Conseil · Ordinaire
25 mai 2026
Council Meeting
13:00 – 19:32 · 6h 32m
9 présents · 0 absents
Personnel et officiers présents
Amanpreet Sidhu CAO and City Solicitor — Andrea Nauss Senior Manager, Assurance, BDO Canada LLP Électronique Angela Grenier Manager of Communications — Angela Munday Interim Executive Director, Couchiching Ontario Health Team — Brandon Amyot Member, Poverty Reduction Working Group — Charlotte Knegt Co-Chair, Poverty Reduction Working Group — Cheryl Remm Director of Asset Management and Maintenance — Dan Kirby Director of Council Services/City Clerk/Deputy City Solicitor — Deepak Sharma Director of Finance and City Treasurer — Greg Preston Director of Environmental Services Électronique Hiley Dobbs Poverty Reduction Working Group Staff Resource — Jamie Galloway General Manager of Development Services and Engineering — Jason Flemming Manager of Road Operations — Jeff Hunter Director of Capital Projects — Jenny Maxwell Property Manager, Villasola Residential — Jill Fairchild Manager of Waste Management and Environmental Compliance — Jill Lewis Senior Planner — Josh Yorke Supervisor of Financial Accounting and Audit — Karandeep Gill Coordinator, Council Services and Corporate Services Projects — Katy Modaressi Director of Development and Infrastructure Planning — Kristine Preston Deputy Clerk — Loghman Azar Architect, Villasola Residential — Marcia Russell Director of Parks and Recreation — Melanie Delion Community Physician Recruiter, Orillia and Lake Country Physician Recruitment — Moe Zadeh Property Owner, Villasola Residential — Roger Young General Manager of Environment and Infrastructure Services — Rory Bulmer Assistant to Mayor and Council — Steven Murphy Project Engineer - Transportation — Tatiana Johnson Deputy Treasurer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: that the agenda for the Council meeting held on May 25, 2026, be approved as amended to include the confidential Addendum.
- · Motion 2 added: that the minutes of the following meeting be adopted, having been printed and distributed: - May 11, 2026 Regular Council Meeting
- · Motion 3 added: THAT, pursuant to Section 239(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, notice is hereby given that Council Committee intends to hold a closed session meeting in the Tudhope-McIntyre Boardroom to deal with a matter pursuant to Sectio…
- · Motion 4 added: that Council Committee move into open session in the Council Chamber.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT, further to the correspondence dated May 15, 2026 from Villasola Residential regarding a proposed vision for a new building to support existing and future tenants at Villasola Residential, the confidential direction provided to staff …
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Report MC-26-12 dated May 12, 2026 from Councillors Cipolla and Smith regarding the proposed design concept for the Couchiching Beach Park statuary be withdrawn at this time.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT as recommended in Report MC-26-11 dated May 12, 2026 from Mayor McIsaac and Councillors Cipolla, Leatherdale, and Smith, a site located close to the downtown be endorsed, in principle, as the preferred general location for the develop…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Report MC-26-11 dated May 12, 2026 from Mayor McIsaac and Councillors Cipolla, Leatherdale and Smith regarding the preferred general location for Orillia's next hospital be received; AND THAT the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Bo…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Report MC-26-11 dated May 12, 2026 from Mayor McIsaac and Councillors Cipolla, Leatherdale and Smith regarding the preferred general location for Orillia's next hospital be received as information at this time.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT as recommended in Report PRWG-26-01 dated May 12, 2026 from the Ad Hoc Poverty Reduction Working Group and further to Report PRWG-25-01 dated November 25, 2025 regarding the implementation plan for poverty reduction, the Long Term Gov…
- · Motion 11 added: THAT as recommended in Report PRWG-26-01 dated May 12, 2026 from the Ad Hoc Poverty Reduction Working Group, Chapter 105 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Committees and Public Appointments be amended to formally establish a Poverty …
- · Motion 12 added: THAT as recommended in Report COMCWG-26-01 dated May 12, 2026 from the City-Operated Medical Clinic Working Group, the third instalment of $200,000 be approved to support the Orillia and Lake Country Physician Recruitment as set out in Sch…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Report DSE-26-19 dated May 12, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department regarding road reconstruction, road resurfacing, and sidewalks replacement be received; AND THAT the City of Orillia attain a level of servic…
- · Motion 14 added: THAT, further to Report EIS-26-11 dated May 19, 2026 from the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department regarding a review of Policy 2.1.4.1. - Winter Control Policy, staff be directed to schedule a Special Council Meeting to disc…
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Report CS-26-25 dated May 12, 2026 from the Corporate Services Department regarding the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 be received as information.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT as recommended in Report EIS-26-21 dated May 11, 2026 from the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department, Section 877.2.7 (Recycling material - business limit) of Chapter 877 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Solid Wast…
