't see any fee waivers for the

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ice surfaces. It's already provided at a reduced rate. So

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overall for the recreation services legacy recreation complex. We see

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a slight levy change of zero point 15%. Specifically for

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legacy. The solar panel revenue has been identified in our

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green energy. It had not been previously identified. I think

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it was just general revenue. It's identified now as green

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energy. We have a slight increase to wages and benefits.

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Our building repair expense has increased to $70,000. Or by

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$70,000. Sorry. We do have a fairly significant reduction in

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hydro costs that's due to our led conversion of our

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facility. Councilor Scott had mentioned earlier the cost savings with

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respect to. The street lights. So we're seeing that same

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type of. Cost savings with our facilities, and we are

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going to continue. To do our led conversions in all

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our facilities until they're complete, which I believe is. 2026.

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We also have been in dumpster costs which have been

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removed from environmental services as the director of public works

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spoke about earlier. And our Thomas hall rental income has

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increased to align with their historical. Revenues. For the shores

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recreation complex. We see a point. Two levy change for

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2026 compared to 2025. And our change. Highlights include wages

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and benefits increase of $16,187. We see an increase in

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rental revenues of $41,000, which is partially due to increased

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use, but also because of. Our operational change. To have

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spring ice into May. We have contracted services increasing by

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$10,000, which will reflect our historical averages and our gymnasium

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floor ceiling, which. It's a one year cost, which we

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require every five to seven years. It's one time cost,

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which we require to do every five to seven years,

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depending on operations. For community centers and libraries. We maintain

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the Portfronts Community center, the Arcona community center. The village

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complex in the Arcona senior center. The municipality has an

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agreement with the Grand Ben Public School for rentals in

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their community room and gymnasium. We retain all rental revenues

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for those areas when we rent them. The libraries are

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leased to Lampton county, who provide staffing and all equipment

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associated with the library. Most libraries are contained within our

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existing facilities, with the exceptions of forest library as a

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standalone building. I will note that there is no revenue

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received from the county for those leases. And our weaved

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revenue for our community centers is estimated to be $97,660

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in 2026. Overall, we see a very marginal. Percentage levy

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change of zero 8%. We take into account all facilities.

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The change highlights the revenues and expenses were adjusted to

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align with our actual amounts. We have a one time

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expense for our Kona senior center to include the replacement

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of two exterior doors and we have a one time

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expense of the Port Franks Community center to include windows,

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sealants, which are both recommendations or building condition assessment to

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be complete. Completed in 2026. For libraries. We just have,

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again, a very low percentage change of 0.1%. And that's

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just increased cost to reflect our historical costs. So I

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believe that center contracted services. For things like snow and

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winter ice maintenance. For harbors and grand, Ben. The revenue

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and expenses for the sale of fuel, transient dockage. And

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boat launch fees have been adjusted to better reflect the

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most recent sales and expenses, which have continued to trend

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downward. Funds have not been included for spot charging at

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either marina. Revenue has been adjusted at Port Frank's due

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to the inability to accommodate large boats on the former

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yacht club side. With removing spot charging from that area,

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we're only able to accommodate the smaller fishing type. Oats

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or pontoons. Prop washing is now conducted in house by

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municipal staff and using municipal equipment. We have applied for

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our permits as of August 2025 for work to be

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conducted in 2026, and we continue to work with the

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Ministry of Natur. Natural resources to remove the restricted window

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from May to July to allow us to do our

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work. In that time period. We have also submitted our

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applications for the continuation of Blue Flag program at both

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marinas and the beach. So overall, between the two harbors,

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we are looking at a. Zero point 25% levy change.

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The change highlights are a result of a loss of

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a $30,000 federal grant that. We had previously received for

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our prop washing. The federal government is no longer offering.

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That grant to us or anybody. So we have accounted

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for that loss. Our revenues have adjusted to reflect our

472
00:36:49,150 --> 00:36:53,473
decreased demand, which I've mentioned. I've mentioned about dredging, which

473
00:36:53,473 --> 00:36:57,233
is no longer contracted service. Our wage and benefits have

474
00:36:57,233 --> 00:37:03,633
increased to $94,487, which includes our new employee for dredging.

475
00:37:03,633 --> 00:37:06,073
And then there's no change to the harbor maintenance Reserve

476
00:37:06,073 --> 00:37:11,462
contribution, which is $50,000 annually. Any questions regarding councilor Bailey?

477
00:37:17,677 --> 00:37:22,317
A couple of questions on utilization of our fields. I'm

478
00:37:22,317 --> 00:37:24,997
interested if there was any rentals. For the grand bend

479
00:37:24,997 --> 00:37:31,531
baseball field. And subsequently, I suppose, would be if. There's

480
00:37:31,531 --> 00:37:35,171
an indication of the rentals. Or utilization of the new

481
00:37:35,171 --> 00:37:40,323
pickleball courts at Kwan Dank. So through the mayor. No,

482
00:37:40,323 --> 00:37:45,218
we did not have any request. To rent. The Lions

483
00:37:45,218 --> 00:37:50,580
park in Grandpa. And I can't speak to the utilization.

484
00:37:50,580 --> 00:37:54,089
It's a free access. Pickleball court, so we're really not

485
00:37:54,089 --> 00:37:58,371
sure. Anecdotally, I would suggest that pickleball is very, very

486
00:37:58,371 --> 00:38:01,491
active in Grand Ben. So I can make some assumptions.

487
00:38:01,491 --> 00:38:04,411
Just based on our indoor rentals this time of year

488
00:38:04,411 --> 00:38:06,171
for pickleball that it would have been busy, but I

489
00:38:06,171 --> 00:38:10,440
don't know for sure. Councilor Marsh. Thank you, you, worship.

490
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,800
Through you to the director. Fire is our year round

491
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:21,711
washroom. Operating as expected. So through the mayor in Grand

492
00:38:21,711 --> 00:38:29,682
Ben. Yes. It is now, yes. We had some. Learning

493
00:38:29,682 --> 00:38:33,642
experiences with respect to the washroom facility. So some of

494
00:38:33,642 --> 00:38:36,362
the changes that we have made we did install a

495
00:38:36,362 --> 00:38:39,882
windscreen, which has significantly helped our door. We had some

496
00:38:39,882 --> 00:38:42,482
issues with the doors and the wind there. So the

497
00:38:42,482 --> 00:38:45,922
windscreen and the trees we've planted are helping. Kind of

498
00:38:45,922 --> 00:38:51,887
alleviate that issue. I've had no issues. Reported for quite

499
00:38:51,887 --> 00:38:55,753
some time. Yes, you, worship for the harbors with the

500
00:38:55,753 --> 00:39:04,329
sales and expenses for the downward trend. Do we trend?

501
00:39:04,308 --> 00:39:08,168
Our launch ramp fees. How many people? Pay throughout the

502
00:39:08,168 --> 00:39:13,279
year. So through the mayor. That's a tricky one. Just

503
00:39:13,279 --> 00:39:18,721
because. We have the data for. The dollars that we

504
00:39:18,721 --> 00:39:22,281
sell, right. We don't necessarily know the number of people

505
00:39:22,281 --> 00:39:24,081
we could figure that out, if that's what you're looking

506
00:39:24,081 --> 00:39:25,656
for. Sure.

507
00:39:43,784 --> 00:39:46,104
The next section that we're going to talk about is

508
00:39:46,104 --> 00:39:49,104
planning and development. So this is the planning and zoning

509
00:39:49,104 --> 00:39:58,516
costs as well as economic development. A planning and zoning.

510
00:39:58,516 --> 00:40:00,516
The amount here shown as a negative, that is, the

511
00:40:00,516 --> 00:40:07,161
revenues that have been received. We're not making any changes

512
00:40:07,161 --> 00:40:11,001
to those. And then the costs for the staff for

513
00:40:11,001 --> 00:40:15,280
that. Service is actually included in the county levy. In

514
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:19,658
terms of economic development. You will see an increase here

515
00:40:19,658 --> 00:40:22,738
of just under $10,000. So there have been a number

516
00:40:22,738 --> 00:40:25,098
of changes that have been made to this development, and

517
00:40:25,098 --> 00:40:27,418
you're going to see them. In the coming slides. What

518
00:40:27,418 --> 00:40:30,578
we've done is we've peeled the onion a bit. When

519
00:40:30,578 --> 00:40:35,372
it comes to the economic development department. And reported some

520
00:40:35,372 --> 00:40:40,706
of those costs separately into separate departments. So. You'll see

521
00:40:40,706 --> 00:40:44,986
the community improvement plan and industrial park all will have

522
00:40:44,986 --> 00:40:48,226
their own department now. As well as the introduction of

523
00:40:48,226 --> 00:40:53,114
the mat tax. For council's consideration, we were bringing forward.

524
00:40:57,651 --> 00:41:00,851
A resolution that had previously been passed in August of

525
00:41:00,851 --> 00:41:05,171
2025 from the Forest Lampton Museum. Society. They have asked

526
00:41:05,171 --> 00:41:10,707
for an increase from 7000 to 10,000. Dollars in 2026,

527
00:41:10,707 --> 00:41:14,907
so the $7,000 is included in the economic development budget

528
00:41:14,907 --> 00:41:18,311
currently. The reason that they had requested this money is

529
00:41:18,311 --> 00:41:23,553
because they had lost some federal funding. And. Experienced increased

530
00:41:23,553 --> 00:41:26,993
salary costs and as a result, had to reduce their

531
00:41:26,993 --> 00:41:30,793
services in 2025. So the increase in the grant in

532
00:41:30,793 --> 00:41:40,513
2026 would allow them. To expand. Their operating services. Community

533
00:41:40,513 --> 00:41:46,293
improvement plan. This one has a bit of a change

534
00:41:46,293 --> 00:41:49,833
because part of it is going to be funded. From

535
00:41:49,833 --> 00:41:52,353
the levy and part from reserve. So in prior years,

536
00:41:52,353 --> 00:41:56,666
we funded that entirely off of the levy. Like I

537
00:41:56,666 --> 00:42:00,706
mentioned, we've moved this community improvement plan to its own

538
00:42:00,706 --> 00:42:02,986
department, so we're. Able to better track the costs that

539
00:42:02,986 --> 00:42:06,395
are associated with it. Any unspent money in this area

540
00:42:06,395 --> 00:42:09,195
would go to the reserve and we would accumulate that.

541
00:42:09,195 --> 00:42:13,475
To approximately $150,000 and then reevaluate it at that time.

542
00:42:14,836 --> 00:42:21,163
Municipal accommodation tax. Shows zeros here because there is no

543
00:42:21,163 --> 00:42:24,883
impact on the levy. But there are details on the

544
00:42:24,883 --> 00:42:30,523
individual line. So we're anticipating that we would collect $521,000

545
00:42:30,523 --> 00:42:34,939
in revenues. And then we would incur just over $20,000.

546
00:42:36,597 --> 00:42:40,437
In expenses related to the administration by Orma and also

547
00:42:40,437 --> 00:42:45,037
putting about $20,000 aside. For some legal fees mainly associated

548
00:42:45,037 --> 00:42:48,597
with the municipal service corporation set up and then the

549
00:42:48,597 --> 00:42:54,778
balance would be split between the municipal service corporation. And

550
00:42:54,778 --> 00:42:58,732
ourselves, so there'd be about $241,000. Going to each of

551
00:42:58,732 --> 00:43:02,292
those. So for the purposes of this budget, I have

552
00:43:02,292 --> 00:43:05,332
shown that money, the portion for Lampton Shores, just as

553
00:43:05,332 --> 00:43:09,132
going to a reserve until council can consider further how.

554
00:43:10,389 --> 00:43:13,034
They would like those funds to be used. The next

555
00:43:13,034 --> 00:43:15,914
section that we've pulled from the economic development is the

556
00:43:15,914 --> 00:43:20,194
business improvement area again. It's a net levy of zero.

557
00:43:20,194 --> 00:43:24,594
The funds are collected from those specific properties in that

558
00:43:24,594 --> 00:43:33,530
area. And redirected to that association. And then the industrial

559
00:43:33,530 --> 00:43:37,170
development park. We've also separated those into a separate department.

560
00:43:37,170 --> 00:43:40,570
So currently. Revenues are associated with the lease of farmland,

561
00:43:40,570 --> 00:43:43,450
and then we are incurring expenses in regards to its

562
00:43:43,450 --> 00:43:52,007
development. Are there any questions regarding. Councilor Billy.

