[6:16] Welcome everyone.
I call this August 11th, 2026 meeting of
[6:21] council to order at 5:30 p.m. This
meeting will be held in a hybrid manner
[6:27] where members of council, staff, and the
public can participate electronically.
[6:32] This meeting is being livereamed and
recorded and will be available on the
[6:36] township website. Notice is hereby
provided that under the authority of the
[6:41] municipal act 2001 and in accordance
with the municipal freedom of
[6:46] information and protection of privacy
act that all information attained is
[6:51] considered part of the public record.
All rules apply to the meeting is if
[6:55] everyone was attending in person and if
there is a problem with the technology
[7:00] impacting the proceeding of the meeting
the meeting may be recessed. So I would
[7:04] ask everyone that can to rise for the
playing of the national anthem.
[9:06] We acknowledge that we are being hosted
on ancestrial lands of the Hodon noani,
[9:12] Missagi and Omawini people. We
acknowledge and welcome the presence of
[9:17] all indigenous people including the
Matei Inui and other First Nations from
[9:22] across this vast land who also makes
this place home. The lands we're on
[9:28] today are recognized in the two row
wampom dish with one spoon treaty treaty
[9:33] 27 and the Crawford purchase.
Okay. So the first item up is a
[9:39] confirmation of the agenda moved by
councelor Proick seconded by councelor
[9:45] Willis. Call the question. All in favor?
Motion has passed. Are there any
[9:50] declarations of peer interest or the
general nature thereof for this
[9:54] evening's meeting?
Seeing none,
[9:59] I would entertain a motion to go into
close session if someone would like to
[10:04] present that. Councelor Willis.
I would move that council now move into
[10:10] close session to consider personal
matters about an identifiable individual
[10:14] pursuant to section 239 2B of the
municipal act.
[10:19] » So moved, seconded by councelor
Budriick. All in favor? Motion is
[10:25] passed.
[36:38] Welcome everyone.
We uh actually started our council
[36:44] meeting at 5:30. We did our opening and
uh then we went into close session for
[36:48] half an hour. So we're coming back out
into open. So we won't be doing the the
[36:53] actual opening over again. We'll just be
reconvening um where we left off. So
[36:59] after being in close session, I will
bring the rising report forward that uh
[37:04] council did meet in close session to
consider personal matters about an
[37:09] identifiable individual pursuant to
section 239 2B of the municipal act.
[37:17] So with that we're our first uh other
item is presentation. So, uh, we would
[37:23] ask the OP detachment board annual
report presentation, please come on
[37:27] forward when you're ready and, uh, you
can just sit at one of the mics, turn
[37:33] press the button so the green light
comes on and, uh, you can go ahead and
[37:38] start whenever you're ready. Thank you.
>> Um, good evening, Mayor Hegedornne and
[37:44] members of council. Thank you for having
me here this evening. Uh for those who
[37:49] of you who don't know me, my name is
Jessica Jones and I serve as the
[37:52] community representative for Loyalist
Township and the town of Greater Napony
[37:56] on the East Lennox Nington OP Detachment
Board. Um it's a pleasure to be here on
[38:02] behalf of the board. This is my second
time I think presenting to this council.
[38:06] Um, and uh, we're just here to present
the actual 2025 board report and police
[38:13] activities and to provide council with
uh, an overview of the work the board's
[38:17] been doing over the last year.
I'd like to begin by thanking uh,
[38:22] Loyalist Township for its continued
support of the board. uh Loyalist
[38:26] currently provides administrative
support to us through the municipal
[38:29] clerk's office and that support they
receive uh from Jacob uh is extremely
[38:34] valuable and we've worked um really hard
to establish and develop the new
[38:38] attachment board. Uh so thank you Jacob.
Um and also although she's not here,
[38:43] special thank you to Ann who was very
integral in helping us get our board
[38:46] going which as we've been told by other
boards were quite ahead. So we uh have
[38:53] to thank her as well.
Um just a little bit about the
[38:56] detachment board. So in terms of
background, the East Lennox Nadington OP
[39:02] Detachment Board represents the four
municipalities served by our OP
[39:05] detachment. Addington Highlands
Township, the town of Greater Napony,
[39:09] Loyalist Township, and Stone Mills
Township. Uh our role is one of civilian
[39:14] governance and community representation.
We work collaboratively with the OP
[39:20] detachment commander to provide guidance
and advice regarding policing services
[39:24] and to help ensure that policing
priorities and initiatives reflect the
[39:27] needs of the communities we represent.
An important part of that role is
[39:31] supporting community safety while also
promoting transparency and
[39:34] accountability and helping to maintain a
positive relationship between the OP and
[39:38] the communities that it serves.
Under the Community Safety and Policing
[39:44] Act, the OP detachment boards are also
required to provide an annual report to
[39:49] the municipalities that they serve. And
the report that we have before council
[39:53] fulfills that requirement and gives us
an opportunity to report back both on
[39:57] the work the board does as well as um
what the OP does in policing our
[40:01] communities.
Um, everyone should have a or council
[40:05] should have a copy of the report. Great.
So, I'd have you turn to page three.
[40:13] Um, so our actual board, so our board is
made up of six members, um, providing
[40:19] both municipal and community
representation across those four
[40:23] municipalities.
So, here in Loyalist, um, Mayor Hegedorn
[40:28] serves as our council's representative,
and I have the privilege of serving as
[40:32] the joint community representative for
Loyalist Township and Greater Napony.
[40:36] Our other members include councelor Bob
Nory representing
[40:40] Greater Napony, uh councelor Sher
Milligan representing Stone Mills, Tina
[40:45] Marie Chamberlain as the community
representative for Addington Highlands
[40:48] and Stone Mills, and Tony Fr who's now
representing the Addington Highlands
[40:53] Council. Um before I continue, I would
just like to take a moment to recognize
[40:58] the late uh Reeve Henry Hog. He
represented Addington Highlands on our
[41:03] board from its formation in June of 2024
until his passing in October of 2025. Uh
[41:09] Henry demonstrated a tremendous
commitment to public service and a
[41:12] genuine dedication to his community. His
thoughtful contributions, hard work, and
[41:17] commitment to both Addington Highlands
and the work of our board were very much
[41:21] valued, and we are extremely grateful
for the time, knowledge, and dedication
[41:24] he shared with us. His contributions
will be remembered, and he is certainly
[41:28] missed. Tony Fr has since been appointed
to the Addington Highlands Council
[41:33] representative and we are very pleased
to have him on the board as well.
[41:39] Okay. And turning to page four.
[41:47] Um because this is still a relatively
new board under the Community Safety and
[41:52] Policing Act, a significant portion of
our work has involved establishing the
[41:57] governance structure necessary for the
board to operate effectively. Um which
[42:03] includes a lot of bylaws and policies
that are just the foundational work for
[42:07] the board moving forward. Um that's
included developing and adopting our
[42:11] bylaws and policies in areas such as
renumeration, misconduct, and conflict
[42:16] of interest as well as communications
and information sharing. And you can see
[42:20] on that page four, we have listed all of
the bylaws and policies that have been
[42:25] established since um June of 2024.
Um, all six board members have also
[42:32] completed prescribed training developed
by the Ministry of the Solicitor General
[42:37] and it covered areas including police
governance, policing in Ontario, the
[42:41] roles and responsibilities of the
detachment boards and requirements
[42:45] relating to board appointments,
training, codes of conflict, uh, code
[42:48] codes of conduct, apologies, and
conflicts of interest.
[42:52] Um, while some of that work is not
necessarily the most visible part of
[42:56] what we do, it has been an important
part of establishing a strong foundation
[43:00] for the board and ensuring that we can
carry out our responsibilities
[43:03] appropriately and effectively.
