Council has approved an updated video camera policy which prohibits using cameras to monitor staff at city hall.
Cameras will be pointed at entrances on four floors and installed in the reception areas.
The installation is part of a $75,000 security upgrade approved in 2016, which also included keycard access at some areas and walls separating staff work areas from politicians.
The cameras will not monitor the mayor's office and surrounding area, including the hallway, his executive assistant's work area or the public waiting area.
Signs will also be posted on the second floor indicating the locations of the cameras.
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Sarnia council has endorsed a plan to breathe new life into the Canatara Park Log Cabin.
The building was originally owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hanna, a former MPP and President of Imperial Oil, and donated to the city by Lorne Hay, a former builder and city alderman.
In 1971, it was moved to the Children's Animal Farm where it was often used for special seasonal events like Easter and Christmas on the farm
But, over the years the logs and parts of the structure have deteriorated.
Sarnia's Heritage Committee, planning department, parks and recreation department and the Seaway Kiwanis Club have determined the cost of repairing the building is too high to justify keeping the structure.
They've come up with a plan to remove the building, salvage as much of its original material as possible and replicate it with a new building, which would maintain the heritage character of the site.
The club has already raised $37,500 toward the project, estimated to cost $100,000.
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A lead reduction plan outlining numerous options for replacement and varying time frames has been received by council for consideration.
Consultants are recommending the city spend $3.44-million over three years, starting in 2019, to collect more data, replace lead service lines over the current rate and provide homeowner support.
Council is being asked to approve the recommendation at its next meeting June 11.
It's estimated there could be just over 8,600 properties in Sarnia with lead service lines on the homeowner's side and nearly 4,500 homes with lead service lines on the city's side.
When the city is already replacing a watermain the cost to replace each lead service line is estimated at $4,000.
When the job isn't included in a capital replacement project, the cost spikes to $10,000 per replacement.
