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Council · Regular

June 23, 2026

Regular Council Meeting

2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 June 23, 2026 1:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Day 2 June 23, 2026 3:15 p.m. – 5:02 p.m.
8 present · 1 absent
Doug Elmslie Mayor — Tracy Richardson Deputy Mayor — Charlie McDonald Councillor — Dan Joyce Councillor — Emmett Yeo Councillor Absent Mark Doble Councillor — Mike Perry Councillor — Pat Warren Councillor — Ron Ashmore Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Carolyn Daynes Treasurer — Cathie Ritchie City Clerk — Cheryl Faber Director — J. Johnson Director — J. Rojas Director — K. Cotton Director of Long-Term Care Electronic Leah Barrie Director — Robyn Carlson City Solicitor Electronic Ron Taylor CAO — S. Johnston Paramedic Chief — S. O'Connell Deputy Clerk — Sara Beukeboom Director — T. Jones Fire Chief — Z. Alganabi Director —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jul 16, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the Agenda for the Open Session of the Regular Council Meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2026, be adopted as circulated and with the following amendments: Deletion: Item 6.1 being a deputation by Jim Wright regarding a Request for Relief f…
    • · Motion 2 added: That the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of May 19, 2026, be received and adopted.
    • · Motion 3 added: That the correspondence from Amy Terrill, Chief Executive Officer for BGC Kawarthas, regarding a Request for the Consideration of a Pedestrian Crosswalk Connecting the BGC Kawarthas Club to the George Street Park, Lindsay, be received; and…
    • · Motion 4 added: That the presentation by Carolyn Daynes, Treasurer, regarding the 2025 Audited Financial Statements, be received.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Report CORP2026-028, 2025 Audited Financial Statements, be received; That the 2025 audited financial statements, attached as Appendix A to Report CORP2026-028, be approved; and That the remaining 2025 general tax levy deficit of $62,0…
    • · Motion 6 added: That the presentation by Ron Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer, and Amy Terrill, Executive Director of BGC Kawarthas, regarding a Memorandum of Understanding with BGC Kawarthas, be received.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Report CAO2026-004, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Kawartha Lakes and BGC Kawarthas, be received; That the 2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as outlined in Appendix A to Report CAO2026-004 be approved; That…
    • · Motion 8 added: That the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of June 2, 2026, be received and the recommendations, included in Section 9.3 of the Agenda, save and except for Item 9.3.2, be adopted.
    • · Motion 9 added: That the deputation of Frank Vetro, regarding a Request for the Implementation of an Integrated Aquatic Biomass Remediation Framework, be received.
    • · Motion 10 added: That the Minutes of the Planning Advisory Committee Meeting of June 3, 2026, be received and the recommendations, included in Section 10.3 of the Agenda, be adopted.
    • · Motion 11 added: That all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 11.1 of the Agenda, save and except for Items 11.1.3, 11.1.5, 11.1.6, 11.1.7, 11.1.11, 11.1.12, 11.1.19, be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda a…
    • · Motion 12 added: That Report RS2026-016, Proposed Amendments to By-law 2018-017 City Lands Encroachment By-law, be received; That the proposed amendments to By-law 2018-017, being the City Lands Encroachment By-law, as outlined within Appendix B to Report …
    • · Motion 13 added: That Report RS2026-017, Lease Renewal – Airport Restaurant (2516455 Ontario Inc.), be received; That the lease agreement between the Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes and 2516455 Ontario Inc. for the operation of the airport restau…
    • · Motion 14 added: That Report EMS2026-003, Memorandum of Understanding regarding Rabies Vaccine Administration, be received; That the Memorandum of Understanding regarding Rabies Vaccine Administration as generally outlined in Appendix A to Report EMS2026-0…
    • · Motion 15 added: That Report CORP2026-033, 2025 Treasurer's Statement of Development Charges and Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland Reserve Funds, be received; That Council receive the 2025 Treasurer's Statement of Development Charges Reserve Funds contained in Appe…
    • · Motion 16 added: That Report CORP2026-034, Increase in Debenture Funding for CMHC Program, be received; and That the Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Housing Corporation debenture funding for the CMHC Co-Investment Fund Repair Program be increased by an upset lim…
    • · Motion 17 added: That Report PUR2026-007, 2026-044-RFHSQ Lindsay WTP Filter Media Replacement, Underdrain Inspection, and Concrete Coating Assessment, be received; That Continental Carbon Group Inc. be selected for the award for the High Score Request for …
    • · Motion 18 added: That Report ENG2026-019, Request for Speed Reduction – City of Kawartha Lakes Road 43, be received; That the speed limit of City of Kawartha Lakes Road 43 (Somerville 7th Concession) between 450m east of Highway 35 and Northline Road be po…
    • · Motion 19 added: That Report ENG2026-020, RFIQ-2026-BR1 - Design Services for the CKL Road 36 Bridge Replacement, be received; That Planmac Engineering Inc. be awarded RFIQ-2026-BR1 - Design Services for the CKL Road 36 Bridge Replacement, for $88,480.00 p…
    • · Motion 20 added: That Report ENG2026-021, Request for Streetlight on Adelaide Street, South, Lindsay, be received.
    • · Motion 21 added: That Report ENG2026-022, St. Patrick Street Change Order – Replace Twin Culverts, be received; That a capital project entitled St. Patrick St. Twin Culverts be created under capital program 9832601 (Bridges and Culverts) with a budget of $…
    • · Motion 22 added: That Report PLAN2026-037, Pollinator Action Team and Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes Team Terms of Reference, be received; That the Terms of Reference for the City of Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee be amended, as outlined in …
    • · Motion 23 added: That Report PLAN2026-039, Deeming By-Law at 315 Avery Point Road, Geographic Township of Carden, be received; That a Deeming By-Law respecting Part Lot A, Concession 1 (being Lot 35 on Plan 136), substantially in the form attached as Appen…
    • · Motion 24 added: That Report HS2026-003, 10-Year Deeply Affordable and Supportive Housing Strategy (2027-2036) Financial Modelling Update, be received; and That Staff report back to Council with the finalized financial modelling recommendations following c…
    • · Motion 25 added: That Report RS2026-023, Update – Fence Encroachment at 72 Wellington Street, be received; and That Staff be directed to enter into a License Agreement with the owner of 72 Wellington Street to permit the fence encroachment.
    • · Motion 26 added: That Report CORP2026-030, Debt Policy and Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy, be received; That Council Policy CP2021-018 (Financial Management Policy) be rescinded; That the Debt Policy contained in Appendix A to Report CORP2026-030 be adopt…
    • · Motion 27 added: That Report CORP2026-031, Long Term Financial Plan Update, be received; That the Long-Term Financial Plan be updated from 2022 to 2026 and substantially in accordance with the inputs contained in Appendices A-C to Report CORP2026-031; That…
    • · Motion 28 added: That Report CORP2026-032, Revised Council Computer Systems Policy, be received; and That the revised Council Computer Systems Policy, as outlined in Appendix A to Report CORP2026-032, be approved and numbered for inclusion in the City’s Po…
    • · Motion 29 added: That Report CA2026-003, Electric Vehicle Charger Grant, be received; That the scope of capital project 983241001 (Cambridge St. / Peel St. Parking Lot) be expanded to include installation of an electric vehicle charger; That financing for …
    • · Motion 30 added: That Report ENG2026-018, Request for Traffic Control – Ski Hill Road and Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden Entrance CKL Road 43, be received.
    • · Motion 31 added: That Report PLAN2026-041, Development Charges Relief Request, Greenfield Road, Lindsay, be received; and That the Development Charges relief request be denied per Section 106(2)(d) of the Municipal Act.
    • · Motion 32 added: That the By-Laws shown in Section 14.1 of the Agenda, namely: Items 14.1.1 to and including 14.1.18 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
    • · Motion 33 added: That the Closed Session agenda be adopted as circulated.
    • · Motion 34 added: That Council convene into closed session at 3:16 p.m. pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001 s.25, in order to consider matters identified in Section 16.3 of the Regular Council Meeting Agenda of Tuesday, June 23, 2026,…
    • · Motion 35 added: That the appointment of the following public members to the Pollinator Action Team and Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes Team be approved: Deborah Pearson, Christine Szabados, Kimara Molloy, Annette Payne, Diane Ferguson, Catherine McNeely, Rut…
    • · Motion 36 added: That a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Regular Council Meeting held Tuesday, June 23, 2026 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
    • · Motion 37 added: That the Council Meeting adjourn at 5:02 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: Doug Elmslie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracy Richardson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ron Ashmore (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mark Doble (present)
    • · Attendance added: Dan Joyce (present)
    • · Attendance added: Charlie McDonald (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mike Perry (present)
    • · Attendance added: Pat Warren (present)
    • · Attendance added: Emmett Yeo (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Ron Taylor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cathie Ritchie (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. O'Connell (present)
    • · Attendance added: Z. Alganabi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Leah Barrie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sara Beukeboom (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cheryl Faber (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. Johnson (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. Rojas (present)
    • · Attendance added: T. Jones (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Johnston (present)
    • · Attendance added: Carolyn Daynes (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Cotton (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Robyn Carlson (remote)