Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (28 motions)
28 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Report CS-2020-11 entitled Electronic Meetings during a Declared Emergency, and By-law 2020-29 being a by-law to amend Procedural By- law 2020-13 to permit electronic meetings when a emergency has been declared, be brought forward on the agenda.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That CS-2020-11 entitled Electronic Meetings During a Declared Emergency – Amending of Procedural By-law be received; And that the Town’s Procedural By-law No. 2020-13 be amended to permit the electronic holding of Council and Committee meetings during a Declared Emergency, and to allow: the use of electronic participation at meetings, members to participate in both open meeting and closed meetings; and members participating electronically count towards quorum; And further that By-law 2020-29 being a By-law to Amend the Procedural By-law 2020-13, being a by-law to govern the proceeding of meetings of Council and committees be given first, second, third and final readings.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the March 10, 2020 minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, and the minutes of the March 16, 2020 Special Meeting of Council, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting agenda to include the following Reports and By-laws: CS-2020-02 Business Continuity - Essential Services; CS-2020-10 Delegation of Authority during a Declared Emergency; CS-2020-11 Electronic Meetings during a Declared Emergency; PBS 2020-12 Postponement of Tabling Draft 1 of the New Tecumseh Official Plan; By-law 2020-21 - Official Plan Amendment, D19 SKY, Skyline Real Estate Holdings - 11873 and 11917 Tecumseh Road; By-law 2020-22 - being a by-law to amend By-law 1746, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Town of Tecumseh; By-law 2020-23 Official Plan Amendment D19 - Bashi; By-law 2020-24 being a by-law to amend By-law 85-18, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Township of Sandwich South; By-law 2020-25 being a By-law to designate as a Site Plan Control area part of the area covered by the Official Plan for lands in the former Township of Sandwich South; Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, March 24, 2020, 7:00 pm Page 4 By-law 2020-26 a By-law to amend drainage assessments estimated in engineer reports based on actual costs incurred for the constructing of various drains; By-law 2020-27 being a by-law to execute a Site Plan Control Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and 2253746 Ontario Inc.; By-law 2020-28 being a By-Law to Delegate Authority during a Declared Emergency, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Communications - For Information 1 through 6 as listed on the Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Regular Council Agenda be received.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That the Town of Tecumseh support Watson and Associates Economists Ltd. comments and recommendations regarding the draft regulations for the Development Charges Act and the Planning Act on Community Benefits Charge, and be submitted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario as comments from the Town.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That the Town of Tecumseh Business Improvement Area 2020 proposed budget, be approved
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That the minutes of the March 4, 2020 meeting of the Police Services Board as were duplicated and delivered to the Committee members, be accepted.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the minutes of the February 24, 2020 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the Committee members, be accepted.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That the minutes of the February 27, 2020 meeting of the Senior Advisory Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the Committee members, be accepted.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the minutes of the February 24, 2020 meeting of the Heritage Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the Committee members, be accepted.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That the minutes of the February 24, 2020 meeting of the Cultural and Arts Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the Committee members, be accepted.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report CAO- 2020- 01 Business Continuity – Essential Services, be received; And that Council authorize the Treasurer to direct Essex Powerlines Corporation to waive late payment penalty and interest charges for water and sanitary billings for Town of Tecumseh accounts through to and including April 30, 2020, with further review at that time.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That the Corporation of the County of Essex be granted an exemption from the Town’s Emission of Sounds By-law No. 2002-07, as amended, for the three (3) month period commencing May 1, 2020 through to and including July 31, 2020, during the hours of 8:00 pm to 7:00 am to facilitate the improvement of the pavement condition of County Road 22 from Manning Road westerly to the City of Windsor border.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Report CS-2020-10 entitled Delegation of Authority during a Declared Emergency By-law, be received; And that By-Law 2020-28 being a by-law to Delegate Authority during a Declared Emergency, be adopted.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the Lake Flooding Preparedness Update presented in the Fire and Emergency Services Department Report FIRE-2020-04, be received.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the Optimist Club of St. Clair Beach be authorized to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for consumption by patrons at Lakewood Park from Friday, June 12, 2020 through to and including Saturday, June 13, 2020, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Town’s Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy 31 for the purposes of hosting the 2020 Taste of Tecumseh Festival; Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, March 24, 2020, 7:00 pm Page 9 And that relief be granted from Noise By-law No. 2002-07, as amended, in order to permit the Optimist Club of St. Clair Beach to operate loud speakers or sound amplifying equipment during the 2020 Taste of Tecumseh Festival for the purposes of musical entertainment and event announcements on Friday, June 12, 2020 and Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Report PBS-2020-12 COVID-19 Postponement of Tabling of Draft 1 of New Tecumseh Official Plan, be received.