The Loyalist Record

Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings

November 25, 2025

Who was there

Present (7): Mike Budarick, Jake Ennis, Jim Hegadorn, Carol Parks, Paul Proderick, Nathan Townend, Lorna Willis

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (16 motions)

16 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the agenda of the November 25, 2025 meeting of Council be confirmed as circulated.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Townend, seconded by Councillor Willis
Carried
That the presentation from Habitat for Humanity regarding proposed housing in Bath, be received.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Willis
Carried
That the report from the Development Services Division, dated November 25, 2025, re: Public Meeting and Recommendation Report - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - D14-011-2024 - LGCC Clubhouse Expansion, be received; and That Zoning By-law Amendment Application (D14-011-2024) be approved, and that By-law 2025-69, being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 2001-38, as amended, to rezone a portion of the property municipally known as 1 Loyalist Boulevard from Open Space (OS) Zone and Open Space Exception One (OS-1) Zone to an amended Open Space Exception One (OS-1) Zone, be enacted and passed.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Budarick
Carried
That the delegation of Joe Torres from Torbill Holdings Ltd regarding a Water Billing Issue at 335 and 339 Amherst Drive, be received; and That Council direct staff to prepare a report with further detail on the matter for Council consideration at the next possible meeting and that interest charges for this bill be put on hold until the report is brought back to Council.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Townend, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That the report from the Finance Department dated November 25, 2025 re: 2026 Interim Tax Levy, be received; and That By-law 2025-70, being a by-law to provide for the 2026 interim tax levy and to provide for the payment of taxes, and to provide for penalty and interest of one and one quarter percent (1.25%), be enacted and passed.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Townend, seconded by Councillor Budarick
Carried
That the report from the Corporate Services, Strategy and Innovation Department, dated November 25, 2025 re: Surplus Land Donation and Preparation for Development, be received; That Council approve the recommended approach for preparing the surplus lands at Church Street in Bath for donation and development, including the retention of a consultant to undertake a rezoning, subdividing, and servicing study funded by HAF; That Council authorize the Mayor and CAO to execute the attached Affordable Housing Grant and Development Agreement of Purchase and Sale for donating a portion of the Church Street land to the County of Lennox and Addington for an affordable and purpose-built rental project, subject to the final terms to the satisfaction of the County and Township CAOs; and That Council direct staff to return with a staff report and recommendations with respect to the Habitat for Humanity request for the donation of serviced land.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Deputy Mayor Townend
Carried
That the report from the Clerk's Division, November 25, 2025 re: 2026 Council and Committee Meeting Schedule be received; and That the rules of the Procedural By-law 2024-11 be waived to approve the Council and Committees Schedule for 2026 (Attachment 1).
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That the report from the Development Services Division, November 25, 2025 re: D14-006-2025 - Loyalist Park - Request to Remove Holding Symbol be received; and That By-Law 2025-68 being a by-law to remove the holding symbol with respect to Part of Lots 35, and 36, Concession 1, Part 1 on Reference Plan 29R-9203 and Part 2 on Reference Plan 29R-9922 & Block 25 on Plan 29M-29, be enacted and passed.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Townend, seconded by Councillor Budarick
Carried
That the report from the Public Transportation Division, dated November 25, 2025 re: Accessible Taxi Program Update, be received; and That the Mayor and CAO be authorized to execute the agreements for an Accessible Taxi Program with Modern City Taxi, Ameys Taxi Service, the City of Kingston and Kingston Access Bus, once received, pending final terms that are satisfactory to the CAO; and That Council direct staff to monitor the new Accessible Taxi Program and report back on any recommended changes over the next year.
Moved by Councillor Budarick, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That Council now resolve into Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That the report from the Development Service Division, dated November 25, 2025 re: Planning Application Fee Review, be received; That the Committee select Option A; That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law to prescribe a tariff of fees for processing applications made in respect of planning matters to a future meeting of Council for adoption; and That the by-law be reviewed in 2029.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Budarick
Carried
That a footnote be added to the fee schedule of the draft by-law to waive the $500 engineering fee when a major Official Plan Amendment and/or a major Zoning By-law Amendment is submitted with a draft plan of subdivision application.
Moved by Mayor Hegadorn, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That Committee of the Whole now adjourn at 7:38 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Parks
Carried
That all items in the Consent Agenda dated November 25, 2025 be approved as presented and that the necessary action be taken. 15.1 2026 Escalation of Building Permit Fee Resolution 2025-254 That the report from the Finance Department dated November 10, 2025, re: 2026 Escalation of Building Permit Construction Fee, be received.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Councillor Willis
Carried
That By-law 2025-72 to confirm the proceedings of Council of Loyalist Township be enacted and passed and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign and seal.
Moved by Councillor Proderick, seconded by Deputy Mayor Townend
Carried
That the meeting now adjourn at 7:43 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Willis, seconded by Councillor Budarick
Carried

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