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20 - October 14, 2025 County Council MinutesElginCounty Elgin County Council Regular Council Meeting Minutes October 14, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Council Chambers 450 Sunset Drive St. Thomas ON Members Present: Warden Grant Jones Deputy Warden Ed Ketchabaw Councillor Dominique Giguere Councillor Mark Widner Councillor Jack Couckuyt Councillor Andrew Sloan Councillor Todd Noble Councillor Mike Hentz Councillor Richard Leatham Staff Present: Blaine Parkin, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk Nicholas Loeb, Director of Legal Services Michele Harris, Director of Homes and Seniors Services Brian Masschaele, Director of Community & Cultural Services Jennifer Ford, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer Peter Dutchak, Director of Engineering Services Mat Vaughan, Director of Planning and Development Holly Hurley, Director of People & Culture Carolyn Krahn, Manager of Economic Development, Tourism & Strategic Initiatives Jeff Brooks, Manager of Emergency Management Katherine Thompson, Manager of Administrative Services/Deputy Clerk Jenna Fentie, Legislative Services Coordinator Stefanie Heide, Legislative Services Coordinator 1. Meeting Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Warden Jones in the chair. 2. Approval of Agenda Moved by: Councillor Hentz Seconded by: Councillor Couckuyt RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the October 14, 2025 County Council Meeting be approved as presented. Motion Carried. 3. Introductions, Recognitions, Memorials None. 4. Adoption of Minutes Moved by: Councillor Widner Seconded by: Councillor Leatham RESOLVED THAT the minutes and closed session minutes of the meeting held on September 23, 2025 be adopted. Motion Carried. 5. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof None. 6. Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations 6.1 Deanna Huggett, Executive Director, Elgin Ontario Health Team - Care Close to Home: Building an Elgin Neighbourhood Health Home model The Executive Director of Elgin Ontario Health Team, Deanna Huggett, presented to Council on the challenges to accessing primary care and a vision for stronger communities and a healthier and more connected Elgin. The goal of the proposed plan is to meet the Province of Ontario's commitment for 100% of people in Ontario to be attached to a family doctor, primary care nurse practitioner, or primary care team by 2029. Moved by: Councillor Noble Seconded by: Councillor Couckuyt RESOLVED THAT the presentation from the Executive Director of the Elgin Ontario Health Team be received and filed. Motion Carried. 6.2 Carey Herd, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of Central Elgin, and Mary Lou Tanner, Senior Partner, NPG Planning Solutions - Hospital Lands Policy Directions The Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of Central Elgin, Carey Herd, introduced the Senior Partner of NPG Planning Solutions, Mary Lou Tanner, who provided an update to County Council on the progress the Municipality of Central Elgin has made thus far on their vision for the redevelopment of the former psychiatric hospital lands on Sunset Drive, including development of policy direction. Council recessed at 10:00 a.m. for a flag raising and proclamation for the Elgin St. Thomas Coalition to End Poverty in recognition of the the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Council reconvened at 10:32 a.m. Moved by: Councillor Noble Seconded by: Councillor Giguere RESOLVED THAT the presentation from the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of Central Elgin and the Senior Partner of NPG Planning Solutions be received and filed. Motion Carried. 7. Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole 7.1 Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole - September 23, 2025 Moved by: Councillor Leatham Seconded by: Councillor Giguere RESOLVED THAT items CW25-66 - CW25-73 from the Committee of the Whole meeting dated September 23, 2025 and the recommendations therein be adopted. 6 Motion Carried. 8. Committee Recommendations 8.1 Human Resources Committee - October 7, 2025 Draft Meeting Minutes 9. Reports for Information and Immediate Consideration 9.1 Warden Jones - Warden's Activity Report (September 2025) Moved by: Councillor Hentz Seconded by: Councillor Widner RESOLVED THAT the report titled "Warden's Activity Report (September 2025)" from Warden Jones dated October 14, 2025 be received and filed. Motion Carried. 10. Council Correspondence Moved by: Councillor Leatham Seconded by: Councillor Widner RESOLVED THAT Correspondence Items 10.1 - 10.5 and 10.7 be received and filed. Motion Carried. 10.1 Letter from the Minister of Long -Term Care re: County of Elgin AMO Delegation 2025 10.2 Western Ontario Warden's Caucus (WOWC) Press Release - WOWC Champions Growth of Life -Saving Isotope Ecosystem 10.3 Resolution from the County of Middlesex re: Support for the Township of Zorra's Resolution on Thames Valley District School Board Governance Review 10.4 Letter from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks re: Updates to Compliance Policy - Potential for Low -Risk Incident Referrals to Municipalities 10.5 Resolution from the Council of the City of Kitchener regarding postage 10.6 Resolution from the Council of the Township of Woolwich re: Bill C- 61 First Nations Clean Water Act Moved by: Councillor Widner Seconded by: Councillor Hentz RESOLVED THAT the Corporation of the County of Elgin support the resolution from the Council of the Township of Woolwich regarding Bill C- 61 First Nations Clean WaterAct. Motion Carried. 10.7 City of London request for support for Emergency Services Training Campus 11. Statements/Inquiries by Members None. 12. Closed Meeting Items 12.1 Closed Meeting Item #1 - Closed Meeting Minutes - September 23, 2025 3 13. Motion to Rise and Report 14. Consideration of By -Laws 14.1 By -Law No. 25-34 Ron McNeil Line Speed Zone Amendment BEING a By -Law to Amend the Schedule to By -Law No. 24-19 Being a By -Law to Authorize Speed Limits. Moved by: Councillor Noble Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw RESOLVED THAT By -Law No. 25-34 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed. Motion Carried. 14.2 By -Law No. 25-35 Confirmation BEING a By -Law to Confirm Proceedings of the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin at the October 14, 2025 Meeting. Moved by: Councillor Hentz Seconded by: Councillor Leatham RESOLVED THAT By -Law No 25-35 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed. Motion Carried. 15. Adjournment Moved by: Councillor Widner Seconded by: Councillor Sloan RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 10:43 a.m. to meet again on October 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Motion Carried. Bla a Parkin, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. M