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That a by-law having the effect of amending the Tecumseh Official Plan land use designation for a 4.4 hectare (10.9 acre) area of land situated southeast of the Tecumseh Road/Southfield Drive intersection (11837 and 11917 Tecumseh Road), by redesignating the subject property from “General Commercial” and “Residential” to a new site-specific policy in the “Residential” designation, in order to recognize the two existing apartment buildings located on the northern portion of the property and to facilitate the development of the southern portion of the property for a 150-unit, four-storey apartment building, and in keeping with PBS-2019-39 and PBS-2020-13, be adopted; And that a by-law having the effect of amending the Tecumseh Zoning By-law 1746 for a 4.4 hectare (10.9 acre) area of land situated southeast of the Tecumseh Road/Southfield Drive intersection (11837 and 11917 Tecumseh Road), by rezoning the subject property from “General Commercial Zones (C3) and (C3-1)” and “Residential Zone 2 (R2)” to site- specific zones “Residential Zone 3 (R3-16), “Residential Zone 3 (R3-17)” and “Residential Zone 3 (R3-18)”, in order to recognize the two existing apartment buildings located on the northern portion of the subject area and to facilitate the development of the southern portion of the subject Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, March 24, 2020, 7:00 pm Page 10 area for a 150-unit, four-storey apartment building, and in keeping with PBS-2019-39 and PBS-2020-13, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That a by-law having the effect of amending the Sandwich South Official Plan land use designation for a 0.66 hectare (1.63 acre) parcel of land located on the northeast corner of the County Road 42/Lesperance Road intersection (12300 County Road 42) from “Neighbourhood Commercial” to “Medium Density Residential” with a site-specific policy establishing a maximum density of 36 units per hectare, in order to facilitate the development of the lands for four, six-unit, three-storey dwellings, for a total of 24 dwelling units and in keeping with PBS-2018-27, PBS-2020-06 and PBS-2020-14, be adopted; And that a by-law having the effect of amending the Sandwich South Zoning By-law 85-15 for a 0.66 hectare (1.63 acre) parcel of land located on the northeast corner of the County Road 42/Lesperance Road intersection (12300 County Road 42) from “General Commercial Zone (C1)” to a new site-specific “Residential Zone 2 (R2-5)”, in order to facilitate the development of the lands for four, six-unit, three-storey dwellings, for a total of 24 dwelling units and in keeping with PBS-2018- 27, PBS-2020-06 and PBS-2020-14, be adopted. And further that a by-law placing the 0.66 hectare (1.63 acre) parcel of land located on the northeast corner of the County Road 42/Lesperance Road intersection (12300 County Road 42) under site plan control in accordance with Section 6.4.3 of the Sandwich South Official Plan, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Report PWES-2020-17 entitled Amendment to Drainage Assessment Schedule for Works Completed under Section 78 of the Drainage Act in 2019 – 7th Concession Drain, be received; And that By-Law 2020-26 being a Capital Drain Levying By-law to provide for the collection of construction drainage assessments, for the 7 th Concession Drain approved by By-law 2018-13, be given first, second, third, and final readings.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the tender for the Tecumseh Road Sanitary Sewer in the amount of $1,478,595 excluding HST be awarded to D’Amore Construction (2000) Ltd. and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, with D’Amore Construction (2000) Ltd.; And that funding allocations, reflecting an $824,200 decrease, be adjusted as follows: Road Lifecycle Reserve – decrease from $672,600 to $404,500 Wastewater Sewers Reserve Fund – decrease from $2,395,100 to $1,839,000.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That By-law 2020-23 Official Plan Amendment, D19 Bashi; That By-law 2020-24 being a by-law to amend By-law 85-18, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Township of Sandwich South; That By-law 2020-25 being a by-law to designate as a Site Plan Control for the lands in the former Township of Sandwich South. Be given first and second reading.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That By-law 2020-23 Official Plan Amendment, D19 Bashi; That By-law 2020-24 being a by-law to amend By-law 85-18, the Town's Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Township of Sandwich South; Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, March 24, 2020, 7:00 pm Page 13 That By-law 2020-25 being a by-law to designate as a Site Plan Control for the lands in the former Township of Sandwich South. Be given third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That By-law 2020-21 Official Plan Amendment, D19 SKY, Skyline Real Estate Holdings - 11873 and 11917 Tecumseh Road. That By-law 2020-22 being a by-law to amend By-law 1746, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Town of Tecumseh. (Planning File: D19 SKY – Skyline Real Estate Holdings 11873 and 11917 Tecumseh Road). That By-law 2020-26 being a by-law to amend drainage assessments estimated in engineer reports based on actual costs incurred for the constructing of various drains. That By-law 2020-27 being a by-law to execute a Site Plan Control Agreement between the Corporation of The Town of Tecumseh and 2253746 Ontario Inc. Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, March 24, 2020, 7:00 pm Page 14 That By-law 2020-28 being a by-law to delegation authority during a declared emergency. Be given first and second reading.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That By-law 2020-21 Official Plan Amendment, D19 SKY, Skyline Real Estate Holdings - 11873 and 11917 Tecumseh Road. That By-law 2020-22 being a by-law to amend By-law 1746, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Town of Tecumseh. That By-law 2020-26 being a by-law to amend drainage assessments estimated in engineer reports based on actual costs incurred for the constructing of various drains. That By-law 2020-27 being a by-law to execute a Site Plan Control Agreement between the Corporation of The Town of Tecumseh and 2253746 Ontario Inc. That By-law 2020-28 Being a by-law to delegation authority during a declared emergency. Be given third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That By-Law 2020-30 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, March 24, 2020, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti
Carried
That there being no further business, the Tuesday, March 24, 2020 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 8:04 pm.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial