Council Meeting

the January 13, 2026 Council Meeting Agenda be approved as amended.

the minutes of the December 16, 2025 Council Meeting be adopted as presented.

Ronn Dodge be appointed Chair of the Court of Revision for the Ravenswood Drain.

the Court of Revision recommends the assessment schedule presented by R Dobbin Engineering for the Ravenswood Drain be adopted.

the Court of Revision adjourn and regular Council resume at 7:06 pm.

the Council Meeting adjourn at 7:06 pm for a Public Meeting held under the Planning Act.

the Public Meeting close and the regular Council Meeting reconvene at 7:09 pm.

Agenda Items 11.1 and 11.2 be received.

the 30-day budget amendment period prescribed in Ontario Regulation 530/22 Section 7 (3) for the Annual Budget Process be shortened and the final day for amendments be January 13, 2026.

Report PL 01-2026, relating to a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application, submitted by Nancy Aitken, Kevin Aitken, and Mark Aitken be received; THAT Zoning By-Law Amendment Application ZO-13/2025 submitted by Nancy Aitken, Kevin Aitken, and Mark Aitken requesting an amendment to Zoning By-Law 1 of 2003 for a site-specific rezoning to permit a reduced lot frontage of 5.1 m on the retained lands of a severance at 8529 Townsend Line, and to rezone the severed lot to allow residential use , be approved ; and THAT By-Law 05 of 2026 to implement the zoning by-law amendment be approved.

Report DCS 02-2026 regarding the “2026 Community Grant Requests” be received; and THAT the eligible requests received from Ageless Vitality Fitness, Algarva 168 Charities, Arkona Improvement Association, Arkona 150 th Anniversary Celebration Committee, Bosanquet Small World Nursery School, Centre Ipperwash Community Association, Forest Collective, Forest Excelsior Band, Forest Garden Club, Forest Lawn Bowling Club, Forest Ringette Association, Forest Skating Club, Grand Bend & Area Horticultural Society, Grand Bend & Area Studio Tour, Grand Bend Canada Day Committee, Grand Bend Community Food Pantry, Kiwanis Club of Forest Canada Day, Lambton Film and Food Festival, Lambton Centre, Lambton Shores Dragon Boat Club, Lambton Shores Minor Baseball, Lambton Shores Minor Hockey, Lambton Shores Nature Trails, Lambton Shores Phragmites Community Group, Lambton Shores Swans, Port Franks Garden Club, Thedford Fire Club 21, Thedford Garden Club, Thedford Optimist Club and Thedford Vacation Bible Camp be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 51,910.00, and in-kind commitment of $ 40,907.28; and THAT the four (4) late submissions for in-kind requests received from Bosanquet Central School, Legacy Youth Hockey, Optimist Club of Grand Bend and the Thedford Skating Club for an in-kind commitment in the amount of $ 5,155.35 be approved.

the eligible 2026 Community Grant requests received from Forest Optimist Club, Optimist Club of Ausable Port Franks, Jingle Bell Group be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 6000.00, and in-kind commitment of $ 5,568.35 be approved.

the 2026 Community Grant request received from BGC Sarnia Lambton be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 2000.00.

the 2026 Community Grant request received from District 33 (Lambton) Ontario Seniors Games Association be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 2000.00, and an in-kind commitment of $ 2,500.00.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Junior Achievement SW Ontario be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 2000.00.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Lake Huron Coastal Centre be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 500.00.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Lambton Farm Safety Association be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 200.00, and an in-kind commitment of $ 592.38.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Lambton Plowmen's Association be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 500.00.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Mastermind Youth Foundation be approved for an in-kind commitment of $ 2,200.00.

T HAT the 2026 Community Grant request received from Parkinson's Society of SW Ontario be approved for a total funding commitment of $ 2,000.00.

Report DCS 03-2026 regarding the “Community Grant Policy Amendment” be received; and THAT CP-CS-POL-004 Community Grant Policy be approved as amended.

Report TR 02-2026 regarding 2026 Interim Tax Levy and By-Law be received; and THAT the interim tax levy for 2026 be approved.

Report TR 03-2026 regarding 2026 Borrowing By-Law be received; and THAT the Borrowing By-Law 04 of 2026 be approved.

By-Laws 66-2025 and 67-2025 be read a third time, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk; and THAT By-Laws 03-2026 through 09-2026 be read a first, second and third time, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk.

the January 13, 2026 Council Meeting adjourn at 7:34 pm.