July 13 Council Meeting Highlights

At its Regular Meeting on July 13, 2026, South Huron Council:

·       Received delegations/presentations:

o   Bruce Power - Bruce C Project update and the Bruce Power Regional Municipal Readiness Assessment Fund as presented by Maggie Tieman

·       Received staff reports on topics including:

o   Shared Services Agreement with Municipality of Bluewater for Building Services

o   Annual Broader Public Sector (BPS) Energy Reporting for 2025

o   Fire Service Ladder Agreement with Lambton Shores

o   Tender Results for Grand Bend Line Watermain - Budget Amendment

§  accepted the tender from the low bidder Rapid Drainage Ltd. and authorized award of a contract for the Grand Bend Watermain Upgrade in the amount of $1,498,606.00 (including HST); and approved a Budget Amendment and authorized the transfer of $331,910.16 from the Water Capital Replacement Reserve to fund the additional tendered costs

o   Tender Results for Thames Road West Forcemain - Budget Amendment

§  accepted the tender from the low bidder Rapid Drainage Ltd. and authorized award of a contract for the Thames Road West Forcemain in the amount of $304,602.57 (including HST); and approved a Budget Amendment and authorized the transfer of $73,843.25 from the Sewer Capital Replacement Reserve to fund the additional tendered costs; and that the additional $73,843.25 be included in the cost recovery by-law.

o   Health and Safety and Personnel Policy Review

o   Dog Park Survey Results

§  Council requested staff review the locations that were previously identified and brought forward and have the locations assessed by the Huron County Accessibility Committee and bring a report back to Council for consideration (to include ranking based on accessibility and updated costs)

o   Build Communities Strong Fund

§  approved an application to the fund in support of a capital project to upgrade the SHRC arena floor

o   2026 Council Expenses as of June 30, 2026

o   2026 Capital Progress Report - June 2026

o   Regional Municipal Readiness Assessment Fund

§  approved an application to the Regional Municipal Readiness Assessment Fund - Option #2 – Land Use and Infrastructure Readiness Study

For a full review of the agenda, including items not listed here such as those under Communications, please see the Agendas and Minutes page at SouthHuron.ca. A video recording of the meeting is available on the municipal Youtube channel. The official meeting minutes will be included in the next regular Council meeting agenda.