563
00:43:53,915 --> 00:43:56,675
The request for funding from the forest Museum to fund

564
00:43:56,675 --> 00:44:00,515
visitor services. I remember when the initial discussion came through

565
00:44:00,515 --> 00:44:02,555
council. I was at the meeting. It was a dozen

566
00:44:02,555 --> 00:44:06,318
years ago. To have visitor services funded and it was

567
00:44:06,318 --> 00:44:08,478
agreed by the council then that in order to be

568
00:44:08,478 --> 00:44:11,198
fair because the request came from the Grand Bend Chamber

569
00:44:11,198 --> 00:44:16,856
of Commerce that the forest group be funded. Similarly. And

570
00:44:16,856 --> 00:44:19,656
so the forest group are requesting an increase in funds.

571
00:44:21,122 --> 00:44:24,082
Once again, it would be fair if the grand bend

572
00:44:24,082 --> 00:44:28,162
group were matched. They face the same situation. With no

573
00:44:28,162 --> 00:44:33,480
federal, no job support. In the interests of consistency across

574
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:37,560
the years, if the forest group gets it for staffing

575
00:44:37,560 --> 00:44:40,800
or dealing with visitor services, it would be fair for

576
00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:45,129
the grand band group to get it. Is that possible?

577
00:44:47,653 --> 00:44:50,533
Always make that part of the motion. Right now, there

578
00:44:50,533 --> 00:44:52,853
was no request from the Grand Bend chamber. Of commerce.

579
00:44:56,087 --> 00:44:58,927
For an increase. So we're going with what we've got

580
00:44:58,927 --> 00:45:04,407
on file, which was? From the forest museum. The venue

581
00:45:04,407 --> 00:45:10,938
for a motion. We'll do it under the budget items.

582
00:45:10,938 --> 00:45:20,628
Councilor Scott. We have the different organizations having the math

583
00:45:20,628 --> 00:45:26,137
tax, and they'll be sending it in. How will. You

584
00:45:26,137 --> 00:45:28,457
know, if they have rented and you've got like, how

585
00:45:28,457 --> 00:45:31,937
do we collect that map? Tax is it just automatically

586
00:45:31,937 --> 00:45:35,528
sent in once a month? Do they have to after

587
00:45:35,528 --> 00:45:39,827
every rental? Send that 4%. How do we get the

588
00:45:39,827 --> 00:45:43,899
money? Through your worship. The answer to that would be

589
00:45:43,899 --> 00:45:50,011
that. The Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel association is going to

590
00:45:50,011 --> 00:45:52,771
administer it for us, and they have created a portal.

591
00:45:54,081 --> 00:46:03,324
Each person. Who's renting short term accommodations would get. Would

592
00:46:03,324 --> 00:46:06,324
be able to register for a spot on that portal,

593
00:46:06,324 --> 00:46:10,404
and then they would report the revenues. That they had,

594
00:46:10,404 --> 00:46:13,284
and then they would submit that to Orma, and then

595
00:46:13,284 --> 00:46:18,023
Orma would accumulate. Those funds and remit to us. So

596
00:46:18,023 --> 00:46:21,703
the hotels and motels are going to be reporting quarterly,

597
00:46:21,703 --> 00:46:24,783
and then the short term rentals are going to be

598
00:46:24,783 --> 00:46:28,023
reporting. I think I have that backward. Short term rentals

599
00:46:28,023 --> 00:46:30,423
are going to be reporting quarterly, and the hotel motels

600
00:46:30,423 --> 00:46:34,535
are going to do it monthly. So we're allowing Orma

601
00:46:34,535 --> 00:46:38,575
to administer that for us. We've already done training. Sessions

602
00:46:38,575 --> 00:46:41,535
for the hotels, the motels and the short term rentals.

603
00:46:41,535 --> 00:46:44,335
So they're already familiar with the process that's going to

604
00:46:44,335 --> 00:46:48,199
be undertaken. And if any of them had any questions

605
00:46:48,199 --> 00:46:52,227
about using the portal. Or any of those, when to

606
00:46:52,227 --> 00:46:54,947
remit, how to remit, et cetera. They should be directed

607
00:46:54,947 --> 00:46:57,827
to orma, and Orma will answer those questions for them.

608
00:46:59,257 --> 00:47:01,536
That'll be on the website. That. Just go to the

609
00:47:01,536 --> 00:47:05,776
website and find Orma and you can get the information

610
00:47:05,776 --> 00:47:08,976
under the municipal accommodation tax section of our website. All

611
00:47:08,976 --> 00:47:11,736
of the details, including links to the training videos that.

612
00:47:13,469 --> 00:47:15,589
Were the training sessions that were provided can be found

613
00:47:15,589 --> 00:47:24,708
there. Thank you. Mr mayor. We

614
00:47:24,708 --> 00:47:31,258
passed the Mat tax last year. At council. So we

615
00:47:31,258 --> 00:47:35,850
haven't taken any money. In since we passed that. It

616
00:47:35,850 --> 00:47:41,280
only starts for 26. Through your worship. That's correct. It

617
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:44,360
starts in January 1, 2026. But that doesn't. Mean that

618
00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:47,120
we have money yet, because, as I explained, there are

619
00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:51,800
reporting periods that have to occur before they actually have

620
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:54,440
to start reporting, because even if they don't have rentals,

621
00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:57,200
they're going to start reporting some stats to us so

622
00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:03,129
that we're able to. Develop some sorts of benchmarks. And

623
00:48:03,129 --> 00:48:06,891
then also, this is the slow season, right? You wouldn't

624
00:48:06,891 --> 00:48:10,611
see a lot of rentals occurring at this time, so

625
00:48:10,611 --> 00:48:14,211
we wouldn't. Anticipate to see any revenues flowing from the

626
00:48:14,211 --> 00:48:19,416
mat tax until later in the year. Thank you. I

627
00:48:19,416 --> 00:48:22,456
should add that the numbers that I have provided in

628
00:48:22,456 --> 00:48:25,456
terms of revenue are just reflective of what we anticipate

629
00:48:25,456 --> 00:48:27,896
to see on an annual basis, because that is how

630
00:48:27,896 --> 00:48:30,296
we did it. But it has a net impact of

631
00:48:30,296 --> 00:48:37,826
zero on the levy. Thank you. Wastewater.

632
00:48:41,013 --> 00:48:50,448
So water wastewater services. So highlights Jacobs contract fees have

633
00:48:50,448 --> 00:48:53,888
been adjusted for the 2026 values, so that's a long

634
00:48:53,888 --> 00:48:55,848
term contract we have with Jacobs that runs through the

635
00:48:55,848 --> 00:49:01,331
end of 2029. The Grand Bend Joint Area Grand Band

636
00:49:01,331 --> 00:49:04,051
Area Joint Sewage Board budget was included in the wastewater

637
00:49:04,051 --> 00:49:07,491
side for the budget that that board approved, and revenue

638
00:49:07,491 --> 00:49:11,900
and water purchases have been updated based on growth. And

639
00:49:11,900 --> 00:49:17,023
our recent consumption. So. As council recalls, the water budget

640
00:49:17,023 --> 00:49:19,103
has no impact on the tax levies. So you see

641
00:49:19,103 --> 00:49:22,125
a lot of zeros here. But I can tell you

642
00:49:22,125 --> 00:49:25,125
that in the proposed budget, the expenses are proposed to

643
00:49:25,125 --> 00:49:28,325
be 1%. Higher than last year. And then on the

644
00:49:28,325 --> 00:49:30,885
wastewater side, again, a lot of zeros because it has

645
00:49:30,885 --> 00:49:35,147
no impact on the tax levy, but. We're proposing around

646
00:49:35,147 --> 00:49:39,867
a 3% increase in expenditures on the wastewater side. Councils

647
00:49:39,867 --> 00:49:44,899
previously approved the rates for this year. Back when the

648
00:49:44,899 --> 00:49:47,379
rate study was approved. So on the water side, it's

649
00:49:47,379 --> 00:49:50,099
actually 0%. Increase for the water rates on the wastewater

650
00:49:50,099 --> 00:49:55,028
side, it's 4% increase for 2026. Move on to capital

651
00:49:55,028 --> 00:49:55,388
budget now.

652
00:50:10,733 --> 00:50:13,933
Capital budget. This section focuses on the capital budget, how

653
00:50:13,933 --> 00:50:18,489
we invest. And renew the infrastructure that supports the services

654
00:50:18,489 --> 00:50:22,929
across the municipality. Capital spending is different than the operating

655
00:50:22,929 --> 00:50:25,849
budget. These are long term investments that are made in

656
00:50:25,849 --> 00:50:30,849
roads and bridges, facilities, water and wastewater systems. Assets that

657
00:50:30,849 --> 00:50:36,009
often last decades and require significant planning. I'll walk you.

658
00:50:36,838 --> 00:50:39,758
Through how the projects are identified and prioritized, what the

659
00:50:39,758 --> 00:50:43,158
2026 capital program looks like at a high level and

660
00:50:43,158 --> 00:50:46,078
how it's funded and what that means for our reserves

661
00:50:46,078 --> 00:50:50,581
over time. Before we get into the individual capital projects,

662
00:50:50,581 --> 00:50:56,244
I want to start with how we decide what. Makes

663
00:50:56,244 --> 00:50:58,884
it into the capital budget in the first place. This

664
00:50:58,884 --> 00:51:03,324
slide provides details about our capital planning framework. Because capital

665
00:51:03,324 --> 00:51:06,284
projects are long term and expensive, we use a structured

666
00:51:06,284 --> 00:51:08,964
approach to make sure limited resources are directed to the

667
00:51:08,964 --> 00:51:12,855
right project at the right time. Capital projects come from

668
00:51:12,855 --> 00:51:16,735
multiple sources, not just one list. They are identified through

669
00:51:16,735 --> 00:51:23,055
the asset condition and lifecycle information Department reviews legislative and

670
00:51:23,055 --> 00:51:28,738
regulatory requirements. And council direction and strategic priorities. We also

671
00:51:28,738 --> 00:51:33,436
consider growthrelated needs and, importantly, risk. Especially risk related to

672
00:51:33,436 --> 00:51:38,967
health and safety, service continuity, and critical infrastructure. Once projects

673
00:51:38,967 --> 00:51:43,602
are identified, they are evaluated using consistent criteria. In general,

674
00:51:43,602 --> 00:51:47,922
projects that address higher risk have legislative regulatory requirements or

675
00:51:47,922 --> 00:51:52,224
a part of a critical asset renewal. Are prioritized ahead

676
00:51:52,224 --> 00:51:56,344
of discretionary or service enhancement projects. This helps ensure we

677
00:51:56,344 --> 00:52:01,024
are protecting the core services and managing risk before adding

678
00:52:01,024 --> 00:52:06,203
new or expanding infrastructure. Every project is also reviewed through

679
00:52:06,203 --> 00:52:12,443
an affordability lens that includes considering available funding, reserve sustainability

680
00:52:12,443 --> 00:52:16,203
potential operating impacts and the reliance on one time funding

681
00:52:16,203 --> 00:52:19,043
sources such as grants. The goal is to make sure

682
00:52:19,043 --> 00:52:22,683
decisions made in this budget are financially sustainable and don't

683
00:52:22,683 --> 00:52:27,069
create unintended pressures. In future years. A major driver of

684
00:52:27,069 --> 00:52:33,909
the 2026 Capital program is the asset management Plan. In

685
00:52:33,909 --> 00:52:38,669
2025. The asset management plan identified asset condition, risk levels,

686
00:52:38,669 --> 00:52:43,599
and lifecycle renewal needs across municipal infrastructure. In 2025, the

687
00:52:43,599 --> 00:52:48,279
municipality completed the building condition assessment, which significantly improved the

688
00:52:48,279 --> 00:52:53,088
quality of the information. For facilities. That work confirms several

689
00:52:53,088 --> 00:52:56,168
renewal needs, and as a result, new projects were added

690
00:52:56,168 --> 00:53:01,848
to both the 2026 capital and multi year forecast simply

691
00:53:01,848 --> 00:53:05,448
put, better data has led to more informed capital planning.

