At its August 11, 2025 meeting, Council:

• Received a presentation from Administration on the Expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and directed Administration to bring forward cost options at budget time for dome covers (for present and future use) to help control odour at the Water Treatment Plant
• Approved Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA-2025-05 to amend the zoning on 2170 Talbot Road from Extractive Industrial (M4), to a site-specific Extractive Industrial zone with exception 2 (M4-2), to allow the processing of excess soil as a permitted use
• Approved Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA-2025-06, to amend the zoning on 2135 Talbot Road from ‘Rural Residential Exception 9 (RR-9)’ to ‘General Agricultural – Site-Specific (A1-91)’, to permit the keeping of livestock, consistent with the permitted uses in the General Agricultural (A1) Zone
• Approved By-law 50-2025 to amend the zoning on the lands described in the Draft Plan of Subdivision in the Town of Kingsville from “Low Density Urban Residential 2.1 – Holding with exception 19 [R2.1-19 (h)] to “Low Density Urban Residential 2.1 – with exception 19 (R2.1-19)”
• Supported the request for an extension of subdivision approval for County of Essex File No. 37-T-21002 for a period of two years only
• Authorized Administration to enter into a sponsorship agreement with Gosfield North Communications Co-operative Limited, which includes 20-year naming rights for the new Cottam Community Centre in Ridgeview Park
• Approved rental rates for the new Cottam Community Centre
• Approved the Asset Management Plan: Facilities, Parks, Parking Lots & Equipment dated August 11, 2025
• Authorized the Mayor and Clerk to enter into a Licence Agreement with Kingsville Pickleball Inc. for designated rental time of the pickleball courts located at the Kingsville Recreation Complex
• Approved the following related to the 2024 Financial Statements and Year End Review:
  • Approved the Financial Statements for the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville for the year ending December 31, 2024, as audited by HMID LLP
  • Approved the 2024 Treasurer’s Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
  • Approved the 2024 Statement of Investment Activity
  • Directed that the 2024 general budget surplus of $471,382 be applied to the Property Acquisition and Development Reserve
  • Approved By-law 52-2025 and By-law 53-2025 to debenture long-term debt with Ontario Infrastructure and Land Corporation
• Approved the following related to the Ruthven Sanitary System Capacity:
  • Approved By-law 46-2025, being a By-law to amend By-law 24-2025, passed to establish Interim Control on Lands within the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville, to remove restrictions and rescind prohibitions on the issuance of building permits on residential and industrial buildings, except for any requiring new plans of subdivision
  • Directed Administration to continue restricting the issuance of building permits for new residential or industrial plans of subdivision, or new agricultural or greenhouse operations, to prevent additional discharge into the Ruthven Sanitary Sewer System
• Authorized Administration to extend the service agreement with Ben Ward, the current contractor of the Kingsville Arena Skate Shop for Skate Sharpening services, until August 31, 2028
• Authorized Administration to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Province of Ontario for the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (CSRIF) grant; and authorized Administration to draw up to $500,000 from the Parks Property Reserve to fund the Municipal contribution toward the CSRIF grant projects

Council Briefs are intended to be a quick summary following Council meetings. Council Briefs do not replace the official minutes, which are published following adoption at the next scheduled Council meeting.

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