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Home Orillia Meetings March 30, 2026

Council · Regular

March 30, 2026

Council Meeting

13:45 – 16:05 · 2h 20m
8 present · 1 absent
Don McIsaac Mayor — David Campbell Councillor — Janet-Lynne Durnford Councillor — Jay Fallis Councillor — Jeff Czetwerzuk Councillor — Luke Leatherdale Councillor Absent Ralph Cipolla Councillor — Tim Lauer Councillor — Whitney Smith Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Amanpreet Sidhu CAO and City Solicitor — Angela Grenier Manager of Communications — Dan Kirby Director of Council Services/City Clerk/Deputy City Solicitor — Derrick Mader Project Manager — Greg Preston Director of Environmental Services — Jamie Galloway General Manager of Development Services and Engineering — Jeff Hunter Director of Infrastructure Capital Projects — Josh Ritchie Traffic Technologist — Karandeep Gill Coordinator, Council Services and Corporate Services Projects — Katy Modaressi Director of Development and Infrastructure Planning — Kristine Preston Deputy Clerk — Liz Reid Manager of IT — Lori Bolton Director of Human Resources — Roger Young General Manager of Environment and Infrastructure Services — Shelley Robinson Procurement and Insurance Specialist — Steven Murphy Project Engineer - Transportation —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: that the agenda for the Council meeting held on March 30, 2026, be approved as amended to move the following after the Motion to recess and convene in Council Committee: - Council Report Number 1 - Mayor McIsaac - re Couchiching Beach Park…
    • · Motion 2 added: that the minutes of the following meeting be adopted, having been printed and distributed: - March 9, 2026 Regular Council Meeting
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT as recommended in confidential Report CS-26-15 dated March 24, 2026 from the Corporate Services Department regarding persistent IT skills obsolescence, the confidential direction as set out in Option 1 of the report be adopted; AND TH…
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT, further to confidential Report DSE-26-18 dated March 24, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, staff be directed to proceed with a ten-court acrylic surface pickleball complex and additional provisional items…
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT, further to Report MC-26-07 dated March 16, 2026 from Councillor Lauer and further to the deputation dated February 9, 2026 from The Sharing Place Food Centre and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, a Community Greenhouse Working…
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT Report DSE-26-13 dated March 17, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department regarding an analysis of the feasibility of implementing permanent all-way stop control at Matchedash Street South and Elgin Street be rece…
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT, further to Report DSE-26-13 dated March 17, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, staff be directed to submit a Capital Project request, for consideration as part of the Mayor's proposed 2027 Capital Budget d…
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT the recommendations of Council Committee be referred to the Consent Agenda later today; AND THAT Council Committee rise and the meeting of Council reconvene at 3:49 PM.
    • · Motion 9 added: THAT Council adopt the recommendations as set out on the Consent Agenda for the regular meeting of Council held on Monday, March 30, 2026, with the exception of the following items which shall be introduced separately: - Correspondence Ite…
    • · Motion 10 added: THAT the correspondence dated March 12, 2026 from Celebrate Orillia Inc., regarding a request for financial assistance be referred to the Grants Committee.
    • · Motion 11 added: THAT the correspondence dated March 15, 2026 from Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations regarding a request for financial assistance be referred to the Grants Committee.
    • · Motion 12 added: THAT the correspondence dated March 10, 2026 from the Rotary Club of Orillia regarding a request for financial assistance be referred to the Grants Committee.
    • · Motion 13 added: THAT the following are hereby authorized to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's Annual Conference from August 16-19, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario, with expenses: - Councillor Durnford - Councillor Smith AND THAT in accordance…
    • · Motion 14 added: THAT in accordance with Section 22.3.1. of Chapter 22 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Suspension - Rules - Two-Thirds Vote, Council hereby suspends the rules to enable a motion to be introduced in Council under the "Correspondence …
    • · Motion 15 added: THAT, further to the correspondence dated March 17, 2026 from the Director of Council Services/City Clerk/Deputy City Solicitor regarding a deputation request from the Canadian Federation of University Women Orillia with respect to the dec…
    • · Motion 16 added: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report by June 29, 2026, with respect to the following: A high-level review of municipalities that have implemented reduced speed limits; AND THAT the findings of this review be used to inform an assessm…
    • · Motion 17 added: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report with respect to the following: The feasibility, implications, and requirements associated with advancing all road resurfacing projects planned for 2027 into the 2026 construction season.
    • · Motion 18 added: THAT the following by-laws be enacted: 2026-025 Amendment Number 173 to Traffic and Parking Regulation By-law Number 2007-55, as amended. 2026-026 A by-law to repeal and replace Chapter 877 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Solid Was…
    • · Motion 19 added: THAT By-law Number 2026-032, a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meetings held on March 30, 2026, be enacted.
    • · Attendance added: Jamie Galloway (present)
    • · Attendance added: Don McIsaac (present)
    • · Attendance added: David Campbell (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ralph Cipolla (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jeff Czetwerzuk (present)
    • · Attendance added: Janet-Lynne Durnford (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jay Fallis (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tim Lauer (present)
    • · Attendance added: Whitney Smith (present)
    • · Attendance added: Luke Leatherdale (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Amanpreet Sidhu (present)
    • · Attendance added: Roger Young (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lori Bolton (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jeff Hunter (present)
    • · Attendance added: Derrick Mader (present)
    • · Attendance added: Katy Modaressi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Steven Murphy (present)
    • · Attendance added: Greg Preston (present)
    • · Attendance added: Liz Reid (present)
    • · Attendance added: Josh Ritchie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Shelley Robinson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Angela Grenier (present)
    • · Attendance added: Dan Kirby (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kristine Preston (present)
    • · Attendance added: Karandeep Gill (present)
    • · Participation added: Campbell recuse
    • · Participation added: Fallis recuse
    • · Participation added: Fallis recuse
    • · Participation added: Czetwerzuk recuse
    • · Participation added: McIsaac recuse
    • · Participation added: Cipolla recuse