692
00:53:05,448 --> 00:53:08,248
The capital budget is the primary tool for acting on

693
00:53:08,248 --> 00:53:13,887
that information. An infrastructure funding gap is the difference between

694
00:53:13,887 --> 00:53:16,807
what it costs to maintain and replace our assets over

695
00:53:16,807 --> 00:53:20,007
the life cycle and the funding currently available to do

696
00:53:20,007 --> 00:53:25,363
that work. The asset management plan identified that in some

697
00:53:25,363 --> 00:53:31,235
categories, long term needs. Exceed the current funding levels. When

698
00:53:31,235 --> 00:53:35,195
council approved the asset management plan, the recommendations on how

699
00:53:35,195 --> 00:53:38,275
to address that gap were intentionally deferred to the budget

700
00:53:38,275 --> 00:53:42,926
process so that they could be considered. Alongside affordability and

701
00:53:42,926 --> 00:53:49,613
priorities. What the asset management plan recommended was. A gradual,

702
00:53:49,613 --> 00:53:52,853
levee based approach to addressing the funding gap. Specifically, the

703
00:53:52,853 --> 00:53:57,973
plan recommended implementing a 1% levy contribution each year, calculated

704
00:53:57,973 --> 00:54:02,373
annually and transferred to capital reserves and stacked cumulatively over

705
00:54:02,373 --> 00:54:10,013
time. Using. The example included in 2026, a 1% of

706
00:54:10,013 --> 00:54:15,453
the levy would equate to 156,771 which would be transferred

707
00:54:15,453 --> 00:54:18,533
to reserves in the following year. The same calculation would

708
00:54:18,533 --> 00:54:22,493
be done again and added to that previous amount, growing

709
00:54:22,493 --> 00:54:28,107
an annual contribution. The plan. Assumed annual levy increases would

710
00:54:28,107 --> 00:54:31,987
be 5% and estimated an extra $2.8 million would be

711
00:54:31,987 --> 00:54:41,750
collected before 2035. A high level

712
00:54:41,750 --> 00:54:44,990
snapshot of the 2026 capital program has been provided on

713
00:54:44,990 --> 00:54:51,550
this slide. The 2026 capital budget includes $25.8 million in

714
00:54:51,550 --> 00:54:56,425
plan spending across 97 projects. Of that, 20.8 million is

715
00:54:56,425 --> 00:55:02,386
levy supported capital funding funded primarily through. Operations and reserves,

716
00:55:02,386 --> 00:55:05,306
and about 5 million is user fees supported related to

717
00:55:05,306 --> 00:55:09,468
water and wastewater. Overall, the program reflects a continued focus

718
00:55:09,468 --> 00:55:14,068
on maintaining existing infrastructure, managing risk and assessing no one's.

719
00:55:14,068 --> 00:55:20,061
Service needs rather than expanding assets unnecessarily. This chart shows

720
00:55:20,061 --> 00:55:22,781
how the capital spending is distributed by department or asset

721
00:55:22,781 --> 00:55:26,341
category. The larger share of capital spending can be found

722
00:55:26,341 --> 00:55:32,840
in the roads, infrastructure facilities, in water and wastewater. This

723
00:55:32,840 --> 00:55:36,920
slide focuses on how the 2026 capital program is funded.

724
00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:41,400
About 75% of the funding comes from reserves and 19%

725
00:55:41,400 --> 00:55:46,320
from grant. The remainder from other sources included including limited

726
00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:53,515
financing. This highlights two key points. Reserves remain the municipality's

727
00:55:53,515 --> 00:55:57,915
primary funding tool for capital and grants. Play an important

728
00:55:57,915 --> 00:56:01,195
role, but only a supplementary role. They help, but they

729
00:56:01,195 --> 00:56:06,647
can't be relied. On exclusively for core infrastructure renewal. This

730
00:56:06,647 --> 00:56:13,314
table provides. A detailed breakdown by department and asset type.

731
00:56:13,314 --> 00:56:15,914
I won't go through this line by line. As council

732
00:56:15,914 --> 00:56:19,714
has the full document. But the slide reinforces that the

733
00:56:19,714 --> 00:56:23,034
breadth of the capital activity across departments and how capital.

734
00:56:24,563 --> 00:56:29,930
Spending supports the tax supported and user supported services. It

735
00:56:29,930 --> 00:56:33,330
also shows the scale of investment required to simply maintain

736
00:56:33,330 --> 00:56:37,794
the existing service levels. This chart shifts from a single

737
00:56:37,794 --> 00:56:41,074
year to the long term pitcher. It shows planned capital

738
00:56:41,074 --> 00:56:47,773
spending by asset type from 2025 to 2035. A few

739
00:56:47,773 --> 00:56:51,333
key takeaways here are that the capital needs are lumpy,

740
00:56:51,333 --> 00:56:54,693
they're not spread out evenly from year to year. Roads,

741
00:56:54,693 --> 00:56:58,573
facilities, water related assets continue to represent significant share of

742
00:56:58,573 --> 00:57:02,533
long term investment and forecasts help council see upcoming pressures

743
00:57:02,533 --> 00:57:04,933
early rather than dealing with them. One year at a

744
00:57:04,933 --> 00:57:09,038
time. This long range view supports better financial planning and

745
00:57:09,038 --> 00:57:13,845
smoother decision making. This slide looks at how the longer

746
00:57:13,845 --> 00:57:17,325
term capital forecast is expected to be funded over the

747
00:57:17,325 --> 00:57:21,045
forecast period, 69% is planned to be funded from reserves

748
00:57:21,045 --> 00:57:24,925
and 29% from grants. Again, a small portion would be

749
00:57:24,925 --> 00:57:32,094
funded through financing. This reinforces why reserve sustainability is. A

750
00:57:32,094 --> 00:57:35,894
critical part of the capital conversation. Long term planning depends

751
00:57:35,894 --> 00:57:40,256
on having those reserves available. On this slide, we can

752
00:57:40,256 --> 00:57:46,256
see how the contributions are made from operating to reserves.

753
00:57:46,256 --> 00:57:50,096
The annual contributions to capital reserves are split between levy

754
00:57:50,096 --> 00:57:56,861
supported and user fees supported assets. You'll see some year

755
00:57:56,861 --> 00:58:00,541
to year variation which reflects the changes in planned capital

756
00:58:00,541 --> 00:58:05,541
activity reserve strategies and affordability considerations within the operating budget.

757
00:58:06,975 --> 00:58:09,895
This slide shows the projected ending reserve balances over the

758
00:58:09,895 --> 00:58:18,896
forecasted period after planned capital spending and annual contributions. A

759
00:58:18,896 --> 00:58:22,056
few key points to highlight here are that fluctuations are

760
00:58:22,056 --> 00:58:25,016
expected, reserves are built up and drawn down to pay

761
00:58:25,016 --> 00:58:29,096
for large projects, so balances naturally move up and down.

762
00:58:29,096 --> 00:58:32,656
Timing matters in a couple of years. Consolidated levee supported

763
00:58:32,656 --> 00:58:36,256
reserves dip into the negative. That doesn't mean that the

764
00:58:36,256 --> 00:58:39,879
municipality is insolvent. But it does mean that. Projects would

765
00:58:39,879 --> 00:58:45,697
need to be temporarily financed until reserves recover. Negative balances

766
00:58:45,697 --> 00:58:49,977
results in borrowing when reserves aren't available at the time

767
00:58:49,977 --> 00:58:53,257
spending occurs, the municipality must rely on short term boring,

768
00:58:53,257 --> 00:58:57,097
which comes with interest costs and added financial pressure. Recovery

769
00:58:57,097 --> 00:58:59,937
is built into the plan. The forecast shows reserves recovering

770
00:58:59,937 --> 00:59:04,412
in later years. As contributions continue in capital activity levels,

771
00:59:06,087 --> 00:59:08,167
The purpose of this graph is to highlight pressures points

772
00:59:08,167 --> 00:59:11,847
early so council has the opportunity to adjust. Timing, funding

773
00:59:11,847 --> 00:59:16,960
strategies or reserve contributions before borrowing becomes necessary. So we're

774
00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:20,240
now going to move into the individual capital projects, and

775
00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:23,480
again, the directors will come and give you those details.

776
00:59:25,024 --> 00:59:26,264
We'll start with the protective services.

777
00:59:38,250 --> 00:59:44,719
Through your worship. So protective services capital. We have opened

778
00:59:44,719 --> 00:59:48,959
the RFP for the 2025 approved apparatus. So a portion.

779
00:59:50,217 --> 00:59:53,737
Of the monies that you see there for rolling stock.

780
00:59:53,737 --> 00:59:58,062
The one point. Two plus is for that pre approved

781
00:59:58,062 --> 01:00:02,592
truck. In 2026. Replacement of the box rescue in Fedford

782
01:00:02,592 --> 01:00:05,512
allows for the opportunity for cost savings. And fleet diversification.

783
01:00:06,640 --> 01:00:09,800
We're looking to purchase a four x four mini pumper

784
01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:13,120
with a certified pump. This will increase our abilities to

785
01:00:13,120 --> 01:00:17,360
suppress fire in tight areas around cottages and campgrounds. In

786
01:00:17,360 --> 01:00:20,880
some of our tighter roads. This platform will also increase

787
01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:25,880
our ability to fight fires within agricultural and wildland. Interfaith

788
01:00:25,880 --> 01:00:28,040
so it would have a pump. That was big enough

789
01:00:28,040 --> 01:00:31,280
and comparable with a full size engine, but a tight

790
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:35,240
package that can get into smaller areas and change the

791
01:00:35,240 --> 01:00:42,382
way we do things with certain fires. Once again. Capital.

792
01:00:44,140 --> 01:00:48,494
We have ongoing need for radios and pagers. Extrication equipment,

793
01:00:48,494 --> 01:00:53,921
small tools, struts, airbags, et cetera. To keep consistency and

794
01:00:53,921 --> 01:00:58,601
to keep things in date and functional. Nozzles, truck valves,

795
01:00:58,601 --> 01:01:02,665
large building hose packs. This year we've dropped a little

796
01:01:02,665 --> 01:01:08,733
bit. In our request for firefighter gear, bunker helmets, et

797
01:01:08,733 --> 01:01:11,551
cetera. It was 50 last year. I believe we're at

798
01:01:11,551 --> 01:01:15,111
40. Part of that is being covered. Off with the

799
01:01:15,111 --> 01:01:18,551
fact that we've had success with some grants this year

800
01:01:18,551 --> 01:01:25,119
that allows us some gloves. And some balaclavas. Fire suppression

801
01:01:25,119 --> 01:01:28,999
training props and tools for Northville. We've been operating Northville.

802
01:01:30,526 --> 01:01:33,646
As our training area and as we move forward, having

803
01:01:33,646 --> 01:01:37,046
stuff in a central location that allows us to build

804
01:01:37,046 --> 01:01:40,340
their training. And not have to break it down and

805
01:01:40,340 --> 01:01:44,298
move it to all the different halls. Is a great

806
01:01:44,298 --> 01:01:47,504
resource for them. One of the things I wanted to

807
01:01:47,504 --> 01:01:52,783
touch on. We have put forward for a grant through

808
01:01:52,783 --> 01:01:58,531
emergency management Ontario. Currently, we have the grant application. Through

809
01:01:58,531 --> 01:02:01,691
their funding streams. Our goal is to update our fire

810
01:02:01,691 --> 01:02:06,091
department computer based programming so we have been using Firepro

811
01:02:06,091 --> 01:02:09,492
and. That was a program that's been out for at

812
01:02:09,492 --> 01:02:13,412
least 20 years. There is a new program that we're

813
01:02:13,412 --> 01:02:16,612
trying to achieve called first do and what that does

814
01:02:16,612 --> 01:02:21,252
is it allows us to interface with other departments. It's

815
01:02:21,252 --> 01:02:23,612
a tool that we can use for emergency management with

816
01:02:23,612 --> 01:02:29,675
interoperability, we can have direct links to the. Ratepayers through

817
01:02:29,675 --> 01:02:33,995
increased public education portals where they can reach in and

818
01:02:33,995 --> 01:02:35,355
let us know. What they have going on in their

819
01:02:35,355 --> 01:02:38,235
house and update us on what's going on with their

820
01:02:38,235 --> 01:02:42,515
inspections, and it also provides us real time response and

821
01:02:42,515 --> 01:02:46,115
tactical data through a CAD system where we get direct

822
01:02:46,115 --> 01:02:50,864
information. From dispatch. So our hope is that we'll be

823
01:02:50,864 --> 01:02:53,784
successful for that. And if not, we'll be talking on

824
01:02:53,784 --> 01:02:59,780
a later date. So protective services teamwork once again. 2026

825
01:02:59,780 --> 01:03:03,020
will be another heavy year for our members. We will

826
01:03:03,020 --> 01:03:06,180
continue to set the standard for public education. We will

827
01:03:06,180 --> 01:03:09,340
continue to educate and enforce the Ontario fire code. And

828
01:03:09,340 --> 01:03:12,100
we continue to train, offering the very best in suppression

829
01:03:12,100 --> 01:03:16,958
services. Once again, we thank council for your ongoing. Support

830
01:03:16,958 --> 01:03:18,878
as it would be a daunting task without you behind

831
01:03:18,878 --> 01:03:18,918
us.

