Council · Regular
May 26, 2026
COUNCIL MEETING
19:00 – 20:47 · 1h 47m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the May 26, 2026 Council Meeting Agenda be approved as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the May 5, 2026 Council Meeting be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council move into Public Meeting at 7:06 pm for a Public Meeting held under the Planning Act.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Public Meeting close at 7:17 pm. and Regular Council resume.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT staff work with the local legions to find locations for commemorative crosswalks in Forest, Grand Bend and Thedford and report back to Council with costs and locations.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Compliance Results be received.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT staff prepare a report on the provincial Golf Cart Pilot Program after discussion with OPP and public consultation on the program.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Report PL 03-2026, relating to a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application, submitted by 789278 Ontario Inc. be received; THAT ZBA Application ZO-10/2025 submitted by 789278 Ontario Inc. requesting an amendment to Zoning By-Law 1 of 2003 to…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Report PL 03-2026, relating to a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application, submitted by 789278 Ontario Inc. be received; THAT ZBA Application ZO-10/2025 submitted by 789278 Ontario Inc. requesting an amendment to Zoning By-Law 1 of 2003 to…
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Report DCS 20-2026 regarding the “Grand Bend Beachfest” be received; and THAT the Grand Bend Optimist Club be granted exclusive use of the North Beach Parking Lot on June 20, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Report TR 20-2026 regarding the 2026 First Quarter Budget Variance Report be received; and THAT the transfer of the net proceeds from the sale of land located at 8811 Arkona Road in Thedford to the Land Improvements Reserve be approve…
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Report CL 11-2026 – Joint Compliance Audit Committee be received; and THAT By-Law 33 of 2026 establishing a Joint Compliance Audit Committee for the 2026 Municipal Election be approved.
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Report CL 10-2026 regarding a new Fireworks By-Law be received; and THAT the draft Fireworks By-Law 31-2026 be approved.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Report CAO 07-2026 regarding the “Grand Bend Community Centre Funding Strategy” be received; and THAT the target for the community fundraising portion for the project be set at $5 million; and THAT the acceptance of donations towards …
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Report CAO 08-2026, relating to 4 Community Improvement Plan Applications, submitted by 82 & 84 Main Street West (Grand Bend) be received; and THAT the following four (4) applications be approved for the property located at 82 & 84 Ma…
- · Motion 16 added: THAT By-Laws 30-2026 through 36-2026 be read a first, second and third time, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT the May 26, 2026 Council Meeting adjourn at 8:47 pm.
- · Attendance added: Cook (present)
- · Attendance added: Sageman (present)
- · Attendance added: Baillie (present)
- · Attendance added: Maguire (present)
- · Attendance added: Scott (present)
- · Attendance added: Dodge (present)
- · Attendance added: Ferguson (present)
- · Attendance added: Marsh (present)
- · Attendance added: Wilcox (present)
- · Attendance added: Steve McAuley (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephanie Troyer-Boyd (present)
- · Attendance added: Rebecca Clothier (present)
- · Attendance added: Ashley Farr (present)
- · Attendance added: Nick Verhoeven (present)
- · Attendance added: Ken Bulgin (present)
- · Participation added: Scott recuse