Um, you'll see further down on page
[43:08] four, we highlight our meetings. Um, our
inaugural meeting was held on November
[43:14] 14th, 2024, and our our meeting records
are publicly available. We've also made
[43:20] the decision to rotate our meetings
amongst the four municipalities
[43:24] represented by the board. Um, which we
think is very important. Uh, although we
[43:29] operate as one detachment board, uh, we
represent four distinct municipalities
[43:33] and each with its own community,
geography, priorities, and policing
[43:36] needs.
Um, moving on to page five is our board
[43:43] budget.
[43:47] Oh, I apologize. because I missed our
board support. I think I already
[43:50] acknowledged that we uh do receive
support from the Louis Township
[43:53] municipal clerk Jacob this time and
we're always very extremely grateful for
[43:58] his guidance and assistance and
camaraderie. Uh board budget
[44:04] uh under the community safety and
policing act, those estimates are
[44:08] provided to each of the municipalities
receiving policing through the
[44:11] detachment board along with their
respective share of the costs. In July
[44:15] of 2025, the board approved its 2026
budget, which is included as appendix A
[44:21] to this report.
Um, I won't spend too much time on the
[44:26] budget just given that it's that it's
there um and available for the council
[44:30] to read.
Uh, but it is one of our our statutory
[44:34] responsibilities is to provide that.
Um, moving forward,
[44:40] uh, we have resources on the page as
well if anyone wants to read more on the
[44:47] community safety and policing act, the
Ontario provincial police, um, or the
[44:52] inspector of policing who mandates a lot
of what we're responsible for.
[44:57] Uh, overall 2025 was an important year
for East Lanx and Addington OP
[45:02] detachment board. Uh much of our work
has been about establishing the board,
[45:07] putting the necessary governance pieces
in place, completing our training and
[45:11] developing the processes and
relationships that will allow us to
[45:14] effectively represent our municipalities
and communities going forward. And while
[45:19] governance is an important part of our
mandate, ultimately our work comes back
[45:22] to community safety and policing. uh our
role is to ensure that there's a strong
[45:27] connection between the communities we
represent and the OP providing policing
[45:32] services to them and that community
needs and priorities continue to be a
[45:36] part of those conversations.
Uh the second part of the report
[45:41] actually focuses on the policing
activities during 2025 including their
[45:46] calls for service statistics,
complaints, and the detachment board
[45:50] action plan moving forward. Those are
identified as the primary areas of the
[45:54] policing portion of the annual report
and I believe that should be attached as
[45:58] appendix B.
[46:02] And of course uh that's a little bit
lengthier so I won't go through that.
[46:07] Um just to wrap it up I just want to
again thank Mayor Hegedorn and the
[46:11] members of council for the opportunity
to be here uh this evening and provide
[46:16] the update on behalf of the East Lennox
Nington OP Detachment Board. I'd also
[46:21] like to thank Loyalist Township uh for
the ongoing support of the board as well
[46:26] as our fellow uh board members who are
not here today. Um as well as our
[46:31] municipal partners and uh detachment
commander uh Tvel for all of uh his help
[46:38] and guidance and working with us to
accomplish as much as we have. uh we
[46:42] really do have like a wonderful
wonderful relationship with the OP and
[46:47] the synchrony we've had in creating the
board and establishing it and
[46:50] accomplishing things has been
almost too lucky. So I want to thank
[46:56] them as well. And as we continue to
develop, our focus will remain on
[47:00] ensuring that the communities we
represent have a meaningful voice in
[47:04] policing priorities and that we continue
to foster a strong collaborative
[47:08] relationship between our municipalities,
our residents, and the OP. Um, so thank
[47:14] you very much and uh happy to answer any
questions you might have that I'm
[47:19] capable of answering.
>> Thank you, Jessica.
[47:23] Look to council. Are there any questions
or comments?
[47:28] say none. Well, that was easy.
>> Thank you so much for bringing it
[47:32] forward and uh we are very fortunate
with the uh the uh the resident uh
[47:40] representatives that we've got on the
board. Um both Tina and yourself are
[47:45] very engaged, very knowledgeable, and uh
they uh certainly do represent the
[47:50] residents very well, I believe. So with
that, um, thank you for being here and I
[47:57] would look for a motion for council to
receive. Moved by councelor Padrick,
[48:02] seconded by councelor Willis. All in
favor? Motion is passed. Thanks.
[48:12] Okay, so that brings us to open forum.
So, open forum. There are 15 minutes of
[48:19] the meeting that's been set aside for
open forum.
[48:23] Any individual may address council
regarding an item on the agenda,
[48:26] excluding matters under the statutory
public meeting section, which we didn't
[48:30] have any this evening. Uh, each person
has three minutes to speak and uh we do
[48:36] have four that are registered at this
time. Um, so we will go through them. Um
[48:43] and then I will open it up in chambers
if someone has uh something they wish to
[48:49] speak on um with that's on the agenda
and then I will open it up to the
[48:56] virtual audience as well and just for
the ver virtual audience um I will be
[49:02] asking when it comes time for you to use
the raised hand feature uh so that you
[49:08] can uh we will know that you want to
speak and we will be able to bring you
[49:11] into the meeting. So, I will just go
through the list of uh the ones that are
[49:19] signed up to speak. And first, Bill
Lowry, did you want to speak this this
[49:24] evening?
[49:28] » If you if you could just uh push the
push the button so the uh green light
[49:33] comes on. There we are. You're live. So,
uh go ahead whenever you're ready.
[49:38] Um, it was kind of I don't know if I
want to say ironic. Uh, but when I got
[49:44] the call to uh see if I wanted to
volunteer to serve in the chair of
[49:50] deputy, um, it was the same way that I
got into politics. Um, my next door
[49:56] neighbor back in what was it 1999 came
to me and said, "Did you ever think
[50:02] about getting into politics?" And I just
looked at him and thought he was in
[50:07] space somewhere. But uh I went home and
thought about it and I was thinking
[50:12] about retiring and that road was going
to come and I wanted something to do. So
[50:18] because I was appointed, it was only a
two-year term in a three-year election.
[50:23] uh the deputy mayor at that time, Arnold
Adams, uh left for health reasons and uh
[50:30] his position was filled as chair uh or
um was filled from the counselors of the
[50:36] of the day which was Clayton Mchuan. So
that left a halling council. So it just
[50:41] was all an immediate flashback when I
got to call friendly municipality to see
[50:45] if I wanted to put my name forward and
uh for I I just immediately felt that I
[50:52] did. There was no hesitation, you know,
it was just yes, they're asking me to do
[50:56] something and I'd like to do it.
So, if there's anything on the page that
[51:04] I wrote down in my history, uh, I'd be
more than happy to answer any questions.
[51:10] » Council, any questions for the
presenter?
[51:15] Seeing none, thank you very much.
I'll go on to the next one. John IB, if
[51:24] you would like to come up to one of the
mics, John, and just uh push the button
[51:29] so that it's on.
Feel free to start whenever you're
[51:34] ready.
[51:40] Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and members of
council. Uh, as you saw in my
[51:45] application, I was quite brief.
uh I would I have time
[51:52] and I believe I have enough
uh background to fill the position
[52:01] and uh
I was surprised to be remembered from
[52:06] that far back and would like to thank
the person who put my name forward.
[52:13] Uh when I read the minutes yesterday or
the agenda yesterday,
[52:18] uh I looked at the the other candidates
and they're very high level people and
[52:25] we were part of a team and uh
if I'm on or one of the who advances
[52:35] it would be as part of a team. You have
any questions?
[52:41] That's it. Thank you, John. Council, any
questions for John?