832
01:03:31,193 --> 01:03:36,113
Transportation capital. So for equipment and transportation, we have a

833
01:03:36,113 --> 01:03:39,993
lifecycle replacement of a pickup truck. It's not pictured here.

834
01:03:39,993 --> 01:03:41,833
One ton truck, so that's in the top right corner.

835
01:03:42,952 --> 01:03:48,760
Our sweeper. Bottom left. And our vacuum truck. The vacuum

836
01:03:48,760 --> 01:03:51,040
truck is actually going to be funded from the water

837
01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:54,834
reserve, though, so keep that in. Mind. Or propose to

838
01:03:54,834 --> 01:04:01,806
be. Capital transportation, so enterprise drive. Where? That's the reconstruction

839
01:04:01,806 --> 01:04:04,726
of the street that extends into the future industrial park

840
01:04:04,726 --> 01:04:08,046
and forest. So we're completing some of the environmental requirements

841
01:04:08,046 --> 01:04:11,206
for the stormwater management pond, and then that project will

842
01:04:11,206 --> 01:04:15,301
go forward. We have a number of stormwater management projects

843
01:04:15,301 --> 01:04:18,621
related to the forest Grand Ben and West Bazankwit master

844
01:04:18,621 --> 01:04:23,751
plan projects. King street downtown is shown in the budget

845
01:04:23,751 --> 01:04:28,031
pending further public consultation. And then we have our annual

846
01:04:28,031 --> 01:04:32,083
asphalt resurfacing and tire and chip projects. As recommended in

847
01:04:32,083 --> 01:04:36,280
the road needs study. So this slide shows the map

848
01:04:36,280 --> 01:04:42,831
of the proposed road resurfacing projects for 2026. The biggest

849
01:04:42,831 --> 01:04:47,431
one being outer drive through Port francs. And we're proposing

850
01:04:47,431 --> 01:04:50,751
to include Paige shoulders. As part of that project, which

851
01:04:50,751 --> 01:04:57,173
will further. Our active transportation infrastructure in Laketon. Chores. Continuing

852
01:04:57,173 --> 01:05:01,933
with the capital, so we do our annual sidewalk replacements.

853
01:05:01,933 --> 01:05:05,693
We identify priority sidewalks based on the annual inspection program.

854
01:05:08,438 --> 01:05:14,038
We're also continuing to work on the forest sidewalk expansion.

855
01:05:15,471 --> 01:05:17,831
So that's in consultation with the new proposed school there

856
01:05:17,831 --> 01:05:20,311
in forest. So we want to really increase the pedestrian

857
01:05:20,311 --> 01:05:23,869
links in that area. So that everyone can get safely

858
01:05:23,869 --> 01:05:27,175
to the school. And then West Dipper wash were proposing

859
01:05:27,175 --> 01:05:29,815
a paved shoulder. So that's to continue on. The work

860
01:05:29,815 --> 01:05:33,255
in that area. Again, more active transportation, which is really

861
01:05:33,255 --> 01:05:39,375
popular. With the residents in Lampton shores. Continuing the ongoing

862
01:05:39,375 --> 01:05:43,135
Ontario Street Grand Ben Bridge. It's obviously a big capital

863
01:05:43,135 --> 01:05:47,030
project here. So proposed to finish that in the spring

864
01:05:47,030 --> 01:05:51,410
of 2026. We have our brush road culvert, so that's

865
01:05:51,410 --> 01:05:54,490
pending the completion of the drainage. Report in that area.

866
01:05:55,685 --> 01:05:57,725
Decker Road culvert's actually been awarded. It's shown in the

867
01:05:57,725 --> 01:06:01,916
budget, so. That's just kind of outside witter station golf

868
01:06:01,916 --> 01:06:04,716
course there. So that's our. Placement of any existing culvert

869
01:06:04,716 --> 01:06:07,796
into a concrete box culvert. And we have Canard road

870
01:06:07,796 --> 01:06:11,116
culvert. So that was just recently identified in a recent

871
01:06:11,116 --> 01:06:14,676
osims. It's a failing culvert, so I have a picture

872
01:06:14,676 --> 01:06:18,520
right here. You can see the ribs there at the

873
01:06:18,520 --> 01:06:22,280
bottom are really deteriorating, so that's a priority. Project for

874
01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:29,973
this year. Your worship. Quick question, please. Sure. The culvert

875
01:06:29,973 --> 01:06:34,813
on decker road. Is that the one? That's close to

876
01:06:34,813 --> 01:06:38,314
the highway on the paved portion of the road. So

877
01:06:38,314 --> 01:06:39,914
is it going to close the road? Because I'm sure

878
01:06:39,914 --> 01:06:43,423
I'm going to. Get questions. Just heading it off at

879
01:06:43,423 --> 01:06:48,189
the pass. Unfortunately, it will have to be closed. It'll

880
01:06:48,189 --> 01:06:50,469
take about a week. Like they'll do it. They have

881
01:06:50,469 --> 01:06:52,509
to bring a crane in. So it'll happen pretty quick

882
01:06:52,509 --> 01:06:54,189
once it's done, but it'll have to get dug out

883
01:06:54,189 --> 01:06:56,869
and replaced. Do the in water work. It'll have to

884
01:06:56,869 --> 01:07:01,123
be. After July 1. But our feeling is that it'll

885
01:07:01,123 --> 01:07:05,504
happen in the fall. I know the owner of the

886
01:07:05,504 --> 01:07:07,544
course has been aware of the work and what we're

887
01:07:07,544 --> 01:07:10,941
doing there, so we're going to coordinate it. I hope

888
01:07:10,941 --> 01:07:14,616
with the business. Because there's still another way to get

889
01:07:14,616 --> 01:07:17,136
in. It's just we got to make sure his customers

890
01:07:17,136 --> 01:07:22,848
know. That. Obviously, we identified that pretty quickly, that that

891
01:07:22,848 --> 01:07:26,553
was going to be a big impact. The business is

892
01:07:26,553 --> 01:07:28,793
aware that this project is happening, and we've had some

893
01:07:28,793 --> 01:07:33,270
conversations about timing. And what we can do. To make

894
01:07:33,270 --> 01:07:39,073
it run smoother for everyone. It's necessary work. I hate

895
01:07:39,073 --> 01:07:42,113
to close the road, but we'll do as best we

896
01:07:42,113 --> 01:07:44,313
can to minimize the impact on the business. Thank you.

897
01:07:44,313 --> 01:07:48,851
That's all. Thank you for recognizing that, too. My questions

898
01:07:48,851 --> 01:07:57,036
on funding sources for. The bridge in grandmother I think

899
01:07:57,036 --> 01:08:00,436
I saw referred to development charges. And then there's the

900
01:08:00,436 --> 01:08:04,064
grant. Some from water, some from sewer. How much is

901
01:08:04,064 --> 01:08:08,704
on the levee? I don't think there's any of that

902
01:08:08,704 --> 01:08:11,344
cost on the levy, but I can. Double check for

903
01:08:11,344 --> 01:08:12,824
you, but I'm pretty sure it's not. I'll take the

904
01:08:12,824 --> 01:08:13,984
good news. That's great. Thank you.

905
01:08:29,286 --> 01:08:32,086
So through the mayor, the capital highlights for the community

906
01:08:32,086 --> 01:08:38,286
services department includes replacement of windows and led lighting conversion

907
01:08:38,286 --> 01:08:44,252
at the Arcona Community Center. At Port Frank's community center.

908
01:08:44,252 --> 01:08:48,972
We will be replacing and adding eavesdrops where nonexist currently

909
01:08:48,972 --> 01:08:53,622
and replacing the soffits and fascia throughout the facility. The

910
01:08:53,622 --> 01:08:58,462
forest parquet phase two is included into the capital budget.

911
01:08:58,462 --> 01:09:00,862
So there's a photo. Of the Parkit as it sits

912
01:09:00,862 --> 01:09:06,582
right now. Phase one completed the wall restoration concrete site

913
01:09:06,582 --> 01:09:10,542
works. And electrical addition. There will be sawdud going in

914
01:09:10,542 --> 01:09:14,286
in the spring as well, but. We just unfortunately ran

915
01:09:14,286 --> 01:09:18,486
out of time this fall. We also have included funds.

916
01:09:19,904 --> 01:09:22,304
For servicing a four season washer met the rotary park

917
01:09:22,304 --> 01:09:26,108
and forest. So our funds for the capital budget include

918
01:09:26,108 --> 01:09:28,788
site works and then the servicing requirements for that washroom.

919
01:09:30,638 --> 01:09:33,678
That one. As council recalls, the washroom and purchase itself

920
01:09:33,678 --> 01:09:38,557
was funded partially through the Ontario Trillion Foundation. The Legacy

921
01:09:38,557 --> 01:09:42,477
recreation center compressor. This is an original compressor to the

922
01:09:42,477 --> 01:09:45,997
ice plant, so it is in need of replacement. 2025.

923
01:09:45,997 --> 01:09:49,637
We replaced compressor one. This is compressor two. That requires

924
01:09:49,637 --> 01:09:55,237
replacement. It is. Original. So the probability of failure is

925
01:09:55,237 --> 01:09:59,376
likely. And the conseque. Consequence is high if that one

926
01:09:59,376 --> 01:10:02,904
fails. We have funds included in the budget at both

927
01:10:02,904 --> 01:10:06,064
the Shores Recreation center and the legacy recreation center. To

928
01:10:06,064 --> 01:10:09,464
replace our hot water heaters in our Zamboni rooms. The

929
01:10:09,464 --> 01:10:13,064
current units are undersized. The purpose of those hot water

930
01:10:13,064 --> 01:10:14,984
heaters is to heat the water that we use. To

931
01:10:14,984 --> 01:10:18,814
fill the zambonis. So that is done after every single

932
01:10:18,814 --> 01:10:22,414
ice flood, and we believe that there will be significant

933
01:10:22,414 --> 01:10:25,534
cost. Savings, both in utilities and staff time to replace

934
01:10:25,534 --> 01:10:30,880
these undersized water heaters. We've included funds to replace the

935
01:10:30,880 --> 01:10:34,320
siding and the sliding door at the pony barn at

936
01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:37,760
the legacy recreation center. We use the pony barn for

937
01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:40,560
storage of a lot of community services equipment. A lot

938
01:10:40,560 --> 01:10:44,280
of our lawn mowing equipment and benches that we need

939
01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:49,996
to bring in, among other items. We've included funds as

940
01:10:49,996 --> 01:10:53,876
well for Port franks and tennis pokeball court resurfacing. So

941
01:10:53,876 --> 01:10:58,201
that's the rubberized surface that you see. There in the

942
01:10:58,201 --> 01:11:00,841
picture, the green, blue and white. So it will replace

943
01:11:00,841 --> 01:11:05,161
that rubberized surface it does not include new asphalt. Asphalt

944
01:11:05,161 --> 01:11:06,641
is in good shape and does not need to be

945
01:11:06,641 --> 01:11:13,055
redone. But the rubberized surfaces deteriorating. We've included funds for

946
01:11:13,055 --> 01:11:15,615
utter park ball diamond lighting. So, as I noted in

947
01:11:15,615 --> 01:11:18,495
the operational budget. We have five of our six ball

948
01:11:18,495 --> 01:11:25,066
diamonds, our lit ball diamonds. The replacement of lighting. Our

949
01:11:25,066 --> 01:11:30,262
lighting is old. At all of our ball diamonds. It's

950
01:11:30,262 --> 01:11:34,107
becoming obsolete. Difficult to fix, difficult to find parts. So

951
01:11:34,107 --> 01:11:36,907
our intention would be to replace the utter park ball

952
01:11:36,907 --> 01:11:40,307
diamond lighting, because it is the most used ball diamond

953
01:11:40,307 --> 01:11:43,707
for both tournaments and our adult leagues, and then we

954
01:11:43,707 --> 01:11:48,427
can repurpose the parts from that replacement to repair our

955
01:11:48,427 --> 01:11:52,862
other ball diamond lights. In the short term. We've included

956
01:11:52,862 --> 01:11:57,786
funds for the. Village green Pavers this is a continuation

957
01:11:57,786 --> 01:12:00,786
from 2025. Again, we're just doing a section at the

958
01:12:00,786 --> 01:12:03,346
time to minimize the impact to the park so it

959
01:12:03,346 --> 01:12:07,609
stays open. And it's minimally disruptive. Same approach as we

960
01:12:07,609 --> 01:12:09,249
did down at the Grand Ben beach when we replaced

961
01:12:09,249 --> 01:12:12,449
the pavers there. So this is year two, I believe,

962
01:12:12,449 --> 01:12:16,624
of that project. And other highlights include fleet edition of

963
01:12:16,624 --> 01:12:19,504
a pickup truck. Just because we have been renting a

964
01:12:19,504 --> 01:12:22,824
pickup truck in the past, and that's getting very costly.

