Council

That the minutes of the Regular meeting of Woodstock City Council held on May 21, 2026 be adopted.

That the following items be added to the agenda:  Delegation item 8.b - Nate Thompson - Desired Options for Downtown Parking Changes

That Woodstock City Council endorse the 2026 Oxford Age Friendly Strategy.

That Woodstock City Council receive the correspondence from Planet Youth Oxford regarding the survey findings as information.

That Woodstock City Council approve the request from the Woodstock Environment Advisory Committee to revise “Eastern Goldfinch” on the shortlist of birds as candidates for the City's official bird to “American Goldfinch." 3

That Woodstock City Council authorize 3 hours of free parking in all downtown municipal parking lots without a permit; And further that City Council direct staff to take the necessary steps to make the changes outlined in Options 1, Option 3, and Option 4 as outlined in the report.

That Woodstock City Council receive the 2026 Asset Management Progress Report and the Levels of Service Update as information; And further that the 2026 Asset Management Progress Report be posted on the City’s website to comply with O.Reg. 588/17 and submitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI).

That Woodstock City Council adopt GA019 – Property and Facility Naming Policy as amended.

That Woodstock City Council adopt GA020 - Sponsorship & Advertising Policy as amended; And further that Council Policy GA017 - Delegations of Powers and Duties be updated accordingly.

That Woodstock City Council approve a temporary waiver of the applicable parking restrictions under Traffic By‑ law No. 8021‑ 04, as amended, on Algonquin Road between Springbank Avenue North and Mohawk Street on October 26, 2026, to improve parking access for electors and election workers attending the Algonquin Public School voting place.

That Woodstock City Council approve the Friendly City Volunteer Award Program as outlined in the report and the associated Friendly City Volunteer Award Policy attached to the report as Attachment 1; And further that Council endorse Option 1 for the review and selection of nominations, whereby Council reviews all applications and selects the annual award recipients.

That Woodstock City Council approves the increased funding for project FIR00034 – Replace Fire Apparatus – Aerial Apparatus to $2,650,000, with the additional financing to be sourced from the Reserve for Capital Projects; And further that City Council approves the sole source purchase of project FIR00034 for the amount of $2,597,642 (plus applicable taxes) from Pierce Manufacturing and Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.; And further that City Council approve the payment of the required 10% deposit, in the amount of $259,764.20.

That the meeting adjourn at 2:40 p.m.