- · Motion 17 added: THAT as recommended in Report EIS-26-19 dated April 28, 2026 from the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department, Capital Project Number 26201 - Foundry Park Dog Park be cancelled and referred to the 10-Year Capital Plan for future…
- · Motion 18 added: THAT the recommendations of Council Committee be referred to the next regular meeting of Council to be held Monday, June 15, 2026, with the exception of the following items which shall be referred to the Consent Agenda later today: [list];…
- · Motion 19 added: THAT Council adopt the recommendations as set out on the Consent Agenda for the regular meeting of Council held on Monday, May 25, 2026, with the exception of the following items which shall be introduced separately: [list]
- · Motion 20 added: THAT the correspondence dated April 23, 2026 from the Downtown Orillia Business Improvement Area Board regarding a request to reconsider the scope of the downtown revitalization project and re-introduce the above-ground infrastructure impr…
- · Motion 21 added: THAT the correspondence dated May 7, 2026 from the Downtown Orillia Business Improvement Area Board regarding a request for an engineering report on the service infrastructure in the Business Improvement Area footprint be received as infor…
- · Motion 22 added: THAT, further to the correspondence dated May 7, 2026 from the Downtown Orillia Business Improvement Area Board, staff be directed to prepare a report with respect to the following: - An overview of the service infrastructure in the Busine…
- · Motion 23 added: THAT the petition dated May 11, 2026 requesting the installation of permanent sidewalk infrastructure and traffic calming measures along Cochrane Street and at the intersection of Matchedash Street South be received; AND THAT staff be dire…
- · Motion 24 added: THAT, further to the deputation dated May 25, 2026 from Lakehead University, Council endorses Lakehead University's Orillia Campus expansion intentions; AND THAT staff be directed to convene a Special Council Meeting with representatives f…
- · Motion 25 added: WHEREAS statistics report that more than 4 in 10 Canadian women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime, and 1 in 10 experience it almost daily; AND WHEREAS the Ontario Provincial Police have determined th…
- · Motion 26 added: THAT staff, in consultation with the Affordable Housing Working Group, be directed to prepare a report with respect to the following: - A review of Policy 4.2.1.4. - Guidelines - Affordable Housing Incentives, including consideration of es…
- · Motion 27 added: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report with respect to the following: The feasibility of prohibiting fishing on City property in the Glen Crescent and Dale Drive area.
- · Motion 28 added: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report with respect to the following: A summary of the ownership of the back lanes behind the retail outlets on the north side of Mississaga Street, between Matchedash Street and Peter Street.
- · Motion 29 added: THAT By-law Number 2026-049, a by-law to amend Chapter 64 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Committee of Adjustment, be enacted.
- · Motion 30 added: THAT By-law Number 2026-050, a by-law to amend Chapter 877 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Solid Waste Management, be withdrawn at this time.
- · Motion 31 added: THAT By-law Number 2026-051, a by-law to authorize the purchase of vacant land at Couchiching Beach Park by The Corporation of the City of Orillia, be enacted.
- · Motion 32 added: THAT By-law Number 2026-052, a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meetings held on May 25, 2026, be enacted.
- · Motion 33 added: that the meeting be adjourned.
- · Attendance added: Jamie Galloway (present)
- · Attendance added: Roger Young (present)
- · Attendance added: Rory Bulmer (present)
- · Attendance added: Don McIsaac (present)
- · Attendance added: David Campbell (remote)
- · Attendance added: Ralph Cipolla (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Czetwerzuk (present)
- · Attendance added: Janet-Lynne Durnford (present)
- · Attendance added: Jay Fallis (remote)
- · Attendance added: Tim Lauer (present)
- · Attendance added: Luke Leatherdale (present)
- · Attendance added: Whitney Smith (present)
- · Attendance added: Amanpreet Sidhu (present)
- · Attendance added: Hiley Dobbs (present)
- · Attendance added: Jill Fairchild (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Flemming (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Hunter (present)
- · Attendance added: Tatiana Johnson (present)
- · Attendance added: Jill Lewis (present)
- · Attendance added: Steven Murphy (present)
- · Attendance added: Katy Modaressi (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Preston (remote)
- · Attendance added: Cheryl Remm (present)
- · Attendance added: Marcia Russell (present)
- · Attendance added: Deepak Sharma (present)
- · Attendance added: Josh Yorke (present)
- · Attendance added: Angela Grenier (present)
- · Attendance added: Dan Kirby (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristine Preston (present)
- · Attendance added: Karandeep Gill (present)
- · Attendance added: Loghman Azar (present)
- · Attendance added: Jenny Maxwell (present)
- · Attendance added: Moe Zadeh (present)
- · Attendance added: Charlotte Knegt (present)
- · Attendance added: Brandon Amyot (present)
- · Attendance added: Melanie Delion (present)
- · Attendance added: Angela Munday (present)
- · Attendance added: Andrea Nauss (remote)