[52:47] Seeing none. Thank you, John.
[52:53] » The next is Diane Pierce.
[53:05] » Thank you. Go ahead. Whenever you're
ready, D. Thank you,
[53:09] » Mayor Hegedorn and members of council.
Good evening. I wish to speak briefly
[53:14] regarding agenda item 1110, the
appointment to fill the vacant position
[53:19] of deputy mayor for Loyalist Township.
Thank you for this opportunity to
[53:23] express my appreciation to council for
nominating me as a candidate for the
[53:28] position of deputy mayor. It is truly an
honor. As you know, my 39-year career in
[53:34] municipal government was on the
administration side, not the council
[53:38] side. I never expected to give a can
campaign speech. So, this is the closest
[53:43] I ever have or ever will uh do so or
ever will come close to doing so. That
[53:52] fact differentiates me from the other
nominees whom I respect for their
[53:56] lengthy political service to the
township and who I whom I respect as
[54:00] individuals and former colleagues. They
are worthy candidates.
[54:05] Election speeches focus on why one
candidate should be selected over
[54:09] another. We, my former co nominees and
I, my fellow nominees and I, have all
[54:15] served the township in our time and made
a me meaningful contribution in our own
[54:20] sphere of operation and influence. Now,
however, I would ask council to consider
[54:26] the ongoing involvement I have had in
township matters since my retirement as
[54:31] a fundraiser, as a witness for the
township before the Ontario Land
[54:35] Tribunal, and more extensively as an
active member of an advisory member
[54:41] advisory committee to council for
several years. As deputy mayor, even for
[54:46] this temporary appointment, I would take
my role seriously as the position
[54:50] deserves, and I would dedicate my time
and talents fully. Once again, thank
[54:54] you, council, for honoring me with this
nomination, and thank you for your
[54:59] consideration tonight.
>> Thank you, Diane. I'll just look to
[55:03] council. Any questions or comments?
Seeing none, thank you.
[55:09] Before we go any further, I just want to
thank all three of you for being here
[55:12] this evening.
I'll say more later, but uh I've worked
[55:17] so much with all three of you that uh
it's it's awesome to see you here this
[55:21] evening. And sorry, I'll carry on.
[laughter]
[55:25] Mike Costa, if you would come forward
and just remember to turn the mic on and
[55:30] then please go ahead with what your your
information.
[55:42] Good evening, mayor, members of council.
I'm here today uh this evening regarding
[55:46] item 111,
mitigation for Sherwood Avenue bus stop
[55:50] alteration and the staff report SR 3252
as this directly affects my property. Uh
[55:58] I appreciate uh the township's efforts
to find a practical solution and I
[56:02] support option one which is the proposed
18 m of fencing the change to the bylaw
[56:09] to increase the height to 8 ft. I
believe that this will address privacy
[56:14] and change sighteline issues. However, I
have two significant concerns with the
[56:20] conditions that you have attached to
option one. First is the financial
[56:24] arrangement. Option one requires my
family to obtain quotations, arrange and
[56:30] pay for the work in advance, up to
$10,000.
[56:35] This is the year in which I retire. I
had no plans to have a family
[56:39] expenditure of up to $10,000 this year.
I do not believe that I should be held
[56:46] personally to finance what is the
township's responsibility to mitigate.
[56:51] Township created this issue. If option
one is approved, I would ask that
[56:56] township pay the contractor, whomever
that would be, directly or establish
[57:00] another arrangement for payment
and not require me to fund this project
[57:06] upfront. My second concern is the
proposed release of claims.
[57:12] In the staff report on page eight, the
report report refers to release by the
[57:17] resident of any future claims. On page
nine, it states, "Any compensation
[57:24] provided to this property owner would
require a full release of all claims. My
[57:31] concern is that the staff report does
not provide me a copy of the release,
[57:36] what the language is in that release,
and what it will state. It also does not
[57:42] identify what rights I would be required
to give up as part of the claim. I
[57:48] cannot agree to release claims when I
have not been provided with the
[57:52] documentation or the language defining
that release. The fence addresses
[57:58] privacy issues, but the report also
identifies concerns with drainage,
[58:02] weeds, and grading which remain
unsolved. I'm willing to accept defense
[58:07] as mitigation for the loss of privacy,
but I am not willing to accept the
[58:10] blanket release of all claims arising
from this project, particularly when the
[58:15] scope of this project has not been fully
understood. It's not yet complete. I
[58:22] also want to preserve my family's
position regarding injurious affection
[58:26] under Ontario's expropriation act. I am
asking council to make not I'm not
[58:32] asking council to make any legal
determinations. I am simply asking that
[58:36] you ac that having me accept one
mitigation measure to surrender rights
[58:41] to any other issues that may arise from
this project is not acceptable. So my
[58:47] request to council is straightforward.
One, I ask that that option one be
[58:52] amended to address these concerns, that
I not be required to personally finance
[58:56] the project upfront, and that and that
the release of claims will be restricted
[59:01] to issues related to privacy only. I
present that to you for your respectful
[59:07] consideration as you make a decision on
that item tonight. Thank you.
[59:12] » Thank you, council. Any questions for
the presenter?
[59:18] Seeing none. Thank you for sharing that
with us, Mike. We appreciate it.
[59:24] » So that that's the four that signed up
for open forum. So I'll put it out into
[59:30] in chambers. If there's anyone in
chambers here that wishes to speak under
[59:34] the open forum, please come forward and
we can uh receive your information at
[59:39] this time.
Being none, I'd go to the virtual
[59:44] audience. If there's anyone in the
virtual audience who wishes to uh speak
[59:48] to council this evening, please use
raised hand feature and we will bring
[59:52] you into the meeting.
[1:00:00] » There seems to be none.
>> Okay. So that completes open forum.
[1:00:10] Next up is delegations.
David Lzelle, request for variance from
[1:00:15] bylaw 2002-43.
[1:00:19] I'll say it one more time. If you could
just push turn the mic on when you sit
[1:00:22] down, then you're you can go ahead and
start. Um,
[1:00:27] just bringing up some information on the
screen for you.
[1:00:32] » Great. Thank you very much, Mayor
Higgornne, and members of council for
[1:00:35] the opportunity to come and talk to you.
My name is David Lazel. My wife is
[1:00:39] Katherine Win Edwards and we're the
owners of the 9600 Southshore Road that
[1:00:44] is on Ammerst Island and uh and we're
part of the fishing village in Ammerst
[1:00:48] Island. It was created about 100 years
ago as you probably know uh to be the
[1:00:52] Eastern Lake Ontario commercial fishery.
Uh today there's about eight there's
[1:00:57] eight homes on Ammerst Island and in the
fishing village. Um we're one of the two
[1:01:01] that are cottages. Six of the eight are
actually uh year- round residences and
[1:01:06] as shown in here. What I want to show,
what I want to highlight here is that uh
[1:01:11] the township has two public rightways
through this area. One public rightway
[1:01:15] goes right through the middle of the
properties and it's actually being used
[1:01:18] today. There's another public rightway,
this was created a couple years later
[1:01:22] that goes around the properties uh as
you can show on the line. It's actually
[1:01:25] not being used right now. And a lot of
the issues that we're talking about are
[1:01:29] about the public rightway that goes
through the properties that was uh
[1:01:32] started in about 1964, 1965.
Um this uh what we are looking at is we
[1:01:40] bought 9600 social road about 20 years
ago and it's been used as a family
[1:01:44] cottage and and this is in 20 2006.
