Body: Economic Development Task Force
Type: Minutes
Meeting: Committee Meeting
Date: November 17, 2025
Collection: Committees and Task Forces

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North Frontenac Economic Development Task Force Minutes November 17, 2025

Economic Development Task Force Minutes 10:00 AM - Monday, November 17, 2025 Council Chambers

Present:
Councillor John Inglis (Chair); Deputy Mayor Roy Huetl; Paul Thiel and Betty Hunter
Absent with Regret: Cyndy Bonello, Dan Vaillancourt and Brandon Hartwig. Also Present: Brooke Ross, Dipl.M.A., Manager of Community Development (MCD); Richard Allen, Manager of Economic Development (County of Frontenac); Sonya Bolton, Manager of Community Planning (County Of Frontenac) and Lori Newman (Secretary)

Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 10:00 a.m.

Traditional Land Acknowledgement

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof None.

Economic Development Task Force Notes

Business Arising

a) Murals - location of Mural at Township Office

The EDTF discussed the relocation of the Tornado Alley mural from the Township Office to the Plevna Waste site. The MCD will have this completed.

b) Draft Admin Report – 2026 SummerFest – Increase Funding Request

The EDTF reviewed and approved the Draft Administrative Report that will be submitted in the 2026 Budget deliberations in order to request increased funding for the 2026 Summerfest budget.

New Business

a) Community Improvement Plan – Framework for Proposed Amendments

As previously approved to discuss potential changes to the Township’s Community Improvement Plan, Sonya Bolton, Manager of Community Planning, County of Frontenac and Richard Allen, Manager of Economic Development, County of Frontenac were invited Page 1 of 2

North Frontenac Economic Development Task Force Minutes November 17, 2025

to today’s EDTF Meeting. Sonya presented a report that was created in collaboration with Brooke Ross (MCD) framing the changes/revisions that were proposed by the EDTF to the CIP document.The EDTF reviewed and discussed the document and Sonya will work with the MCD to make additional changes/amendments to the document and come back with a final draft to the January 19, 2026 EDTF meeting for discussion. The EDTF thanked Sonya for attending today’s meeting.

b) 2026 Meeting Dates

The EDTF set the following meeting dates for 2026:

Monday January 19 @ 10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 17 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday March 16 @ 10:00 a.m.
Monday April 20 @ 10:00 a.m. TuesdayMay 19 @ 10:00 a.m.
Monday June 15 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday July 20 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday August 17 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday September 21 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday October 19 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday November 16 @ 10:00 a.m. Monday December 21 @ 10:00 a.m.

Adjournment

a) Meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

NOTE : The next meeting of the EDTF will take place on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Council Chambers located at 6648 Road 506, Plevna.

Recommendations to Council Be It Resolved That Council receives for information the November 17, 2025 Notes of the Economic Development Task Force (EDTF).

Received by Council onDecember 12, 2025.

Councillor John Inglis, Chair Township of North Frontenac EDTF

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