965
01:12:22,824 --> 01:12:25,064
So it made more sense to purchase a truck to

966
01:12:25,064 --> 01:12:29,064
use year round. We have funds in there for replacement

967
01:12:29,064 --> 01:12:32,264
of Thomas hall chairs. And tables that are just at

968
01:12:32,264 --> 01:12:35,834
end of life. They're starting to get broken. They're very

969
01:12:35,834 --> 01:12:40,043
well used. We've included funds for Port Frank's community center,

970
01:12:40,043 --> 01:12:42,243
a new sound system there, which has reached end of

971
01:12:42,243 --> 01:12:45,683
life. We have funds for an HVAC unit for the

972
01:12:45,683 --> 01:12:51,301
legacy center, which we continue? To replace annually lake track

973
01:12:51,301 --> 01:12:54,646
centers for each track units in that facility. Funds for

974
01:12:54,646 --> 01:12:58,246
harbor buoys. A new pump out at the Grand Ben

975
01:12:58,246 --> 01:13:03,890
Marina flagpole replacements in both Arcona and forest. The decommissioning

976
01:13:03,890 --> 01:13:06,490
and engineering for replacement of fuel tanks at Grand Ben

977
01:13:06,490 --> 01:13:11,290
Marina. That project was started in 2025. You should see

978
01:13:11,290 --> 01:13:15,105
a tender out for that. Shortly in the new year.

979
01:13:16,701 --> 01:13:20,141
And then led conversion for our remaining community centers. So

980
01:13:20,141 --> 01:13:23,808
our Kona community center, our Kona. Senior center. There were

981
01:13:23,808 --> 01:13:26,568
some areas at both the shores and legacy, particularly dressing

982
01:13:26,568 --> 01:13:29,934
rooms and storage areas, that were not completed. And will

983
01:13:29,934 --> 01:13:32,614
be this year, as well as the grim bend beach

984
01:13:32,614 --> 01:13:41,472
hose. Councilor Wilcox. In the initial budget.

985
01:13:43,623 --> 01:13:48,423
That the finance committee seen. Was there a roof on

986
01:13:48,423 --> 01:13:52,660
the legacy center? So that's just been pushed off of

987
01:13:52,660 --> 01:13:56,720
the future. So through the mayor that's proposed now for

988
01:13:56,720 --> 01:14:01,837
2027. And that's a complete redo. Like you've looked at

989
01:14:01,837 --> 01:14:04,397
all options to try. To fix what the problem is

990
01:14:04,397 --> 01:14:08,100
there, or that's the only way to do it. So

991
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:10,620
through the mayor, we did have a third party review

992
01:14:10,620 --> 01:14:15,011
of that roof. Done. The roof has been sealed. In

993
01:14:15,011 --> 01:14:16,491
the past, but it is an original roof to that

994
01:14:16,491 --> 01:14:18,891
building, so it has absolutely reached its end of life.

995
01:14:20,767 --> 01:14:24,447
There are two options. We are recommending the less expensive

996
01:14:24,447 --> 01:14:27,807
option. It's in a future budget now. Anyway, thank you.

997
01:14:27,807 --> 01:14:30,967
It's still getting addressed. It's just. No worries and. We'll

998
01:14:30,967 --> 01:14:33,967
continue to repair leaks as required and needed. Yes, of

999
01:14:33,967 --> 01:14:36,828
course. I just want to speak a little bit to

1000
01:14:36,828 --> 01:14:38,668
that. So we did talk about at a staff level

1001
01:14:38,668 --> 01:14:39,988
as well. One of the things we looked at is,

1002
01:14:39,988 --> 01:14:41,828
could we do bits and pieces as we move along?

1003
01:14:44,096 --> 01:14:46,256
Frankly, I was the one that said that is not

1004
01:14:46,256 --> 01:14:48,016
the way to do a big roof like that. And

1005
01:14:48,016 --> 01:14:50,456
the reason I say that is because the bits and

1006
01:14:50,456 --> 01:14:53,016
pieces you do always join together. At some type of

1007
01:14:53,016 --> 01:14:58,066
flashing wall. Whatever. If you have any issues. It's not

1008
01:14:58,066 --> 01:14:59,586
the guy that just did it. It must be the

1009
01:14:59,586 --> 01:15:02,666
other guy's. Fault, so we opted to push the whole

1010
01:15:02,666 --> 01:15:05,984
thing off and do it as one. Contractor. They're responsible.

1011
01:15:07,011 --> 01:15:08,931
As opposed to trying to do it in bits and

1012
01:15:08,931 --> 01:15:16,601
pieces. So. We discussed this fairly thoroughly. Surveilling through you.

1013
01:15:16,601 --> 01:15:19,961
I've got some questions about the boat launch in Grand.

1014
01:15:19,961 --> 01:15:22,761
Bend and any needed repairs. I noticed they're not in

1015
01:15:22,761 --> 01:15:28,610
the capital budget. Do we have a plan here. So

1016
01:15:28,610 --> 01:15:32,130
through the merit. Yes. We have submitted applications to do

1017
01:15:32,130 --> 01:15:34,650
some in water work for repairs to both the grand

1018
01:15:34,650 --> 01:15:37,810
Bend and the portfronts boat launch in 2026 that will

1019
01:15:37,810 --> 01:15:43,672
be conducted through operating. As opposed to capital needs through

1020
01:15:43,672 --> 01:15:51,716
the Marriott. That's correct. Yes. Thank you. Councilor mcguire.

1021
01:15:56,597 --> 01:15:59,870
Gear worship. For the condensers or the compressor you have

1022
01:15:59,870 --> 01:16:04,054
to repair. At the legacy center there. Have you looked

1023
01:16:04,054 --> 01:16:07,574
at getting a heat exchanger to possibly heat water? From

1024
01:16:07,574 --> 01:16:11,294
the energy made by the condenser and cooling tower. I

1025
01:16:11,294 --> 01:16:13,934
know we use that in our facility to reduce hot

1026
01:16:13,934 --> 01:16:18,597
water use. So for the condenser or the hot water

1027
01:16:18,597 --> 01:16:22,317
heater, the compressor, the whole cooling system. We actually take

1028
01:16:22,317 --> 01:16:25,237
the heat off it to heat hot water. Yeah. So

1029
01:16:25,237 --> 01:16:27,597
through the mayor, this is. Just one component of the

1030
01:16:27,597 --> 01:16:30,917
entire ice plant. So there are other components, like the

1031
01:16:30,917 --> 01:16:34,237
hot water cooler. That are included, just not this year.

1032
01:16:34,237 --> 01:16:36,718
So it's a component of the. Ice plant. It's not

1033
01:16:36,718 --> 01:16:37,598
part of the condenser, though.

1034
01:16:50,051 --> 01:16:57,075
Water capital. So on the water side. We are continuing

1035
01:16:57,075 --> 01:17:00,715
or proposing to continue with our water meter change out.

1036
01:17:00,715 --> 01:17:04,835
So we're proposing. To do about 1000 meters this year.

1037
01:17:04,835 --> 01:17:08,435
Pretty good chunk of what we have outstanding. We have

1038
01:17:08,435 --> 01:17:11,755
the winter Springer, water main and Thetford. That tender closes,

1039
01:17:11,755 --> 01:17:17,494
actually, very shortly. We got funding for that project. It's

1040
01:17:17,494 --> 01:17:20,614
a big portion of that project, and then we're proposing

1041
01:17:20,614 --> 01:17:23,974
Northville Tower maintenance. So that's the water tower out here

1042
01:17:23,974 --> 01:17:28,035
there's? A picture of it right there. And that's based

1043
01:17:28,035 --> 01:17:31,275
on? We do regular inspection reports on that facility, so

1044
01:17:31,275 --> 01:17:36,112
there's a number of recommendations in that report. To do

1045
01:17:36,112 --> 01:17:40,862
there. So that's a project we're proposing. And also capital

1046
01:17:40,862 --> 01:17:44,942
water. So there's a Highway 21 chamber maintenance project we're

1047
01:17:44,942 --> 01:17:50,817
proposing. So. If you're driving to Grand Bend, it's across

1048
01:17:50,817 --> 01:17:54,147
the road, kind of on the park View area. Where

1049
01:17:54,147 --> 01:17:58,379
that street is. So the main water main that feeds

1050
01:17:58,379 --> 01:18:00,819
the north end of Lampton Shores comes in across the

1051
01:18:00,819 --> 01:18:04,497
highway, and then there's a chamber there. It opens and

1052
01:18:04,497 --> 01:18:07,897
closes to fill, actually the tower here in Northville. So

1053
01:18:07,897 --> 01:18:12,257
it's something. That was originally built back in 2008, and

1054
01:18:12,257 --> 01:18:15,851
it has been running since that time. So it's just

1055
01:18:15,851 --> 01:18:17,571
a lot of times gone by, it just needs some

1056
01:18:17,571 --> 01:18:20,931
maintenance, some stuff. To repair some valves to repair. Sort

1057
01:18:20,931 --> 01:18:24,571
of proposing that project this year. On the wastewater side.

1058
01:18:26,454 --> 01:18:30,174
We're proposing a project at the Arcona sewage treatment plant.

1059
01:18:30,174 --> 01:18:32,254
There's some filters. There that are at the end of

1060
01:18:32,254 --> 01:18:36,574
their useful life, they become very maintenance heavy and there's.

1061
01:18:36,574 --> 01:18:39,854
A lot better technology out now. That's a lot less.

1062
01:18:39,854 --> 01:18:43,767
There's a lot less moving parts. And it's just a

1063
01:18:43,767 --> 01:18:47,047
project that is necessary for the long term operation of

1064
01:18:47,047 --> 01:18:50,487
that facility. And we're proposing a project at the forest

1065
01:18:50,487 --> 01:18:53,247
lagoon. So if you look at the picture, at the

1066
01:18:53,247 --> 01:18:58,010
bottom right, the lagoon cell that's showing. The process at

1067
01:18:58,010 --> 01:19:02,130
the forest plant is the sludge that's generated from that

1068
01:19:02,130 --> 01:19:05,170
sewage treatment. Facility actually gets pumped across and stored in

1069
01:19:05,170 --> 01:19:08,330
that lagoon cell. Since that plant's open, that lagoon cell

1070
01:19:08,330 --> 01:19:11,610
has never been dredged of the sludge that's built up.

1071
01:19:12,621 --> 01:19:14,581
It's just in the past year, it's become a problem.

1072
01:19:16,239 --> 01:19:18,759
With the operation. It's built up a lot, so it's

1073
01:19:18,759 --> 01:19:23,359
time to dredge. That out. So we're proposing $500,000 to

1074
01:19:23,359 --> 01:19:27,354
remove the sludge there and. That should. Buy us 20

1075
01:19:27,354 --> 01:19:30,954
years ish of space there, so we're proposing that project.

1076
01:19:32,132 --> 01:19:35,572
You got a question there, councilor Wilcox? A couple of

1077
01:19:35,572 --> 01:19:39,578
questions, your worship. Thank you. Just with that new water

1078
01:19:39,578 --> 01:19:44,304
main, the Springer Road one. It appears to be running

1079
01:19:44,304 --> 01:19:49,468
down the side of Whitter Road. Is it? On the

1080
01:19:49,468 --> 01:19:59,024
west side. In that drawing. It is. Or. No, it's

1081
01:19:59,024 --> 01:20:01,304
on the east side. I know what's on the east

1082
01:20:01,304 --> 01:20:04,024
side. Yes. It's on the east side. Yeah. Regardless which

1083
01:20:04,024 --> 01:20:05,464
side it's on, are we. Going to queue up with

1084
01:20:05,464 --> 01:20:07,944
the business owner that operates a business on both sides

1085
01:20:07,944 --> 01:20:10,344
of the road. There to make sure we're not negatively

1086
01:20:10,344 --> 01:20:14,078
impacting their operation when they're busy. Like, as part of

1087
01:20:14,078 --> 01:20:17,878
our projects, we always make people aware of what's happening

1088
01:20:17,878 --> 01:20:20,078
and try to work with them as best we can

1089
01:20:20,078 --> 01:20:24,278
to avoid impacts in this project. There'll be multiple ways

1090
01:20:24,278 --> 01:20:26,718
again. Like you said, there'll be multiple ways around it.

