Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (8 motions)
6 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT as recommended in Report DSE-26-21 dated April 14, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, Option 1 for the expansion of the City's future settlement area boundary be adopted, as set out in Schedule "A" to the report; AND THAT staff be directed to initiate municipal restructuring negotiations with the County of Simcoe, and the Townships of Severn and Oro-Medonte, after November 15, 2026, for the lands identified in Option 1, as set out in Schedule "A" to the report; AND THAT the Township of Oro-Medonte's request to modify the City's municipal boundary to exclude the property municipally known as 1000 and 140 Atlantis Drive (Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School) be considered during municipal restructuring negotiations.
Moved by Fallis
Carried
THAT as recommended in Report MC-26-08 dated April 21, 2026 from Mayor McIsaac, staff be directed to install temporary waste bins in the Cedar Island area for the collection of flood-damaged materials from the residents of Cedar Island Road, Davey Drive, and Lakeview Crescent from April 28, 2026 until May 12, 2026, at an estimated cost of $10,000 plus HST, to be accommodated within the 2026 approved Operating Budget, with any associated unfavourable variances offset by a transfer from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve to a maximum of $10,000 plus HST; AND THAT staff be directed to prepare a report to Council Committee on the feasibility of short-term measures to mitigate flooding risks in the Cedar Island Road area while the Cedar Island Road Environmental Assessment is in progress.
Moved by Cipolla
Carried
THAT as recommended in Report DSE-26-20 dated April 14, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, Chapter 938 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code - Noise be repealed and replaced as set out in Schedule "A" to the report.
Moved by Smith
Carried
THAT as recommended in Report DSE-26-16 dated March 17, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, the West Ridge via Old Barrie Road and West Ridge via Coldwater Road routes serve the Lakehead University Campus transit stop on weekdays from August 15 to April 30 annually; Page 4 of 10 AND THAT on weekends during this period, and daily from May 1 to August 14 annually, the transit stop be served exclusively by the West Ridge via Old Barrie Road route; AND THAT the transit stop at the entrance to Lakehead University be reinstated to support transit operations on the West Ridge via Coldwater Road route.
Moved by Campbell
Carried
THAT as recommended in Report DSE-26-17 dated March 17, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, the implementation of no- charge transit passes for recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program be
Moved by Fallis
Referred
THAT as recommended in Report DSE-26-19 dated April 14, 2026 from the Development Services and Engineering Department, Capital Project Number 26254 - Annual Asphalt Road Resurfacing Program be increased by $1,250,000 funded from the Gas Tax Obligatory Reserve Fund to complete additional resurfacing as prioritized on Schedule "A" of the report.
Moved by Leatherdale
Carried
THAT as recommended in Report CS-26-16 dated April 10, 2026 from the Corporate Services Department, the 2026 tax ratios in relation to the residential tax class set to 1.0, as per Provincial Legislation, be set as follows: - Multi-residential at 1.378000 - New Multi-residential at 1.100000 - Industrial at 1.842000 - Large Industrial at 1.842000 Page 5 of 10 - Commercial at 1.833000 - Pipeline at 2.855968 - Landfill at 0.597728 - Farm at 0.250000 AND THAT the 2026 graduated tax rates on two bands of Commercial assessment remain unchanged and set with the first band from $0 to $10,000,000 of assessment, and the second band being all assessment above $10,000,000; AND THAT the 2026 low-band Commercial tax rate remain unchanged and set at 47% of the high-band Commercial tax rate.