In 2008 we moved to Calgary. We then
[1:01:51] moved back again, retired, moved back to
Kingston area and uh uh and in 2023 we
[1:01:58] really wanted to invest in the cottage
and and fix it up. And we've been doing
[1:02:01] a lot of work as you can see in the
list. I won't take you through all the
[1:02:04] uh horrifying details, but nonetheless,
um the one of the projects we really
[1:02:09] wanted to do was to put in a septic
system and get us into the 20th century
[1:02:13] with, you know, things like flush
toilets and running water. And um and so
[1:02:17] we had to move the boat house in order
to do that. And I think some of you I've
[1:02:20] talked to uh as as we went through a
bylaw amendment and permit uh to move
[1:02:25] the boat house. We obviously wanted to
put electricity in the new boat house
[1:02:28] and we wanted to bring water for for use
around the workshop boat house. uh uh
[1:02:33] but we were told not to add that into
the amendment request because it was a
[1:02:37] straightforward simple process to move
power and electricity electricity and
[1:02:42] water under the road uh when we needed
it. It turns out that that's not the
[1:02:46] case. Um so what we're here today to
talk about, we've been working for five
[1:02:50] or six months now with the township to
try to get uh requests to reconnect the
[1:02:54] water and electricity uh to our the boat
house which has now been moved uh at
[1:03:00] that considerable expense, I might add.
So our request is um in this property we
[1:03:05] own the land under the road and there's
a rightway municipal rightway of of the
[1:03:09] road. So um in our understanding and
talking to our lawyers etc. We own the
[1:03:14] bedrock and the township owns the road
that sits on the bedrock. What we are
[1:03:18] asking permission to do is to uh
temporarily for a few hours in one day
[1:03:23] remove the road, close the road, remove
the uh gravel on the top of the road,
[1:03:29] jackhammer into the bedrock, lay down
power and water and conduits under the
[1:03:34] road, then recovered up and then put the
township road back in place and all is
[1:03:38] done and good. And of course, this is
done all the time in the township as you
[1:03:42] people move uh uh water from say shore
wells across roads etc. Um, so that's
[1:03:48] what we're asking to be done. Township
staff has told us that we must apply for
[1:03:53] uh in under the bylaw that's being
talked about, a 10-year encroachment
[1:03:57] permit. And part of the rules in this
10-year encroachment permit and in the
[1:04:02] bylaw is we have to must have a plan of
survey that's uh uh prepared by an
[1:04:07] Ontario land surveyor. Uh the the
encroachment permit is only 25 bucks or
[1:04:11] 35 absolutely fine. Uh the problem is is
that the land survey to get them out is
[1:04:16] to do this is about $3500 to $4,000
which seems uh crazy and we were we were
[1:04:22] told that this is unusual but
everybody's talked to about who put
[1:04:25] services on the roads. We also need an
excavation permit which is ability to
[1:04:29] excavate the road. We have serious
concerns about uh the encroachment per
[1:04:33] excavation permit no problem. Um first
of all the cost of the survey. Second,
[1:04:38] the really lack of justification for why
we need a 10-year encroachment permit
[1:04:42] when we actually own the land. We're not
encroaching on we're only encroaching on
[1:04:46] the municipal land for a few hours,
right? As to be open up the road and
[1:04:50] then we close it up, put it back again,
all is done. The potential that this
[1:04:54] encroachment permit will be registered
on a title because encroachment permits,
[1:04:58] long-term encroachment permits like this
are typically registered on titles and
[1:05:02] they're going to decrease the value of
our property. And then third, the
[1:05:05] potential that the township was only
given a 10-year engrossment permit could
[1:05:08] actually turn around in 10 years and
say, "Oh, wait. No, we we now you got to
[1:05:11] take the services back out again."
Again, that's going to uh damage uh the
[1:05:15] value of the property and our ability to
enjoy it. We therefore ask council to
[1:05:20] consider, we're really asking, we've got
a three-stage consideration because we
[1:05:23] don't we've never really understood why
we're being asked to do this. Our
[1:05:27] priority one request is that the is just
basically remove the requirement for the
[1:05:32] encroachment permit and and we'll still
do the excavation permit and our
[1:05:36] justification is that the private
utilities will be placed and maintained
[1:05:40] by us within our property lines within
our property under the the road and it's
[1:05:45] in the it's in the breadro. Uh and
certainly there's lots of evidence we
[1:05:49] have that other recent permits the
township has given to move water and
[1:05:53] electricity across roads on Ammerst uh
for example shore wheels have not
[1:05:56] required encroachment permits like this
with tenure. Uh third is despite
[1:06:01] numerous requests to the township and to
be honest I don't think the township
[1:06:05] staff really understand why there is
just a bylaw that they're following and
[1:06:09] they can't really they never saying why
is this exist it doesn't make sense. Um,
[1:06:14] if you can't do our permit request,
priority request one, we ask you then to
[1:06:21] reduce the encroachment permit request
from a 10-year request to a one-day
[1:06:25] request. If you go into Ontario property
law, there's encroachment permits can
[1:06:29] have be a temporary permit. They is
under a year. We're only going to
[1:06:33] disturb public land for under a year or
under a day, under a few hours actually.
[1:06:37] Or for permanent or long-term, and
that's more than a year. I would argue
[1:06:42] that clearly if there is an encroachment
on talent's property at all and I would
[1:06:47] argue it's not really an encroachment
it's just a disturbance of the property
[1:06:50] it would only be for a few hours why a
10-year permit and why all this need for
[1:06:55] for u adjustments etc and also signing a
10-year permit would imply that the
[1:07:01] township has rights to our land that we
own under the road and I would say the
[1:07:05] township total rights to the road not
the land under the road if you can't do
[1:07:10] one by one or number two, this is kind
of the third one is please provide us a
[1:07:14] rationale for why you require a 10-year
permit and then eliminate the need for
[1:07:20] the survey. It's an incredibly expensive
survey for the little bit we're asking
[1:07:23] for. we've already spent lots of money
moving things and doing doing other
[1:07:27] things with the township and it's been
good working with the township and other
[1:07:30] projects and and second to um do not
require the registration of this
[1:07:36] encroachment theoretical encroachment on
property because it's going to affect
[1:07:40] the value of our property. Uh and uh we
just high cost for sure. Most long-term
[1:07:47] permits are for ex are for existing
structures. you know, somebody's got a
[1:07:51] building on public land and you have to
have a long-term encroachment. This is a
[1:07:55] temporary disturbance, very different
from most uh encroachments uh that the
[1:07:59] township must have with other land
owners. And the township has already
[1:08:03] said that they, you know, that the
actual location, you know, they're not
[1:08:07] actually not going to use the permit. If
we went and did a survey, I'm sorry,
[1:08:11] they're not actually going to use that
survey because they're going to come out
[1:08:14] and do their own where where the actual
lines are going to be put. and the
[1:08:19] survey which is only a theoretical
survey where we talking about putting
[1:08:22] them not where they're actually going to
be putting it to be honest it doesn't
[1:08:26] make sense the whole the whole thing um
and registration of this beautiful encro
[1:08:30] this puditive encroachment on our
property uh would actually reduce the
[1:08:35] value of our property and we think
that's that's not reasonable in what
[1:08:38] we're asking for. So we have actually
proposed three motions. We'd say you
[1:08:42] know if you accept one great we're done
and gone. Uh if you really want to go to
[1:08:46] two, okay, you really want to go to
three, please. Uh um that these are the
[1:08:52] the essentially staged uh motions that
we would propose, but I'm happy to
[1:08:57] answer any questions and I'm sure
Katherine would be as well.
[1:09:00] » Thank you,
council. Any questions on this
[1:09:05] presentation?