1091
01:20:26,718 --> 01:20:29,438
There'll be. Periods where the road will have to be

1092
01:20:29,438 --> 01:20:33,318
closed. But we'll always make sure that there's detour roots

1093
01:20:33,318 --> 01:20:35,118
in place that people can get where they need to

1094
01:20:35,118 --> 01:20:40,986
go, even where I know. The business that operates on

1095
01:20:40,986 --> 01:20:42,986
the east side. They have an entrance at one end

1096
01:20:42,986 --> 01:20:45,346
of the building. And an exit of the other to

1097
01:20:45,346 --> 01:20:47,946
make sure. We're just queuing up what they can and

1098
01:20:47,946 --> 01:20:52,760
can't do there. Have a conversation with that owner. Somebody,

1099
01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:58,494
please. You all know that for sure? And then the

1100
01:20:58,494 --> 01:21:02,842
lagoon. I imagine we got to pay to get rid

1101
01:21:02,842 --> 01:21:08,227
of. What comes out of there. Is that part of

1102
01:21:08,227 --> 01:21:13,703
that cost? So, like, the way the contract works is

1103
01:21:13,703 --> 01:21:17,303
someone will have to come in and remove that material.

1104
01:21:18,765 --> 01:21:20,245
There'll be a lot of water in it, like it's

1105
01:21:20,245 --> 01:21:22,845
a lot of labor. So we'll be paying to get

1106
01:21:22,845 --> 01:21:26,141
rid of it. If whoever the contractor is will be

1107
01:21:26,141 --> 01:21:29,421
responsible to find a disposal site. Usually this stuff is

1108
01:21:29,421 --> 01:21:32,901
land. Applied, but it'll be up to them to figure

1109
01:21:32,901 --> 01:21:41,497
that out. Councilor Scott. So we're looking at. The forest

1110
01:21:41,497 --> 01:21:45,817
lagoons. How are the lagoons and any other lagoons we

1111
01:21:45,817 --> 01:21:49,501
have? Are they all in good shape? Or are they

1112
01:21:49,501 --> 01:21:51,861
going to be upcoming in the next few years that

1113
01:21:51,861 --> 01:21:54,781
we're going to have to do sludge, remove a lot

1114
01:21:54,781 --> 01:22:00,628
of them. Yeah, through the mayor. I'm not aware at

1115
01:22:00,628 --> 01:22:02,748
this point that any of the other ones are a

1116
01:22:02,748 --> 01:22:10,810
problem. The forest. One definitely snuck up on us. But

1117
01:22:10,810 --> 01:22:12,650
the other ones. We're not aware of a problem at

1118
01:22:12,650 --> 01:22:12,890
this time.

1119
01:22:30,701 --> 01:22:39,046
It didn't sneak up on you. It crawled up on

1120
01:22:39,046 --> 01:22:47,687
you. Ted virtually a lot younger. Next section that we

1121
01:22:47,687 --> 01:22:56,449
have. Is the financial outcome and affordability section. Here you

1122
01:22:56,449 --> 01:23:00,169
can see we've listed what the impact is going to

1123
01:23:00,169 --> 01:23:03,329
be on the typical or median property. So the median

1124
01:23:03,329 --> 01:23:06,049
property is the one that falls directly in the middle.

1125
01:23:08,054 --> 01:23:10,534
If you stack all of the assessments from lowest to

1126
01:23:10,534 --> 01:23:14,694
highest, 50% of the properties will be less than 50%

1127
01:23:14,694 --> 01:23:17,734
will be more. So, on the first line, we see

1128
01:23:17,734 --> 01:23:22,693
that the single family home. The assessment, of course, hasn't

1129
01:23:22,693 --> 01:23:28,933
changed, and the assessed value is $252,000 and that household

1130
01:23:28,933 --> 01:23:34,533
could expect to see a tax change of $38.66 that

1131
01:23:34,533 --> 01:23:40,207
represents a tax change of 2.73%. In terms of frequency

1132
01:23:40,207 --> 01:23:46,062
distribution. So I introduced. This chart last year. What we

1133
01:23:46,062 --> 01:23:52,051
can see is for the residential properties. We have 7900

1134
01:23:52,051 --> 01:23:56,291
properties. Approximately 96% of those properties are going to see

1135
01:23:56,291 --> 01:24:02,084
an average change. An increase of $39. And no residential

1136
01:24:02,084 --> 01:24:06,224
properties will see a decrease. You will see. Some outliers

1137
01:24:06,224 --> 01:24:08,864
there with bigger amounts. Those are all going to be

1138
01:24:08,864 --> 01:24:12,304
ones that had some additional assessments. So they probably had

1139
01:24:12,304 --> 01:24:15,584
a permit, did some work, which makes them an outlier.

1140
01:24:17,229 --> 01:24:21,509
Historically, this chart shows some of our taxation rates, so

1141
01:24:21,509 --> 01:24:24,029
you can see they have been on an upward trend

1142
01:24:24,029 --> 01:24:28,903
in terms of. The municipality and the county, but the

1143
01:24:28,903 --> 01:24:32,344
education. Tax rates have been frozen, and they're frozen once

1144
01:24:32,344 --> 01:24:36,700
again for 2026. And then we also have a comparison

1145
01:24:36,700 --> 01:24:40,020
chart where we show all the other municipalities in Lampton.

1146
01:24:40,020 --> 01:24:45,690
County with Lampton shores, they're highlighted in red. I have

1147
01:24:45,690 --> 01:24:51,454
also included some information in regards to debt repayment. We

1148
01:24:51,454 --> 01:24:54,574
do have some debt that's going to end in 2020.

1149
01:24:56,140 --> 01:24:59,180
Six regarded to the beach parking lot. One of the

1150
01:24:59,180 --> 01:25:03,528
recommendations included in the asset management plan was. That an

1151
01:25:03,528 --> 01:25:05,728
option would be that these funds would go to help

1152
01:25:05,728 --> 01:25:13,893
offset that infrastructure gap. Funding gap. So, next steps. Council.

1153
01:25:13,893 --> 01:25:18,491
You have an opportunity now. To discuss the budget presented

1154
01:25:18,491 --> 01:25:21,931
and if any changes are made, staff will implement those

1155
01:25:21,931 --> 01:25:24,931
changes as directed. By council. And then later on, we

1156
01:25:24,931 --> 01:25:27,891
will bring back the tax rate bylaw, so won't. Come

1157
01:25:27,891 --> 01:25:30,011
back right away. We need to wait for the county

1158
01:25:30,011 --> 01:25:35,498
to come up with the tax. Ratios. So we're here

1159
01:25:35,498 --> 01:25:45,457
for questions. We finished the budget presentation. I guess questions

1160
01:25:45,457 --> 01:25:48,853
have been asked on it. There are a few reports

1161
01:25:48,853 --> 01:25:50,933
here that we still need to go through that may

1162
01:25:50,933 --> 01:25:55,054
affect. I don't know if they're going to affect the

1163
01:25:55,054 --> 01:26:02,735
budget. That we need to discuss regarding. Policing cost. Fire

1164
01:26:02,735 --> 01:26:08,693
protection grant. And vibrancy fund request. So if we go

1165
01:26:08,693 --> 01:26:16,415
through those. Item 6.2. Is regarding the policing costs for

1166
01:26:16,415 --> 01:26:26,374
2026. Saying that continuing liais with the

1167
01:26:26,374 --> 01:26:32,617
Lampton OpP. Officers, staff pardon me requesting the options related

1168
01:26:32,617 --> 01:26:37,217
to additional seasonal resources required in lamp insures in an

1169
01:26:37,217 --> 01:26:40,457
effort to manage the overtime costs currently charged the lamp

1170
01:26:40,457 --> 01:26:46,115
insurers, and I think everybody realizes that. A large portion

1171
01:26:46,115 --> 01:26:49,595
of what we do. Pay extra is our overtime, summertime

1172
01:26:49,595 --> 01:26:55,672
that we need. For the opp. At this point, CaO

1173
01:26:55,672 --> 01:26:59,112
and myself are trying to arrange a meeting with staff

1174
01:26:59,112 --> 01:27:01,788
Lampton opt. To figure out kind of what we're going

1175
01:27:01,788 --> 01:27:09,633
to do for this moving forward. Forwardcocks. Thank you, worship.

1176
01:27:09,633 --> 01:27:12,033
I know you guys are working hard on what you

1177
01:27:12,033 --> 01:27:14,353
can do. Best for the municipality, so I'll move the

1178
01:27:14,353 --> 01:27:21,455
recommendation. To my councilor Gwyer any further discussion. All in

1179
01:27:21,455 --> 01:27:25,074
favor? Thank you. Do you want to talk to us?

1180
01:27:25,074 --> 01:27:29,003
Sure. Sorry, your worship, I just wanted to add. Mayor

1181
01:27:29,003 --> 01:27:30,763
Cook and I have talked about this, and we will

1182
01:27:30,763 --> 01:27:34,003
try and meet with our detachment commander. And potentially some

1183
01:27:34,003 --> 01:27:38,407
other politicians. My frame of mind is still that we've

1184
01:27:38,407 --> 01:27:41,047
paid for the pilot study. Now time for them to.

1185
01:27:41,047 --> 01:27:43,687
That's what you need to lease lamp asshores, that's what.

1186
01:27:43,687 --> 01:27:47,887
You need so we can make that argument whether. Mayor

1187
01:27:47,887 --> 01:27:53,007
Cook made it already to the OPP commissioner. But again,

1188
01:27:53,007 --> 01:27:56,767
nothing changed. But I will add that. The attachment. Commander

1189
01:27:56,767 --> 01:28:00,113
has sent an email out. To me about coming and

1190
01:28:00,113 --> 01:28:04,393
presenting to council just on the general occurrences in Lambda

1191
01:28:04,393 --> 01:28:07,473
shore. So what? My plan was for the mayor and

1192
01:28:07,473 --> 01:28:10,461
I to meet with him, and then. Have him come

1193
01:28:10,461 --> 01:28:13,301
and address all of council. Just so council is aware

1194
01:28:13,301 --> 01:28:18,306
that will be coming. Just a comment from my perspective

1195
01:28:18,306 --> 01:28:22,407
in Bedford. It seems to me we're getting back to

1196
01:28:22,407 --> 01:28:29,103
community policing, where the officers are regular. They're friendly. They're

1197
01:28:29,103 --> 01:28:33,126
talking to people. And it just seems like old school

1198
01:28:33,126 --> 01:28:36,446
community placing. They're listening to what residents have to say

1199
01:28:36,446 --> 01:28:42,727
they're addressing what they can, when they can. And. I

1200
01:28:42,727 --> 01:28:44,807
don't think we have a lot of local crime so

1201
01:28:44,807 --> 01:28:47,607
much as transient crime. When others come in, so I

1202
01:28:47,607 --> 01:28:49,207
think they're doing a good job if you can relay

1203
01:28:49,207 --> 01:28:58,491
that. Too. Item 6.3. Regard to a fire protection grant.

1204
01:29:05,714 --> 01:29:11,794
The addition of grant funding in the amount of $84,230

1205
01:29:11,794 --> 01:29:15,714
in materials purchased in the amount of $84,230. The mayor's

1206
01:29:15,714 --> 01:29:19,434
budget for 2026 be approved. So this is an offset,

1207
01:29:19,434 --> 01:29:24,096
obviously. And it represents 100% of the eligible funding for

1208
01:29:24,096 --> 01:29:27,816
the project cost moved by Depp and Mayor Sageman, second

1209
01:29:27,816 --> 01:29:37,149
by councilor Ferguson. Any questions? All in favor? Thank you.

1210
01:29:44,466 --> 01:29:52,521
Six point. Four. Bailey's declaring conflict. This is regarding the

1211
01:29:52,521 --> 01:29:58,051
vibrancy grants for community vibrancy grants for 2026. There's quite

1212
01:29:58,051 --> 01:30:05,039
a number of them there. Total amount of 66,738.60. That

1213
01:30:05,039 --> 01:30:12,758
excludes the ones that are still outstanding. Or not. So,

1214
01:30:12,758 --> 01:30:16,955
Mr. Mayor. There is an application requiring council direction within

1215
01:30:16,955 --> 01:30:22,731
the report. So the 66,000. 400 and something dollars includes

1216
01:30:22,731 --> 01:30:27,651
the eligible costs that are included in this report, including

1217
01:30:27,651 --> 01:30:33,463
application. For the 41 26, 40, 112 76 for lamps

1218
01:30:33,463 --> 01:30:36,765
and Shores minor baseball. Are excluding. So, Mr. Mayor, that

1219
01:30:36,765 --> 01:30:39,845
one's been included for council discussion and direction. Okay? Thank

1220
01:30:39,845 --> 01:30:46,166
you. So there's a total on the floor. For the

1221
01:30:46,166 --> 01:30:51,352
vibracy grants. How does council. Councilor Scott. Move the recommendation.

