Council Highlights - October 27, 2025

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Delegation – Ottawa Valley Strikers Cricket Club

Members of the Ottawa Valley Strikers Cricket Club updated Council on the sport and participation in Arnprior and surrounding area. The Club has purchased artificial turf to assist in creating a better playing pitch at the Wayne Lavalee Baseball Diamond at McLean Avenue Park and have asked Council to provide a levelled area to install the material, which will not affect the use of the diamond for baseball. Work is anticipated to be completed as part of the spring operating budget.

Presentation – Cultural Night Market

Council received a presentation from the Manager of Culture/Curator, Emily Stovel on the events and programs from the past several months, including the very successful Cultural Night Market held in August.

Water Filtration Plan Clearwell Replacement – Prequalification Report

Council authorized staff to tender the defined scope of work for the Water Filtration Plant Clearwell #1 Replacement by invitation to a list of vendors prequalified through an open and transparent Request for Proposal (RFP) process, as outlined in this report.

Council also pre-committed funds in the amount of $4,100,000 to be funded from the following sources: ICIP Green Stream Grant Funding $1,649,925, OCIF 2026 Formula Funding $1,004,990 and the Water Reserve Fund $1,445,085.

Website Migration Project

Council authorized staff to move forward with a website migration project with funding to a maximum of $24,500 being funded from the Marketing and Economic Development Reserve Fund. Migrating the Town’s website to a new platform should be a seamless process with no impact on the public’s ability to access all the information and services currently available on the website.

Municipal Grant Application – Special Olympics

Council waived 50% of the user fees and charges ($2,983.00) for the Arnprior Special Olympics municipal grant request for the use of the Nick Smith Centre Community Pool with two (2) lifeguards on Sunday afternoons (from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) on nineteen (19) dates and for use of Diamond 2 at McLean Avenue Park on Monday evenings (from 6:30-8:00 p.m.) on 16 dates at a total value of $5,966.00.

By-laws:

Council passed by-laws to adopt the renewed Age-friendly Community Plan presented to them as the last Council meeting, as well as to appoint Jamie Cambell and David Quesnelle to the Culture and Diversity Advisory Committee.

Resolutions:

Expenditure of Election Reserve Funds in 2025 for the 2026 Election: Council authorized the General Manager, Client Services/Treasurer to pay for the first invoice of $2,247.49 in 2025, from the Election Reserve, as well as any future invoices that may come forward prior to the year of the election, as part of this 2026 Election alternative voting services, be authorized to be paid for utilizing the Election Reserve.
Corporate Review Funding: Mayor McGee issued Mayoral Decision Number MDE-2025-02, which directed the Town to undertake a Corporate Review to be completed by the end of Q1 of 2026, through an RFP Process. Council authorized funding for the Review, up to a maximum of $75,000, be funded from the Capital Expenditure Reserve Fund.
Municipal Grant Request (In Kind) – Arnprior & District Humane Society: Council approved a request for waiving the Nick Smith Centre Community Hall rental fees (value of approximately $365.00 plus HST) for the Arnprior & District Humane Society’s Feliz Naughty Dog Craft & Bake Sale to be held on November 2nd, 2025.