[1:09:08] » Seeing none, thank you for being here
and presenting. Um typically what we do
[1:09:14] is we'll receive the information and if
there's any action um a lot of times the
[1:09:20] action that uh on when something is
presented like this is we ask for staff
[1:09:24] report to come back as well. Um that way
we're looking at everything in in a full
[1:09:30] picture. Um but that's a decision of
council how they want to make the motion
[1:09:34] this evening. I just wanted to make
explain it so that uh if it did come
[1:09:37] back that way you understood what the
process was and why we do it that way.
[1:09:41] So with that, I would look at councel.
Councelor Willis.
[1:09:46] » Thank you. Through your your worship, I
would move that the uh delegation from
[1:09:50] the property owners of 9600 Southshore
Road, Loyalist Township, dated August
[1:09:54] 11th, 2026, be received and that staff
be directed to bring back a report to
[1:10:00] council explaining the details of the
situation so that we can make a a
[1:10:05] well-informed decision on it. Okay.
>> Thank you. So moved, seconded by
[1:10:09] councelor Budriick. Any comments from
the mover?
[1:10:13] » I'm very aware of the fishing village
and the history of it and uh and it's
[1:10:17] not straightforward. Uh so I just want
to make sure that we fully understand it
[1:10:21] and and uh being that we're in the
process of reviewing our zoning bylaws
[1:10:26] that there may be some some room to move
there.
[1:10:29] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[1:10:30] » Secer other members call the question.
All in favor? Motion is passed.
[1:10:36] Thank you for bringing it forward.
[1:10:40] And with anyone who did present this
evening, you're more than welcome to
[1:10:45] stay for the whole meeting. We also
realize that uh it's not for everyone.
[1:10:51] So, you're free. You can leave if you
wish. We just uh ask uh we're just going
[1:10:55] to carry on with the meeting and feel
free to do whatever you wish.
[1:11:02] Next item up, mitigation of Sherwood
Avenue bus stop alteration.
[1:11:27] Welcome.
>> Did you have anything additional to
[1:11:31] share this evening or just here to
answer questions?
[1:11:35] » Nothing further, just for questions.
[1:11:42] So, normally I like to put a motion on
the floor first, but are there any
[1:11:46] questions for clarification at this
point before we entertain a motion from
[1:11:50] council? Councelor Patrick?
Um I'm just uh the question I have uh
[1:11:58] and again um I don't know if this is
ahead of the head of the horse to put it
[1:12:03] easy but um um the applicant uh has made
some very good points and uh the concern
[1:12:10] I think the concern um I would look at
is
[1:12:15] is it policy of the township to ask
people to pay things upfront? Um, is
[1:12:20] there some kind of uh
um what's the word? I won't some kind of
[1:12:27] uh benefit from the township uh doing
the work in terms of they have suppliers
[1:12:32] etc etc. Um I'm concerned about the
wording of the um the um recommendation
[1:12:39] in the sense that uh um it's asking for
a blanket release I believe were Mr.
[1:12:44] cost his words and with drainage and
other things I can understand a uh you
[1:12:50] know a release from future work on the
fence that's totally legit um a and you
[1:12:56] know I guess progress has unintended
consequences and this may be one of them
[1:13:01] it's nobody's fault but it it happens
and um I think uh we need to make it
[1:13:07] right as a township because I've been
there I've talked to Mr. cost a couple
[1:13:11] times and um there's nothing
unreasonable from my point of view that
[1:13:15] has been made here. Just leave it at
that.
[1:13:21] » Do are there any answers to that? There
was procurement and then couple other
[1:13:26] » I can speak to that. That was not
necessarily a public works portion of
[1:13:29] the staff report was put in from a risk
management perspective. Uh this is
[1:13:33] actually a claim that would usually go
through insurance and in terms of a
[1:13:37] claim for damages to their property. Um
and that process in writing the response
[1:13:43] to how we mitigate this. Um essentially
we're bypassing that project that
[1:13:48] process for you know getting it claimed
in terms of what gets paid here. Um, I
[1:13:53] think council wanted to know how this
gets mitigated and you asked about the
[1:13:57] township doing the work is we don't want
to do work on private property ever and
[1:14:02] there's there will be mitigating
circumstances and other things that come
[1:14:05] with erecting this fence. So, we want to
agree to what the work's done and we'll
[1:14:09] pay for a certain amount. We can pay the
contractor directly certainly, but if
[1:14:13] the bill is $10,500,
we're still only, you know, our
[1:14:17] recommendation is to pay$10,000. So um
it wouldn't be the the township going on
[1:14:23] private property and doing you know the
private property work usually in this
[1:14:27] case and the the ask for the release is
as I said this is normally would be
[1:14:31] going through a claim process if we
can't sort of work out the issues are in
[1:14:35] terms of whether the property owner
continues to think that there's a claim
[1:14:39] for damages because of drainage or
anything else with respect to this
[1:14:43] project. it should really be going
through insurance and thus that's why
[1:14:47] the release was for once the project's
done and any mitigation that staff can
[1:14:52] do to mitigate any sort of drainage
concerns or once the final grading is
[1:14:56] done and whatnot. Uh I know there's
issue with weeds and things like that,
[1:15:00] but those those claims um the request is
that that would all be done and then
[1:15:05] we'd know what the total claim would be
for this project and it should all be
[1:15:09] done in one f that's the recommendation
from staff is that it would be dealt
[1:15:13] with altogether and the release would be
for any other damages resulting from
[1:15:18] this construction project.
[1:15:22] product.
>> Um, just for clarification, so this is
[1:15:26] an insurance issue. Is that what you're
saying in a in a short version?
[1:15:31] » Uh, the property owner is requesting a
claim essentially for damages
[1:15:37] to their property from the township,
lack of privacy for damages. So um when
[1:15:44] claims are made usually they go through
the insurance project the process in
[1:15:49] terms of what is what is paid or not
paid in this sense council um and staff
[1:15:53] have agreed there is an impact um
but usually it doesn't just go through
[1:16:00] it it we've often asked for it to go
through insurance for these kinds of
[1:16:04] claims from constructions if there's
damages to a property because of
[1:16:07] drainage or loss of privacy
that would usually go through the claims
[1:16:12] process.
[1:16:14] Okay. Other members, councelor Willis,
[1:16:21] » is there a reason why we can't just deal
with the fence and release any further
[1:16:27] issues with the privacy
without lumping in the the weeds or the
[1:16:33] drainage or the graining and think? I
just, you know, cuz sometimes drainage
[1:16:37] issues take some time and I can
understand the concern.
[1:16:41] If if there if we did the fence right
now. Um,
[1:16:47] if there was a future drainage issue,
would we send that to our insurance
[1:16:50] company?
[1:16:53] Certainly depends on what the claim is
and it would be evaluated in in terms of
[1:16:58] our, you know, negligence or our
liability in that case. Uh I think in
[1:17:07] this case, you know, I I'm not sure that
we would be held negligent with respect
[1:17:11] to the the damages for a privacy issue,
but certainly we can do the release
[1:17:16] however council directs. And if you wish
it just to be for the fence, that can be
[1:17:19] done.
[1:17:24] » Any other questions for clarification?
Seeing none,
[1:17:32] we can move on to a motion. We do have
the report before us. There is a
[1:17:36] recommendation
with a blank for council to fill in
[1:17:44] the council for uh a motion to be put on
the floor.
[1:17:49] Councelor Proick.
Yep.
[1:18:01] Thank you. Um, I would recommend that
the report from public works division
[1:18:05] dated August 11th, 2026, rememitation
for Sherwood Avenue bus stop alteration
[1:18:10] be received and that council authorize
an exemption to section 3C of the fence
[1:18:15] and enclosure bylaw 20 2627 to allow for
the installation of approximately 18 m,
[1:18:22] 59 ft of a 2.4 4 meter 8t high fence at
property uh 11:04104260
[1:18:32] 0 from the back corner to the garage of
the corner of the shed. And the council
[1:18:37] authorized staff to um offer option one
to the owner of the property to mitigate
[1:18:43] the ser the effects of the lost privacy
and release the township from any claims
[1:18:49] against the fencing.