1222
01:30:54,751 --> 01:31:02,914
Second councilor Ferguson. Any discussion. Questions. On questions. Sure. Are

1223
01:31:02,914 --> 01:31:04,394
we going to discuss? The one that's not there, or

1224
01:31:04,394 --> 01:31:10,853
we do that after. Discuss it now. Yes. There was

1225
01:31:10,853 --> 01:31:19,623
two, right? Mr. Mayor, there is just the one application

1226
01:31:19,623 --> 01:31:25,568
requiring direction from the Lampton Shores minor baseball association. Just

1227
01:31:25,568 --> 01:31:27,168
to be clear, so everyone's clear, because I want to

1228
01:31:27,168 --> 01:31:31,681
make sure I am. The 66,000 does not include. It

1229
01:31:31,681 --> 01:31:35,557
doesn't include this one. Right, right. This is the 40.

1230
01:31:35,557 --> 01:31:37,717
112 would be in addition to the 66. It's already.

1231
01:31:39,653 --> 01:31:43,509
I guess I didn't ask my question properly. I read

1232
01:31:43,509 --> 01:31:45,949
that section over a couple of times. Why did it

1233
01:31:45,949 --> 01:31:48,869
not go through? What's the hold up on that. What,

1234
01:31:48,869 --> 01:31:54,638
they didn't qualify? Why? So through the mayor. This one

1235
01:31:54,638 --> 01:31:58,332
is. We're asking for direction on this one because. The

1236
01:31:58,332 --> 01:32:05,584
applicant. Is a sports association. So just to catch up

1237
01:32:05,584 --> 01:32:10,726
to my brain, just give me 1 second. They are

1238
01:32:10,726 --> 01:32:15,326
not an eligible applicant under the vibrancy because vibrancy does

1239
01:32:15,326 --> 01:32:22,366
not fund sports groups, however. Council can make an exception

1240
01:32:22,366 --> 01:32:29,892
if the project. Or purchase. Is open to the public,

1241
01:32:29,892 --> 01:32:33,987
so as an association, they are not eligible. This is

1242
01:32:33,987 --> 01:32:38,954
an event that is a fundraiser for the association. It's

1243
01:32:38,954 --> 01:32:42,314
the Falcon fund day. That's correct. And that's a whole

1244
01:32:42,314 --> 01:32:46,738
community. Event. So through the mayor. It is an event

1245
01:32:46,738 --> 01:32:50,098
operated by the association that is open to the community.

1246
01:32:50,098 --> 01:32:54,989
That serves as a fundraiser. For the minor ball Association.

1247
01:32:56,563 --> 01:32:59,803
Does the minor ball association ask us for revenues from

1248
01:32:59,803 --> 01:33:09,798
the taxpayer or anything? So

1249
01:33:09,798 --> 01:33:16,265
don't fund minor sports. No. As far as ball goes,

1250
01:33:16,265 --> 01:33:21,973
they get the facilities for free, but. They don't get

1251
01:33:21,973 --> 01:33:25,730
money. I think the nuance in there is that our

1252
01:33:25,730 --> 01:33:28,650
vibrancy fund is specifically set up. That it doesn't fund

1253
01:33:28,650 --> 01:33:33,410
so. Minor hockey. Can't put an application. Can we get

1254
01:33:33,410 --> 01:33:36,610
vibrancy fund to reduce our. Registration fees for our players.

1255
01:33:36,610 --> 01:33:40,490
Right. I think the thought process during the vibrancy discussion

1256
01:33:40,490 --> 01:33:45,175
was. That's a closed group and that type of thing.

1257
01:33:45,175 --> 01:33:49,129
This one's a bit different. Because. It's a sports association,

1258
01:33:49,129 --> 01:33:51,689
but the event they have is open to the public.

1259
01:33:51,689 --> 01:33:55,209
But it is meant solely to fund their association, so

1260
01:33:55,209 --> 01:33:58,944
that's why we bring it to council. So it would

1261
01:33:58,944 --> 01:34:02,304
fit in the rules. Just thinking out loud here is

1262
01:34:02,304 --> 01:34:06,102
if they worked with an Optimus club. And then they

1263
01:34:06,102 --> 01:34:08,902
asked for it, and then that money was. I'm just

1264
01:34:08,902 --> 01:34:11,102
using that as. An example was then donated to their

1265
01:34:11,102 --> 01:34:15,445
association. Would that have qualified then? So through the mayor.

1266
01:34:17,451 --> 01:34:21,011
Yes. An Optimus club is eligible. Events run by Optimus

1267
01:34:21,011 --> 01:34:28,022
clubs are eligible. There are several events that council. Is

1268
01:34:28,022 --> 01:34:32,981
making a decision on throughout the vibrancy applications. The challenge

1269
01:34:32,981 --> 01:34:37,674
here, as the CIO mentioned, is because they are. A

1270
01:34:37,674 --> 01:34:42,845
sports group. They are not eligible under our policy. So

1271
01:34:42,845 --> 01:34:46,325
if they worked with another social club, they could maybe

1272
01:34:46,325 --> 01:34:50,734
bring this back in and be successful. Applications are closed,

1273
01:34:50,734 --> 01:34:56,612
right? So? Yes, Mr. Mayor. The application is closed in

1274
01:34:56,612 --> 01:35:01,669
September for this. I'll leave it up to council to

1275
01:35:01,669 --> 01:35:05,896
see if there's any other direction. Councilor? Scott. I think

1276
01:35:05,896 --> 01:35:07,936
that we should move ahead on the six that are

1277
01:35:07,936 --> 01:35:11,549
already approved. And then we should discuss the other one.

1278
01:35:11,549 --> 01:35:15,583
We already have a motion for those six. And we

1279
01:35:15,583 --> 01:35:18,823
have a seconder. I think that these ones are already

1280
01:35:18,823 --> 01:35:24,658
acceptable. By. The community policy. And I think we should

1281
01:35:24,658 --> 01:35:29,588
be voting on this. And then coming back to that

1282
01:35:29,588 --> 01:35:33,489
because I think it's a totally different. So I'd like

1283
01:35:33,489 --> 01:35:36,289
to call the vote. We have a mover in secondary,

1284
01:35:36,289 --> 01:35:39,169
so. Okay. We can do that. So we move our

1285
01:35:39,169 --> 01:35:45,025
second or on the 66,000. 738, 60. All in favor?

1286
01:35:47,835 --> 01:35:52,898
Opposed. Carried. Thank you. All right, so then we just

1287
01:35:52,898 --> 01:35:56,584
have. Correct. We still have the minor baseball to discuss

1288
01:35:56,584 --> 01:36:00,089
if we want to discuss it further. At my pace.

1289
01:36:00,089 --> 01:36:06,705
Hopefully they're listening. Where? Are you recommending it? I'm not

1290
01:36:06,705 --> 01:36:09,945
making a motion. I just have a discussion, okay? Now

1291
01:36:09,945 --> 01:36:19,126
that I understand. Councilor Ferguson. Councilor Dodge. Sorry.

1292
01:36:21,450 --> 01:36:24,770
Well, just a point, Mr. Mayor. What's the difference who

1293
01:36:24,770 --> 01:36:30,741
applies for it? It's still not. In the rural book.

1294
01:36:32,184 --> 01:36:35,024
So why would you bother discussing that? There is no

1295
01:36:35,024 --> 01:36:39,131
way to get this through the grant. Is that correct?

1296
01:36:47,269 --> 01:36:49,669
I don't think it matters just because the optimists are

1297
01:36:49,669 --> 01:36:54,045
quantitative or somebody applied. I make a motion that we

1298
01:36:54,045 --> 01:37:03,956
deny the request. Isn't the

1299
01:37:03,956 --> 01:37:05,276
previous motion accomplished that?

1300
01:37:25,794 --> 01:37:31,585
Deputy mayor, do you want to step in? Yeah. We'd

1301
01:37:31,585 --> 01:37:34,033
like the emotion to deny. I'll be back.

1302
01:37:52,734 --> 01:37:54,414
Deny it. We have a motion.

1303
01:38:02,875 --> 01:38:06,035
Here's your mic, sir. Please. Sorry, I'm new to this.

1304
01:38:08,649 --> 01:38:18,467
It just happened really quick. Did you read the motion

1305
01:38:18,467 --> 01:38:26,481
again, please? For number seven. There's no motion on the

1306
01:38:26,481 --> 01:38:26,561
table.

1307
01:38:52,038 --> 01:39:00,953
I was going to say. It's come back, okay? We

1308
01:39:00,953 --> 01:39:02,753
were just about to send the search and rescue for

1309
01:39:02,753 --> 01:39:07,571
you. If I thought it was serious. We kind of

1310
01:39:07,571 --> 01:39:16,872
did. A change in the mayor's. Deputy mayll Doug exactly.

1311
01:39:16,872 --> 01:39:20,419
And the mayor, Lee. Way to stick it with me

1312
01:39:20,419 --> 01:39:23,978
at the last sector. Meet a coup when you're away.

1313
01:39:23,978 --> 01:39:25,578
Can it be the deputy mayor's budget at that point.

1314
01:39:28,493 --> 01:39:32,313
You get a car, you get a car. All right,

1315
01:39:32,313 --> 01:39:42,052
so we're moving on to. Item seven. Which is the

1316
01:39:42,052 --> 01:39:48,430
Forest Lampton Museum. Increase from 70.

1317
01:39:52,835 --> 01:39:56,771
Commotion. Deputy mayor. Pardon me by, councilor Dodge.

1318
01:40:14,520 --> 01:40:22,290
Over the motion. Just for clarity. So that one item

1319
01:40:22,290 --> 01:40:25,330
that was discussed earlier in the presentation, the request from

1320
01:40:25,330 --> 01:40:30,647
the Forest Lamptom Museum Society. For their annual grant be

1321
01:40:30,647 --> 01:40:36,086
increased from $7,000. That's an item that. We need considered

1322
01:40:36,086 --> 01:40:41,089
by council. If you. Choose to make that change, then

1323
01:40:41,089 --> 01:40:43,729
that would be an amendment to the mayor's budget and

1324
01:40:43,729 --> 01:40:46,407
I know. Councilor Bailey. Got it right off the top

1325
01:40:46,407 --> 01:40:52,172
there, Councilor Bailey. Is possibly interested to adding to that

1326
01:40:52,172 --> 01:40:54,852
recommendation or one of his own. Right now, I have

1327
01:40:54,852 --> 01:40:58,172
that. The Forest Lamptom Museum Society annual grant be increased

1328
01:40:58,172 --> 01:41:02,776
from $7000 to $10,000. Yeah, and I have a mover

1329
01:41:02,776 --> 01:41:11,693
councilor dodge. Second by Councilor Ferguson. Councilor Bailey, I make

1330
01:41:11,693 --> 01:41:14,973
a friendly amendment that the amount increased to the forest

1331
01:41:14,973 --> 01:41:19,578
museum be matched to. Include the Grand Bend Chamber of

1332
01:41:19,578 --> 01:41:24,186
Commerce for the same activities. Councilor Wilcox. Shouldn't that be

1333
01:41:24,186 --> 01:41:28,810
made by the chamber? Council has the decision, they could

1334
01:41:28,810 --> 01:41:35,398
make what they want. If they decide to do it,

1335
01:41:35,398 --> 01:41:37,358
they can do it. Should be coming forward and asking.

1336
01:41:38,908 --> 01:41:42,564
If I could. Well, it's a conflict of interest, I

1337
01:41:42,564 --> 01:41:51,106
think. He just signed one for the other ones. Is

1338
01:41:51,106 --> 01:41:58,010
it withdrawing? Don't mean to point out the obvious. So

1339
01:41:58,010 --> 01:42:00,170
we don't know that they need money at this point.

