03 - May 13, 2025 Growth Planning Steering Committee Agenda PackageEl m ou sty
Growth Planning Steering Committee
Orders of the Day
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas ON
Note for Members of the Public:
The meeting will not be livestreamed. Minutes will be available after the meeting at
www.elgincounty.ca
Accessible formats available upon request.
Pages
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Adoption of Minutes 2
4. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
5. Delegations
6. Reports/Briefings
7. Other Business
8. Correspondence
9. Closed Meeting
9.1 Closed Meeting Minutes - February 25, 2025
9.2 Director of Planning and Development - St. Thomas psychiatric hospital
discussion update
Municipal Act Section 239 (2) (h) information explicitly supplied in
confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or
territory or a Crown agency of any of them; and (k) a position, plan,
procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried
on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
10. Motion to Rise and Report
11. Date of Next Meeting
12. Adjournment
Growth Planning Steering Committee
Minutes
February 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas ON
Members Present: Warden Grant Jones, Chair
Deputy Warden Ed Ketchabaw
Councillor Dominique Giguere
Councillor Todd Noble
Staff Present: Blaine Parkin, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
Nicholas Loeb, Director of Legal Services
Peter Dutchak, Director of Engineering Services
Jennifer Ford, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer
Mat Vaughan, Director of Planning and Development
Katherine Thompson, Manager of Administrative
Services/Deputy Clerk
Jenna Fentie, Legislative Services Coordinator
Stefanie Heide, Legislative Services Coordinator
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 12.37 p.m. with Warden Jones in the chair.
2. Approval of the Agenda
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the February 25, 2025 meeting of the Growth
Planning Steering Committee be approved as presented.
Motion Carried.
3. Adoption of Minutes
Moved by: Councillor Giguere
Seconded by: Councillor Noble
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RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the meeting held on January 24, 2025 be
adopted.
Motion Carried.
4. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
None.
5. Delegations
None.
6. Reports/Briefings
6.1 Director of Planning and Development - Updated growth forecasts
and land needs assessment for County of Elgin
The Director of Planning and Development and Stefan Krzeczunowicz,
Associate Partner of Hemson Consulting presented the updated growth
forecasts and land needs assessment as prepared by Hemson
Consulting, and recommended that the County's adopted Official Plan be
updated to include the new population and employment projections.
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
RESOLVED THAT the report titled "Updated growth forecasts and land
needs assessment for County of Elgin" from the Director of Planning and
Development dated February 25, 2025, be received and filed; and
THAT the Growth Planning Steering Committee recommend that County
Council approve the updated Growth Forecasts and Land Needs
Assessment for the County of Elgin at an upcoming meeting of County
Council.
Motion Carried.
7. Other Business
None.
8. Correspondence
None.
9. Closed Meeting
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Councillor Giguere
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RESOLVED THAT we do now proceed into closed meeting session in
accordance with the Municipal Act to discuss the following matters under
Municipal Act Section 239 (2):
Closed Meetina Item #1 - Closed Meetina Minutes - January 24. 2025
Closed Meetina Item #2 - Sunset Provincial Lands (verbal
(h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board
by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; and (k) a
position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
Motion Carried.
9.1 Closed Meeting Minutes - January 24, 2025
9.2 Director of Planning and Development - Sunset Provincial Lands
(verbal)
10. Motion to Rise and Report
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Councillor Giguere
RESOLVED THAT we do now rise and report.
Motion Carried.
Closed Meeting Item #1 - Closed Meeting Minutes - January 24, 2025
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
RESOLVED THAT the January 24, 2025 closed meeting minutes be adopted.
Motion Carried.
Closed Meeting Item #2 - Sunset Provincial Lands (verbal)
Moved by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
Seconded by: Councillor Giguere
RESOLVED THAT the verbal update from the Director of Planning and
Development be received and filed.
Motion Carried.
11. Date of Next Meeting
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The Growth Planning Steering Committee will meet again at the call of the Chair.
12. Adjournment
Moved by: Councillor Giguere
Seconded by: Councillor Noble
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 1.52 p.m. to meet again at the call of
the Chair.
Motion Carried.
Blaine Parkin,
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk.
Warden Grant Jones,
Chair.
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