Municipality of Lakeshore
Regular Council Meeting Addendum

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 6:00 P.m. - 9:30 P.m.

Electronically hosted from Council Chambers, 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River

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11.

Reports for Direction

6.

Flood Mitigation and Protection Framework

• Recommendation:

  Support the Flood Mitigation and Protection Framework (FMPF) presented at the August 10, 2021 Council meeting;

  Direct Administration to operationalize a smoke testing program by utilizing the funding from the existing 2021 I & I budget; 

  Direct Administration to redirect the encumbered $80,000 from the Community Improvement Plans in two communities to develop and formalize a Flood Rapid Response Plan;

  Direct Administration to fund $111,000 to create a Water Resources and Flood Response Team in 2021 and pre-commit $554,000 to the 2022 Budget, as described in the Staffing Plan; 

  Direct Administration to hold public meeting(s), as required, in the fall to gather further feedback from the public on the July 16th storm event and present the Flood Mitigation and Protection Framework; and

  Direct the Treasurer to transfer funds from the Contingency reserve for expenses for public meetings, if required.