[1:18:55] So moved, seconded by councor Bodrick.
Uh did you have a question before we
[1:19:01] carry on?
>> Yes.
[1:19:02] » Okay.
Just asking the mover, did you intend to
[1:19:09] have the homeowner pay upfront or
for the township to pay the contractor
[1:19:14] directly?
[1:19:17] I could add words to the effect of have
the township pay the contractor directly
[1:19:22] to that.
>> That is an amendment.
[1:19:26] » Yeah.
>> Is that amendment acceptable to the
[1:19:29] second?
>> Yes.
[1:19:31] » Hey, quick question. Is that uh to the
amount of 10,000 or is that to the full
[1:19:36] amount of the project?
>> Up to 10,000. Okay. Yeah,
[1:19:40] » it's acceptable by the second. That'll
be added to the motion. [clears throat]
[1:19:45] Did is that clear with the clerk's
department? Thank you. Okay. So, mover
[1:19:51] any comments?
>> Again, I would just say that Mr. CS has
[1:19:55] come to council and I think this might
be the second maybe the third time and
[1:19:59] uh presented his case. Um and I would
say like I said before, there are
[1:20:04] unintended consequences of things and uh
you know, this is a prime example and I
[1:20:10] think uh it's only best that we uh
mitigate his situation.
[1:20:15] seconder.
>> Um I uh live very close to this uh
[1:20:20] project and uh I've seen the the changes
to uh uh the property owner uh in this
[1:20:26] case and and how it's affected not only
them but other people in the area and
[1:20:30] and and I feel for them and I I'm glad
we're trying to do something for them.
[1:20:34] » Other members of council
call the question. All in favor? Motion
[1:20:39] is passed. Thank you.
uh naming rights of the WJ Henderson
[1:20:45] Community Center.
Change chairs. You're not not getting
[1:20:51] away so quick. [laughter] Is that chair?
No good. Um are there any is there any
[1:20:58] additional information this with this
rate item?
[1:21:01] » No, it's just a minor amendment just to
get council approval.
[1:21:05] You
>> council, we do have a recommendation.
[1:21:08] Would someone like to make a motion?
Councelor Willis.
[1:21:13] I move that the report from the chief
administrative officer dated August
[1:21:16] 11th, 2026 renaming rights at the WJ
Henderson Community Center be received
[1:21:22] and that council approve an amendment to
the existing gift agreement with naming
[1:21:26] rights between Loyalist Township and
Handyfaries to change the approved
[1:21:30] naming rights location from the aquatic
office to the customer service desk as
[1:21:35] outlined in the report.
>> So moved, seconded by councelor Burger.
[1:21:40] Comments from the mover
>> seconder. Other members call the
[1:21:44] question. All in favor? Motion has
passed.
[1:21:47] Next up is a provincial request to make
permanent the current doubling of
[1:21:53] provincial Ontario community
infrastructure fund. Welcome director.
[1:21:59] Did you have anything additional to
share this evening?
[1:22:03] » Um nothing really uh Mr. Mayor. Just
that I think uh we can definitely use
[1:22:08] the doubling of the funding. So, I think
uh supporting it would be a good idea.
[1:22:13] » Perfect. And the clerk's department has
put the uh um motion on the screen.
[1:22:24] » So, if someone does wish to move this um
we can just refer to as presented on the
[1:22:30] screen.
>> Councelor Bri. Uh
[1:22:32] » I'd love to move that as presented. Sir.
>> So moved, seconded by councelor Willis.
[1:22:37] Comments for the mover. Seconder. Other
members call a question. No in favor.
[1:22:42] Motion is passed.
[1:22:46] Next is the 2026 borrowing delegation of
authority bylaw.
[1:22:51] Anything to add?
>> Uh Mr. Mayor, just just for
[1:22:54] clarification. So basically the bylaw
that's before council tonight is
[1:22:59] basically in case we end up in a lame
duck council situation before the
[1:23:05] September 8th council meeting. Um, our
initial hope was with working with
[1:23:10] Infrastructure Ontario, we would have
the actual borrowing bylaw to council
[1:23:14] tonight, but unfortunately that didn't
happen. Um, so, uh, the September 8th
[1:23:21] meeting is after the could is after the
date where we could potentially be in
[1:23:26] lame duck and Infrastructure Ontario has
asked us to approve this delegation
[1:23:31] bylaw. basically council is authorizing
yourselves to approve this next meeting
[1:23:36] if you end up in lame duck. So that's
basically what you're approving tonight
[1:23:40] and then the next meeting we will have
the actual borrowing bylaw with the
[1:23:43] finalized rates to the meeting.
>> Thank you for drawing that road map for
[1:23:49] me. [laughter]
Okay.
[1:23:54] And councelor Project,
[1:24:00] » I would u move that the report from the
finance division dated August 11th, 2026
[1:24:06] RE 2026 boring delegation bylaw be
received. that council approves bylaw
[1:24:13] 2026-45
a bylaw to designate authority to the
[1:24:17] outgoing council to pass bylaws to
authorize the issue of debentures for
[1:24:22] capital works of loyalist township and
that council authorizes the mayor CEO
[1:24:28] clerk and treasurer to execute all ne
necessary documentation to secure the
[1:24:32] financing
>> so moved seconded by councelor Willis
[1:24:36] any comments from the mover seconder
other members call a question all in
[1:24:41] favor
Motion has passed. Thank you.
[1:24:47] Uh Brooklyn Fine Homes
[1:24:51] plan of condominium exemption
application Lakeshore Gardens phase
[1:24:56] three and four.
Welcome.
[1:25:01] » Did you have anything to add this
evening?
[1:25:02] » Uh through the mayor. No, just here for
questions. Thank you.
[1:25:07] » Council, we have the report before us.
If there's no questions for
[1:25:10] clarification, I would take a motion.
[1:25:15] And do we have this to put up on the
screen? There we go.
[1:25:28] Okay.
So, we can just refer to as presented on
[1:25:31] the screen instead of reading it all.
So, councelor Willis,
[1:25:35] » I will move it as presented on the
screen. So moved, seconded by
[1:25:41] councor Budre.
Anything from the mover?
[1:25:46] Secer, other members? Call the question
on favor. Motion is passed.
[1:25:54] Budget approval for the Odessa Main
Street reconstruction in 2027.
[1:26:06] Welcome. Did you have anything
additional to share this evening?
[1:26:11] » Nothing further your worship. Just here
to answer questions.
[1:26:14] » Very good.
Council, we have a recommendation if
[1:26:19] there's no questions for clarification.
Councelor Willis, did you have your hand
[1:26:23] up?
>> I'll move it.
[1:26:24] » So moved. Uh do you want to just read it
out for the record? Move that the report
[1:26:29] from the engineering environment
division dated August 11th, 2026,
[1:26:33] rebudget approval for Odessa Main Street
reconstruction in 2027 be received and
[1:26:39] that council approved the $2.5 million
budget with funding sources as
[1:26:44] identified in the report for the next
phase of the Odessa Main Street
[1:26:47] reconstruction to occur in 2027.
>> So moved, seconded by councelor Project.
[1:26:55] Comments from the mover second. Other
members call a question. All in favor?
[1:27:00] Motion is passed.
Bath Street and Windermir intersection
[1:27:05] MTO connecting link funding agreement.
Anything additional on this one.
[1:27:10] » Nothing further.
