Regular Council Meeting

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 from the Sewer Component of a High Water Bill.

That the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of May 19, 2026, be received and adopted.

That the presentation by Carolyn Daynes, Treasurer, regarding the 2025 Audited Financial Statements , be received.

McDonald 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 $62,023.15 be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve – uncommitted (1.32285 A412430).

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.

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.

That the deputation of Frank Vetro, regarding a Request for the Implementation of an Integrated Aquatic Biomass Remediation Framework , be received.

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.

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 and sequentially numbered.

McDonald 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.

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and Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy , be received; That Council Policy CP2021-018 (Financial Management Policy) be rescinded; That the Debt Policy contained in Appendix A to Report CORP2026-030 be adopted, numbered and inserted into the Corporate Policy Manual; and That the Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy contained in Appendix B to Report CORP2026-030 be adopted, numbered and inserted into the Corporate Policy Manual.

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 the direction set out by Appendices A-C to Report CORP2026-031 supersede all prior direction provided to staff by Council for long-term financial planning; That the 2026 Long-Term Financial Plan for the 2026-2035 planning horizon be prepared and posted to the City’s website by August 31, 2026; and That the maximum debt service ratio be increased from 10% to 12.5%.

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 capital project 983241001 (Cambridge St. / Peel St. Parking Lot) be increased by $148,000.00, with the increase funded by a grant of $93,000.00 from Ontario’s Electric Vehicle ChargeON Program and by $55,000.00 from the Capital Contingency Reserve; That Staff be authorized to utilize existing contracts, where applicable, to fulfill the scope expansion for capital project 983241001; and That an enabling by-law substantially in the form of that contained in Appendix B to Report CA2026-003 be presented to Council for enactment to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into the grant funding agreement contained in Appendix A to Report CA2026-003 with the Ontario Centre of Innovation.

That Report ENG2026-018, Request for Traffic Control – Ski Hill Road and Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden Entrance CKL Road 43 , be received.

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.

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.

McDonald That the Closed Session agenda be adopted as circulated.

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, namely Items 16.3.1 to and including 16.3.8.

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, Ruth Cameron, and Oona Durkin-Thomas be appointed to the Pollinator Action Team for a term ending November 14, 2026; and Jamie Morris, Barry Snider, Rob Stavinga, John Bick, Neil Gray, Markus Legzdins, Thom Luloff, Zachary Steele, Laura Swift, Hayden Wilson, and Britt Zeus be appointed to the Bird Friendly Kawartha Lakes Team for a term ending November 14, 2026.

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.

That the Council Meeting adjourn at 5:02 p.m.

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 That the request for a pedestrian crosswalk be

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 $62,023.15 be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve – uncommitted (1.32285 A412430).

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 the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the 2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Kawartha Lakes and BGC Kawarthas; and That the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to develop a multi-year operating funding agreement with BGC Kawarthas to maintain funding for Youth Services (Drop-In and Programming), and report back to Council with a DRAFT funding agreement for consideration in Q1, 2027.

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.

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 Policy Manual, replacing all predecessor versions.

That the Closed Session agenda be adopted as circulated.