Council Meeting

McMillan That Goderich Town Council hereby accepts the August 10, 2026, Regular Council Agenda, as amended.

That Goderich Town Council hereby adopts the July 13, 2026, Regular Council Minutes, as printed.

That Goderich Town Council enters into a Public Meeting at 4:04 PM to consider a Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment to allow for backyard hens in the Town of Goderich.

That Goderich Town Council approves the proposed GOD ZB02-2026 Backyard Hens Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment; And Further That Council approves the planning report regarding the effect of public and agency comments on the decision.

McMillan That the Staff Reports be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That Goderich Town Council defers agenda item 7.12, the proposed new Sign By-Law, for additional information.

That Goderich Town Council approves the request from Frank Hurkmans, President of the Goderich Port Management Corporation (GPMC), to use the parking area adjacent to Dock 2 for a shipment of gypsum from Spain; And That GPMC is responsible for ensuring that all environmental requirements of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA), and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada are achieved with official correspondence from each agency provided to the Town, and that the liability coverages listed in Item 10.2.1 of the Operation, Management and Maintenance Agreement between Goderich Port Management Corporation and the Town of Goderich shall apply to this parking lot when GPMC uses the land for its business, and that the parking lot shall be returned to a clean public safe condition after the shipment leaves the space.

WHEREAS recent municipal infrastructure funding programs by the Government of Canada and Province of Ontario have tended to prioritize growth-related or housing-enabling infrastructure projects over infrastructure renewal needs; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has regulated municipal infrastructure asset management through O. Reg 588/17 (Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure) under the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015; AND WHEREAS municipal asset management plans and the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario have identified that municipalities have significant state-of-good-repair backlogs and renewal needs for infrastructure; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario doubled the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) from $200M/year to $400M/year for 2021-2026 but has not publicly committed to maintaining this level of funding beyond 2026; AND WHEREAS the OCIF has become a vital and indispensable resource for municipalities, assisting them with improving their asset management programs and meeting community preserving infrastructure renewal needs; AND WHEREAS increased geopolitical uncertainty is threatening the economic prosperity of Canada, Ontario, and every municipality; AND WHEREAS municipal infrastructure is a key enabler and preserver of economic prosperity; AND WHEREAS the Municipal Finance Officers' Association of Ontario (MFOA) has heard from its members and their municipalities concerns regarding the potential erosion

McMillan That the correspondence be received for information.

That the correspondence items be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That Goderich Town Council defers Item 10.1, regarding Rhonda Fritzley's request for a memorial bench at Bannister Park, until the Memorial Asset Policy has been developed.

McMillan That By-Laws 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125 of 2026, be read a first, second, and third time, collectively.

That Goderich Town Council appoints Vicky Culbert as the BIA representative to the Town of Goderich Bicentennial Committee.

That Goderich Town Council endorses the Disney Family Museum Travelling Exhibition's Trillium Grant Application with a Letter of Support.

McMillan That Council rise at 5:55 PM and goes into Closed Session pursuant to Section 239(2) (c), (i), (k); And Further That Chief Administrative Officer, Janice Hallahan, Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer, Deanna Hastie, Deputy Clerk (Records Management Clerk), Amanda Banting, and Records Management Assistant, Jess Stoecker, remain in attendance.

That Goderich Town Council rise and come out of Closed Session at 6:37 PM.

McMillan That leave be given to introduce By-Law No. 126 of 2026, being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Goderich Town Council meeting held on August 10, 2026, and that it now be read a first, second, and third time, and finally passed this August 10, 2026.

That Goderich Town Council does now adjourn at 6:39 PM to meet again at the Regular Meeting of Council scheduled for September 8, 2026, at 4 PM.

That Goderich Town Council hereby accepts the August 10, 2026, Regular Council Agenda, as amended.

That Goderich Town Council now adjourns the Public Meeting and returns to the Regular Session of Council at 4:12 PM.

That the Staff Reports be received for information and the noted action be approved.

That By-Laws 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125 of 2026, be read a first, second, and third time, collectively.

That Council rise at 5:55 PM and goes into Closed Session pursuant to Section 239(2) (c), (i), (k); And Further That Chief Administrative Officer, Janice Hallahan, Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer, Deanna Hastie, Deputy Clerk (Records Management Clerk), Amanda Banting, and Records Management Assistant, Jess Stoecker, remain in attendance.

That leave be given to introduce By-Law No. 126 of 2026, being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the Goderich Town Council meeting held on August 10, 2026, and that it now be read a first, second, and third time, and finally passed this August 10, 2026.