>> Again, we have a recommendation.
[1:27:14] Councelor Boo
>> recommended that the report from
[1:27:17] engineering environment division dated
August 11th 2026 re Bath Main Street and
[1:27:22] Windmare intersection MTO connecting
link funding agreement be received and
[1:27:26] that council authorized mayor and CEO to
enter an agreement with the final terms
[1:27:29] and conditions satisi satisfactory to
staff and legal counsel. So move
[1:27:34] seconded by council of project comments
from the mover seconder none other
[1:27:39] members call the question all in favor
motion is passed thank you
[1:27:46] updated agreement for the construction
and maintenance of county roads and
[1:27:50] bridges. This
[1:28:05] welcome back. Welcome. Anything
additional to share this evening?
[1:28:10] » Nothing additional. Just here for
questions.
[1:28:12] » Here for questions.
Um
[1:28:18] because this is an agreement with the
county and that if there are questions
[1:28:23] for clarification I would entertain them
before we put a motion on the floor if
[1:28:26] you wish.
And seeing none I'd entertain a motion.
[1:28:30] Councelor Willis.
I move that the report from the public
[1:28:35] works division dated August 11th, 2026
re-updated agreement for the
[1:28:40] construction and maintenance of county
roads and bridges be received and that
[1:28:44] council endorse the new agreement and
authorize the mayor and CAO to execute
[1:28:48] an agreement with the county of Lennox
and Addington for the routine
[1:28:51] maintenance of the county road system.
[clears throat]
[1:28:53] » So moved. Do I have a seconder?
Councelor Project mover. Any comments?
[1:29:00] only that I have a feeling there was a
lot of work that went into putting this
[1:29:03] together. So, thank you very much for
that
[1:29:06] » seconder. None other move.
>> And I would like to just speak to that
[1:29:11] too being on county council and getting
the minutes of all the TAC meetings and
[1:29:15] the different discussions that have gone
on. There was a pile of work that went
[1:29:20] into this and uh it's uh quite a feat to
be able to bring the county for
[1:29:27] municipalities and get people on the
same page. So everyone there's quite a
[1:29:32] difference in the road systems across
them and yet come up with an agreement
[1:29:36] for the for the uh for the system is
great. So thank you so much for all the
[1:29:40] staff that were involved
with that. I'll call the question all in
[1:29:44] favor. Motion is passed.
Parking law parking bylaw amendments.
[1:29:54] There anything additional to share on
this one?
[1:29:57] » No, we're just here for questions.
>> I think it's fairly straightforward. So,
[1:30:02] I'll just look for a motion if unless
there is a question. Councelor Pride,
[1:30:10] » I would move that the report from the
public works division dated August 11th,
[1:30:14] 2026
reparking bylaw amendment be received
[1:30:17] and that council approve the proposed
amendments and enact parking bylaw
[1:30:22] 2026-28.
>> So moved, seconded by councelor
[1:30:25] Budriick. Comments from the mover none.
Second others councelor Willis.
[1:30:33] » Sure. the permits that are going to be
given to the residents on Park Street,
[1:30:39] will their make a model of vehicle or
license plate be written on that permit?
[1:30:44] I'm just thinking an entrepreneurial
person might sell that permit to
[1:30:49] somebody who needs it to park during the
day while they're working. So, will we
[1:30:53] have a control for that? And what's the
plan for enforcement of the uh parking?
[1:30:59] Uh the intention would be to link those
permits to a license plate and uh don't
[1:31:07] necessarily think they'll be written
right on the tag, but but they will they
[1:31:10] will have some sort of ident identifying
number and that will be linked back to
[1:31:16] the to the license plate.
[1:31:20] » Yes.
>> And the plan for enforcement
[1:31:23] » bylaws and line they they know what's
coming.
[1:31:35] There a second. Everyone spoke to it.
Okay. Get caught back up myself. With
[1:31:40] that, I'll call the question. All in
favor? Motion has passed. Thank you.
[1:31:46] Now, the appointment to fill deputy
mayor vacancy and the clerk's department
[1:31:51] is coming forward.
[1:31:58] » [clears throat]
[1:32:02] » Please proceed whenever you're ready.
>> I'd like to give a brief overview of the
[1:32:07] process that will take place as council
moves ahead to fill the appointment for
[1:32:10] the deputy mayor position for the
remainder of the 2022 to 2026 council
[1:32:14] term.
The report attached to the agenda
[1:32:18] provides a comprehensive overview of the
background of the vacancy, the
[1:32:21] legislative requirements set out by the
municipal act that relate to the
[1:32:24] vacancy, and the direction given by
council during the June 23rd council
[1:32:29] meeting as to how the vacancy will be
filled. In short, council directed staff
[1:32:34] to reach out to select individuals who
formerly served served as members of
[1:32:38] council or as the township township's
CEO. Of the names provided, three
[1:32:43] confirmed they that they would be
willing to fill the role and are
[1:32:46] eligible to do so. Tonight, council will
have the opportunity to nominate one of
[1:32:51] those three candidates to fill the
deputy mayor role through resolution,
[1:32:54] which will be voted on as a regular
motion. Should the motion fail, council
[1:32:58] will have the opportunity to continue
nominating candidates until an
[1:33:02] nomination passes.
Following the successful motion to
[1:33:06] appoint a candidate, the candidate will
swear and sign the declaration of office
[1:33:10] prior to taking their seat as the deputy
mayor for the remainder of the meeting.
[1:33:14] With that, I'm happy to answer any
further questions you might have on the
[1:33:17] process.
>> Thank you, council. Are there any
[1:33:21] questions before we proceed?
Seeing none,
[1:33:28] we do have a recommendation. And just
before we go to the rec to making a
[1:33:32] motion, I'd like to just go a little bit
of out of order and thank all three
[1:33:39] candidates for allowing your name to
stand. Um, as I started to mention
[1:33:44] before, I've worked with all three of
you. um Bill, my first mayor
[1:33:50] and uh mentored me more than I thought
you did at the time and uh and uh
[1:33:58] left left an impression and so I'm
grateful that you were let your name
[1:34:03] stand. And John, as I'd mentioned
before, I sat beside you down here for
[1:34:08] two terms, and I think it was the second
meeting where you started mentoring me
[1:34:13] and uh helped me along, got me uh um
basically gave me my confidence to be
[1:34:20] able to do the job and it was amazing
and I really appreciate it. And the one
[1:34:26] thing your wife said to my wife when I
started was
[1:34:31] learn to do things without them. get a
hobby and get go on your own vacations
[1:34:35] because you won't see them anymore.
Well, this month I think I've seen her
[1:34:39] one weekend. So, she listened to Pat
very well. [laughter]
[1:34:44] And and Diane, um CEO, I started working
with you in 2000, I think it was when I
[1:34:51] became on went on the police services
board and then throughout being on
[1:34:54] council while you're here. um great
leadership, great knowledge and a great
[1:35:00] understanding of of all processes as
well. So, I just wanted to thank all
[1:35:04] three of you. The quality and
qualifications of the people sitting
[1:35:09] here is amazing. Um it's outstanding
that a municipality has uh the brain
[1:35:16] trust, the experience, and uh the
willingness to step up and help when the
[1:35:21] time is needed. and the township is very
blessed to have all three of you here
[1:35:26] this evening. So uh unfortunately only
one is going to be successful but uh I
[1:35:33] think all of you in your comments uh
made it very clear that uh you're
[1:35:38] looking at this in a very mature way and
knowing that one one is successful and
[1:35:44] uh but I wanted to thank all of you in
advance for taking the time to actually
[1:35:49] let your name stand. So with that, it's
time for a resolution, right? Okay, it's
[1:35:56] on the screen here. So I would open it
up for a motion. And the there's three
[1:36:04] blanks in the in the recommendation.