1340
01:42:00,170 --> 01:42:05,592
Is that true? Not our question. We haven't received a

1341
01:42:05,592 --> 01:42:09,522
request from them at this point. So right now, we're

1342
01:42:09,522 --> 01:42:15,966
just going to deal with. The forest Museum. Any further

1343
01:42:15,966 --> 01:42:23,833
discussion. All in favor? Okay, carried. Are there any other

1344
01:42:23,833 --> 01:42:32,787
amendments to the forest budget? To the mayor's budget. For

1345
01:42:32,787 --> 01:42:36,635
discussion. Councilor Wilcox. I'd like to make a comment, your

1346
01:42:36,635 --> 01:42:46,418
worship. It's been a different type of budget cycle. And

1347
01:42:46,418 --> 01:42:48,098
I just like to thank staff. There's a lot of

1348
01:42:48,098 --> 01:42:52,058
unknowns, especially for myself. Going into this cycle with the

1349
01:42:52,058 --> 01:42:55,178
mayor's budget, and I just want to comment, I think

1350
01:42:55,178 --> 01:42:58,261
Staff and the mayor has done a great job. And

1351
01:42:58,261 --> 01:43:01,693
thank you for your hard work. Very difficult to make

1352
01:43:01,693 --> 01:43:05,037
everybody happy in this day and age. I think what

1353
01:43:05,037 --> 01:43:07,517
we've proposed here is reasonable for this year, so thank

1354
01:43:07,517 --> 01:43:13,136
you. Jeffrey mayor sageman. Building on what councilor Wilcox just

1355
01:43:13,136 --> 01:43:15,136
said. Just the thought I've had throughout this process. Is,

1356
01:43:15,136 --> 01:43:18,416
I feel like I've understood this budget more. There's been

1357
01:43:18,416 --> 01:43:21,376
more involvement that I feel more comfortable with this budget

1358
01:43:21,376 --> 01:43:23,376
than I have with others in the past in terms

1359
01:43:23,376 --> 01:43:25,896
of the amount of information that we've assimilated. I think

1360
01:43:25,896 --> 01:43:30,555
the finance committee part of it really helped. Thanks. Worship.

1361
01:43:30,555 --> 01:43:35,592
I'm going to jump in, too, and. I'm going to

1362
01:43:35,592 --> 01:43:39,152
point the finger straight at our director of financial services

1363
01:43:39,152 --> 01:43:43,027
for this budget. I think she's done amazing job. She's

1364
01:43:43,027 --> 01:43:45,667
put hours of work into this, I don't know, last

1365
01:43:45,667 --> 01:43:49,660
two months. Oftentimes one of the last leave. But she's

1366
01:43:49,660 --> 01:43:54,813
still here. So kudos to her. And as a CEO,

1367
01:43:54,813 --> 01:43:56,853
I just want to say appreciate all that hard. Work

1368
01:43:56,853 --> 01:44:02,023
from her. You were taking her coffee every day. Seems

1369
01:44:02,023 --> 01:44:09,085
to me that it choked up the mirror. I didn't

1370
01:44:09,085 --> 01:44:12,993
know how to get it across the finish line. And

1371
01:44:12,993 --> 01:44:14,673
I guess I just want to add my thank you.

1372
01:44:16,472 --> 01:44:21,216
To financial staff and senior staff, everybody. It's been a

1373
01:44:21,216 --> 01:44:23,616
different process this year, I think, as I pointed out

1374
01:44:23,616 --> 01:44:27,296
at the beginning, the mayor's budget is something that was

1375
01:44:27,296 --> 01:44:30,822
foisted on us by the provincial government. And regardless of

1376
01:44:30,822 --> 01:44:35,644
whether you wanted the mayor's mayor's superpowers or not, This

1377
01:44:35,644 --> 01:44:38,124
is something that is legislative that you have to do,

1378
01:44:38,124 --> 01:44:41,284
and I appreciate all the input from senior staff, and

1379
01:44:41,284 --> 01:44:46,374
especially Rebecca, for what has happened. Thank you. Councilor Scott

1380
01:44:46,374 --> 01:44:49,254
like to make a comment to this morning at 07:00

1381
01:44:49,254 --> 01:44:53,202
I was reading this book for the third time. And

1382
01:44:53,202 --> 01:44:56,642
I don't think I've ever seen a budget that has

1383
01:44:56,642 --> 01:45:00,708
made sense as it followed through. Like, as I went

1384
01:45:00,708 --> 01:45:03,148
through each module and I went through each thing, I

1385
01:45:03,148 --> 01:45:07,988
think the explanations were excellent. And I thought that everything

1386
01:45:07,988 --> 01:45:11,708
just fell into place and made sense, and with you

1387
01:45:11,708 --> 01:45:16,253
guys standing. Up here explaining things. Even a little more

1388
01:45:16,253 --> 01:45:19,413
in depth than what we've normally had. I think it

1389
01:45:19,413 --> 01:45:23,959
was a great budget. I'll jump on this bandwagon. I

1390
01:45:23,959 --> 01:45:28,199
wanted to say that the normal complaint is. About government

1391
01:45:28,199 --> 01:45:31,159
waste, whether it's from people who aren't involved and they

1392
01:45:31,159 --> 01:45:35,159
just want to opine. And this budget process and the

1393
01:45:35,159 --> 01:45:37,639
experience I've gained over the last three years has given

1394
01:45:37,639 --> 01:45:39,999
me the ability to look people in the eye and.

1395
01:45:42,499 --> 01:45:44,699
To tell them that their municipal monies are well spent.

1396
01:45:46,021 --> 01:45:49,261
Fair and honest all along the way. And this puts

1397
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it in black and white, but it's. The day to

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01:45:51,541 --> 01:45:55,981
day activities of the entire staff, all 50 or 70

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01:45:55,981 --> 01:45:57,501
or, depending on how many are in the summer, but.

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01:45:59,326 --> 01:46:05,797
It makes representing. The constituents. Easy when you have faith

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01:46:05,797 --> 01:46:08,917
in the staff and in the process. And I'd like

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01:46:08,917 --> 01:46:13,157
to collectively thank you all for being able to make

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01:46:13,157 --> 01:46:17,176
my life a little easier. Okay, so one last thing.

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With this being a new process this year and this

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01:46:23,362 --> 01:46:26,162
being the mayor's budget, as everyone is aware. Once the

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01:46:26,162 --> 01:46:29,322
mayor's budget is put out for review, council and the

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01:46:29,322 --> 01:46:32,202
public have 30 days to review it. 30 days for

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01:46:32,202 --> 01:46:36,042
this budget is, it's the 18 January, so. I'm going

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01:46:36,042 --> 01:46:40,235
to say the 19th, because that's next Monday. So council

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01:46:40,235 --> 01:46:44,498
has the opportunity to pass a resolution. To shorten that

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01:46:44,498 --> 01:46:47,858
period. So if everyone is happy today, you have another

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01:46:47,858 --> 01:46:50,818
council meeting tomorrow. Where? You could bring something else forward,

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01:46:50,818 --> 01:46:53,378
I suppose, but after tomorrow, you don't really have any.

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01:46:53,378 --> 01:46:56,978
Other opportunity as a council to amend the mayor's budget.

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So I ask if you would consider a recommendation or

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01:46:59,858 --> 01:47:05,678
a resolution to shorten the 30 day period. To 23

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01:47:05,678 --> 01:47:07,958
days so that we can put an end to the

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01:47:07,958 --> 01:47:13,190
budget review period today, and then adding on to. That.

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If you recall, there's a 30 day review period, then

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01:47:16,070 --> 01:47:20,430
the mayor has ten days. To consider vetoing, and then

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01:47:20,430 --> 01:47:25,993
council has 15 days to override the veto, so. If

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01:47:25,993 --> 01:47:29,888
we shorten the 30 day period to 23 days. Today.

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01:47:29,888 --> 01:47:32,728
That puts an end to the review period. To today.

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01:47:32,728 --> 01:47:35,688
Then I will ask the mayor to do a direction

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01:47:35,688 --> 01:47:40,281
to shorten his veto period. To 1 minute and then

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I'll also ask council to Shorten. Their override of the

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01:47:44,716 --> 01:47:48,653
veto. To half a minute to shorten all these things

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so that everything can be completed today. Motion. To shorten.

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That.

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Any discussion. So that's 30 days from when the budget

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01:48:10,769 --> 01:48:15,130
was published and released public. So the public has already

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01:48:15,130 --> 01:48:19,856
had time to have comment. To council or the mayor.

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01:48:21,753 --> 01:48:24,833
As the draft budget was posted on the 19 December.

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For 23 days now.

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Any comments? Always about the public having an opportunity to

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01:48:46,989 --> 01:48:49,989
have a comment. So even if we waited till tomorrow,

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01:48:49,989 --> 01:48:54,906
to do this. I'd sleep a lot better tonight. But

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01:48:54,906 --> 01:48:58,284
we got a motion on the floor. We could change

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01:48:58,284 --> 01:49:03,659
the date to tomorrow. If you want. They got a

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01:49:03,659 --> 01:49:09,387
day. An amendment to tomorrow, and I'll second to the

1441
01:49:09,387 --> 01:49:19,204
amendment. Public didn't know what the approved budget

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01:49:19,204 --> 01:49:21,684
was till right now, counsel. And the mayor has done

1443
01:49:21,684 --> 01:49:24,164
it. So even if they've got a day to have

1444
01:49:24,164 --> 01:49:26,684
a look at it and make comment. If nobody gets

1445
01:49:26,684 --> 01:49:29,804
a call, so be it. If the phones ring off

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01:49:29,804 --> 01:49:32,364
the wall, then we can discuss it. Maybe tomorrow night.

1447
01:49:32,364 --> 01:49:37,574
Quickly, through the merit. You're somewhat correct. The approved budget

1448
01:49:37,574 --> 01:49:41,174
is not approved anymore. It's adopted. It's. The mayor's budget.

1449
01:49:41,174 --> 01:49:43,814
The mayor really didn't have to have this meeting to

1450
01:49:43,814 --> 01:49:46,174
talk it over at you if he chose not to.

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01:49:46,174 --> 01:49:51,791
So it isn't really approved today. But you've collectively talked

1452
01:49:51,791 --> 01:49:55,158
about it today, correct? I understand. What we're doing is

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01:49:55,158 --> 01:49:57,318
we give one more day to the public for comment.

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01:49:57,318 --> 01:50:00,706
If they choose to, great if choose not to. Have

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01:50:00,706 --> 01:50:08,545
a good night. Mr. Bailey. I agree with council at

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01:50:08,545 --> 01:50:10,945
Wilcox. It's only a day, but it's only a day.

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01:50:12,503 --> 01:50:17,183
Super good for tomorrow. As long as the two are.

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01:50:18,350 --> 01:50:20,990
What was the amendment? Just tomorrow? Councilor Dodge and Council

1459
01:50:20,990 --> 01:50:24,110
Marsh. Yes, it's fine with. Me. One day we'll make

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01:50:24,110 --> 01:50:27,677
a difference. I don't know how long I got to

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01:50:27,677 --> 01:50:33,750
go. You're not feeling well, Ron. You're not feeling well,

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01:50:33,750 --> 01:50:38,002
I'm starting to choke up. I don't really give a

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01:50:38,002 --> 01:50:42,162
damn. I just said my motion is to shorten to.

1464
01:50:42,162 --> 01:50:46,093
Figure out how short you want it. To be that

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01:50:46,093 --> 01:50:51,237
out. Agree to shorten. Okay, so. No vote required. That's

1466
01:50:51,237 --> 01:50:52,717
right. We don't need a vote, we need a loop.

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01:50:52,717 --> 01:50:57,464
Here. It's adopted to beep that out, okay? So we're

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01:50:57,464 --> 01:50:59,264
adopting it tomorrow. That's the motion on the floor right

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01:50:59,264 --> 01:51:03,537
now. Morrow, I will ask council to pass the resolution

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01:51:03,537 --> 01:51:09,164
to shorten the review period. Two days, three, whatever. Everybody

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01:51:09,164 --> 01:51:11,964
be here tomorrow. All right, so there is a couple

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01:51:11,964 --> 01:51:20,882
of bylaws. That we need to discuss. Motion pass. From.

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01:51:20,882 --> 01:51:22,842
Breed them first. Get our director to read out the

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01:51:22,842 --> 01:51:27,242
motion, the bylaws first. So. The first bylaw being authorization

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01:51:27,242 --> 01:51:29,562
to sign the fire services grant that you dealt with

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01:51:29,562 --> 01:51:32,082
in a previous report and the confirming bylaw for this

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01:51:32,082 --> 01:51:38,022
afternoon. By councilor Dodge, second by deputy mayor Sageman. All

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01:51:38,022 --> 01:51:44,992
in favor? And at 227, we'll call this budget meeting

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01:51:44,992 --> 01:51:49,792
to a close, most to adjourn. Councilor Ferguson, councilor Scott,

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01:51:49,792 --> 01:51:54,807
all in favor? Thank everyone again. Thank you to staff

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Chief.