Regular Council

That the April 26, 2022 minutes of the Regular Council meeting and the April 26, 2022 minutes of the Public Council meeting on the Lachance Drain, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .

That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting agenda regarding Report DS-2022-22 entitled " Industrial CIP, Recommendations for Statutory Public Meeting" and the Communications item from Councillor Andrew Dowie , be approved

That Report DS-2022-17 entitled " Industrial CIP, Recommendations for Statutory Public Meeting", be brought forward on the agenda for discussion and consideration.

That Report DS-2022-21 entitled “Proposed Industrial Community Improvement Plan: Recommendation for Statutory Public Meeting”, be received ; And That the scheduling of a public meeting, to be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:30 p.m., in accordance with the Planning Act for the purpose of seeking public and stakeholder input on a proposed Industrial Community Improvement Plan, be authorized ; And further t hat County Council be requested to initiate a process to amend the County Official Plan in order to incorporate revised Community Improvement Plan policies that would allow for the County to participate in grant programs of lower-tier Community Improvement Plans that have been adopted in accordance with Section 28 of the Planning Act .

That Communications - For Information 1 through 7 as listed on the Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Regular Council Agenda, be received .

That Members of Council be authorized to attend AMO’s online training of “Advanced Land Use Planning Training - A Deeper Dive” on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, subject to the Town’s Professional Development Policy and funding in the 2022 Budget.

That Council approve the request of Ward 1 Councillor Andrew Dowie for a leave of absence while campaigning for Windsor-Tecumseh MPP effective May 11, 2022 until June 6, 2022, and suspension of his remuneration during this leave time.

That the April 14, 2022 minutes of the Police Services Board as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be accepted .

That the April 26, 2022 minutes of the Personnel Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .

That Chief Administrative Officer Report CAO-2022-07 respecting the Tecumseh 100th Anniversary Celebration – Tecumseh Transit Service, be received ; And that Council approve the waiver of fees associated with the Tecumseh Transit Service for Saturday, July 2, 2022 and Monday, July 4, 2022, to support alternate transportation during the 100 th Anniversary Celebration for the Town.

That a by-law authorizing the execution of the Old Castle Heights Inc. development agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, which allows for the development of a 220-unit residential subdivision comprising 132 single-unit dwellings, 6 semi-detached dwellings and 19 townhouse dwellings, along with associated buffer areas/passive open space/multi-purpose pathways, stormwater corridors and a stormwater pond, on a 20.7 hectare (51.3 acre) parcel of land situated on the northeast corner of the North Talbot Road/8 th Concession Road intersection (County of Essex Draft Plan of Subdivision File No. 37-T-21004), be adopted, subject to the Owner executing the development agreement ; And that the execution of such further documents as are called for by the development agreement approved above including, but not limited to, the execution of the acknowledgement/direction required to register the development agreement on title to the lands and such other acknowledgements/directions for any related transfers or real property registrations contemplated by the development agreement, by the Mayor and Clerk and minor modifications as the Director Development Services may approve as necessary and appropriate upon conferring with the Town’s Solicitor, be authorized.

That the scheduling of a public meeting, to be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., in accordance with the Planning Act for a zoning by-law amendment application submitted for a 0.38 hectare (0.94 acre) parcel of land situated at the southwest corner of the Lesperance Road/Dillon Drive intersection (205-227 Lesperance Road), seeking to amend Zoning By-law 1746 by rezoning the subject land from “Residential Zone 3 (R3)” to a site-specific “Residential Zone 3” in order to facilitate the construction of a residential development consisting of four, 2.5 storey, six-unit dwellings and establish site-specific lot, building and yard provisions, be authorized .

That Report LCS-2021-16 entitled “Cannabis Retail Stores Policy Statement,” be received ; And that the Cannabis Retail Store Policy Statement, as appended to LCS-2022-16, be a pproved; And further that a by-law be prepared to adopt the Cannabis Retail Stores Policy Statement and to delegate to the Town Clerk the authority to provide municipal comments on Cannabis Retail Store Authorization requests to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, in accordance with the Policy Statement.

That Report TCS-2022-04, regarding the Tecumseh Rural Broadband Advisory Committee, be received .

​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, May 10, 2022 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at pm.

​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, May 10, 2022 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 9:59 pm.