That would all be for the person that is
[1:36:11] uh uh becomes deputy mayor because those
are the the positions that the past
[1:36:18] deputy mayor held. and you're just
filling in for the rest of the term for
[1:36:22] all of his what Nathan used to do. So
with that, I would look for a motion.
[1:36:28] Councelor Project,
you want me to read all four? Is the
[1:36:33] first two good enough?
All four. Okay. Um I would move that a
[1:36:39] report from the clerk's division dated
August 11th, 2028,
[1:36:43] 2026, sorry. Reappoint to deputy mayor
vacancy be received that council appoint
[1:36:49] Diane Pierce to the office of deputy
mayor for the remainder of the term 22
[1:36:54] to 2026
council of incorporation of loyalist
[1:36:58] township.
The council three that the council
[1:37:02] appoint Diane Pierce to the emergency
planning committee for the remainder of
[1:37:05] the term 2022 to 2026 council of the
corporation of loyalist township and
[1:37:10] that council appoint Diane Pierce to the
Quinty Conservation Authority for the
[1:37:14] remainder of the term 22
26 Council of Corporation of Loyalist
[1:37:19] Township.
>> So moved. Do I have a seconder?
[1:37:24] » Councelor Willis, any comments from the
mover?
[1:37:27] » I I think you you nailed it. Um, we have
three very good candidates and there is
[1:37:32] still going to be some council seats
available, but I know that you people
[1:37:36] have moved on to better things in life,
but I do sincerely want to thank
[1:37:40] everybody. This is one of the toughest
decisions for me in the three years and
[1:37:45] a bit, but you've all added to the
township in your own special ways and uh
[1:37:50] um, as the mayor said, your willingness
to step forward is greatly appreciated.
[1:37:56] » Seconder
I think it's appropriate since we lost a
[1:38:01] politician to a staff role that we now
invite a former staff person to the dark
[1:38:07] side. So, it's it's poetic. [laughter]
[1:38:12] » Thank you. other members.
This is a tough one, but with all three
[1:38:20] uh very qualified,
um I basically had to come to the
[1:38:25] conclusion that whatever motion went on
the floor because you're all also
[1:38:30] qualified. I have no reason to say no to
whatever motion it is. So, thank you for
[1:38:35] being here. So, with that, I will call
the Oh, sorry, back to the mover. I
[1:38:40] would just like to remind uh the lucky
person, I guess, uh that the council
[1:38:46] meetings are not usually this quick and
easy. So, we'll leave it at that.
[1:38:50] [laughter]
[1:38:53] Thank you. Call the question. All in
favor?
[1:38:58] Opposed?
Motion is passed.
[1:39:02] And so, we will move to
we're going to have a document for you
[1:39:08] to read and sign. end.
[1:39:49] I think I'm in a state of shock here,
but [laughter]
[1:39:52] okay,
here we go. I, Diane Pierce, having been
[1:39:58] elected to the office of deputy mayor in
the in the municipality of Loyalist
[1:40:02] Township, do solemnly promise and
declare that I will truly, faithfully,
[1:40:08] and impartially exercise this office to
the best of my knowledge and ability. I
[1:40:13] have not received and will not receive
any payment or reward or promise thereof
[1:40:18] for the exercise of this office on a
biased, corrupt, or in any other
[1:40:22] improper manner. I will disclose any
pecuniary interest direct or indirect in
[1:40:28] in accordance with the admissible
conflict of interest act. I will be
[1:40:32] faithful and bear true allegiance to his
m majesty king Charles III. And I make
[1:40:37] this solemn promise and declaration
conscientiously believing it to be true
[1:40:42] and knowing that is it is of the same
force and effect as if made under oath.
[1:42:05] my mic on. I always tell everybody else
to turn their mic on. Um,
[1:42:10] congratulations and uh, as was mentioned
before, welcome to the dark side. You're
[1:42:14] on this side of the bench instead of the
other. Um, and uh, we welcome you to
[1:42:20] council.
>> I never expected this to happen and I
[1:42:26] feel truly honored and just thank you so
much. I will do the best job I possibly
[1:42:30] can.
>> Thank you.
[1:42:34] » Okay, so there is no committee of a
whole this evening. So the next item is
[1:42:39] notice of motion. Are there any notices
of motion this evening? Seeing none, are
[1:42:44] there any direct motions this evening?
Seeing none, consent agenda. It has
[1:42:50] three items
that uh can all be uh moved together for
[1:42:57] the necessary action or any item can be
extracted. Are there any items you wish
[1:43:02] to extract this evening? Seeing none, I
would entertain a motion for all of
[1:43:06] them. Councelor Project,
[1:43:10] » I would move that all the items in the
consent agenda dated August 11th, 2026
[1:43:15] be approved as presented and that the
necessary action be taken. So moved,
[1:43:21] seconded by
Deputy Mayor,
[1:43:27] Deputy Mayor Pierce. Boy, you're getting
right to work, man. Yeah, you caught me
[1:43:32] off guard. Um, any comments from the
mover?
[1:43:37] Seconder. Other members call the
question. All in favor? Motion is
[1:43:41] passed. Announcements. Are there any
announcements this evening?
[1:43:50] Willis.
[1:43:53] uh just that on the weekend we uh had
the privilege of attending the
[1:43:57] dedication of the uh new Bar Homes uh
aquatic center and recognizing uh Bar
[1:44:04] Homes Laam Pools, the Savage family
[1:44:10] and Cunningham Swan for uh their
contributions to what is a beautiful
[1:44:15] facility and I'm hearing such good
feedback in the community already. So
[1:44:19] very grateful to have that project
completed. Thank you. Any other
[1:44:24] announcements? Councelor Pride.
>> I would ditto all that, but uh um on
[1:44:30] behalf of a family in Ammerst, I want to
thank the community grant fund. Um they
[1:44:35] received uh a donation from the mayor's
discret discretionary fund and the uh
[1:44:42] purpose was to go to the world wrestling
championships. One of the people, a
[1:44:47] resident of Loy, of Ammerst and Loyalist
was competing in Kazakhstan, I think it
[1:44:52] was called, and they appreciate that.
And I had a chance to go to the island
[1:44:55] for the rock and roll show or whatever
it was last.
[1:44:59] » Rock the pavilion. Well attended. Like
really well attended and it was a great
[1:45:03] time.
>> Thank you.
[1:45:06] Any other announcements?
I'm just going to
[1:45:12] congratulate the agricultural society,
Odessa Agricultural Society on a very
[1:45:16] success successful fair. Um it uh it's
great to have all the community events
[1:45:23] for uh all of the residents and and
outside the township to come in to enjoy
[1:45:30] what we have here. And the fair was
another one. And I just am very pleased
[1:45:37] that the township still has two
agriculture societies now as well as a a
[1:45:44] fair within the township. So well done.
So with that, I would entertain a motion
[1:45:50] for the confirmatory bylaw.
[1:45:57] No,
>> we have a mover. Councelor Willis
[1:46:02] » move that bylaw 2026-46
to confirm the proceedings of council of
[1:46:07] Loyalist Township be enacted and passed
and that the mayor and clerk be
[1:46:10] authorized to sign and seal.
>> So moved seconded by
[1:46:16] councelor Brick. All in favor?
Motion has passed and I would entertain
[1:46:22] a motion to adjure. Do I have a mover?
>> So moved.
[1:46:25] » Councelor Broadick or sorry councelor
Budriick. Seconded by councelor Willis.
[1:46:30] All in favor?
Motion is passed. We are adjourned at
[1:46:35] 7:10.