Regular Council

That the March 10, 2026 minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, as were delivered to the Members, be adopted .

That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting agenda regarding the email from Judy Wellwood-Robson on the Oldcastle Hamlet Special Planning Study be approved.

That Reports PWES-2026-10 Tecumseh Water Distribution System Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, February 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025, Inspection Report, and PWES-2026-11 2025 CLI-ECA Annual Performance Reports Municipal Sewage Collection and Stormwater Management Systems be received and that the respective recommendations noted in the reports be approved.

​ That Judy Wellwood Robson, be permitted to address Council.

That Report DS-2026-06 Official Plan Amendment No. 8 Oldcastle Hamlet Special Planning Study - Results of Public Meeting and Final Recommendation be received ; And that a by-law adopting Official Plan Amendment No. 8, which amends the Tecumseh Official Plan in accordance with Report DS-2026-06, be adopted ; And further that Official Plan Amendment No. 8 be forwarded to the County of Essex for its review and approval in accordance with the Planning Act; And further more that Administration be directed to initiate a process to rezone the Study Area lands to appropriate zoning categories and apply a Holding (H) symbol in accordance with the Official Plan, as amended by Official Plan Amendment No. 8, and the Planning Act ; And further more that Administration be directed to undertake a review for a settlement area expansion to facilitate the redesignation of approximately 30 hectares of land, specifically comprising the block of land south of North Talbot Road and extending approximately 700 meters east of Oldcastle Road (measured along the south side of North Talbot Road), from Agricultural to Residential; And further more that Administration be directed to undertake a technical review of re-aligning the offset intersection of 8th Concession Road and Oldcastle Road at North Talbot Road. Support (5) Councillor Brian Houston, Mayor Gary McNamara, Councillor Rick Tonial, Councillor James Dorner, and Councillor Alicia Higgison

That Report TCS-2026-02 2025 Customer Service Annual Report be received .

That Communications - For Information A through H as listed on the Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Regular Council Agenda, be received .

That Report DS-2026-07 Official Plan Amendment No. 9 - Parkland Redistribution in Manning Road Secondary Plan Area - Results of Public Meeting and Final Recommendation be received ; And that a by-law having the effect of adopting Official Plan Amendment No. 9, which amends the Tecumseh Official Plan, be adopted ; And further that Official Plan Amendment No. 9 be forwarded to the County of Essex for its review and approval in accordance with the Planning Act .

That Report LCS-2026-03 entitled “Review of By-Law 2018-32: Elections Signs” be received ; And that the proposed new Election Sign By-Law 2026-019 as amended in Report LCS-2026-03 be approved and considered for first, second, third and final readings as amended ; And that By-Law 2018-32 being a by-law to regulate election signs in the Town of Tecumseh be repealed; And further that By-Law 2024-048 being a by-law to establish a comprehensive system of administrative monetary penalties in the Town of Tecumseh be amended to provide for administrative penalties in respect of new Election Sign By-Law 2026-019 and returned to Council at the April 28, 2026 Regular Council Meeting to be considered for first, second, third and final readings.

That Report PWES-2026-09 2026 Request for Proposals for Municipal Waste, Yard Waste, Bulky Items and White Goods Collection Services – Award of Contract be received ; And that Council award the Contract for the Municipal Waste, Yard Waste, Bulky Items and White Goods Collection Services in the amount of $884,423.96 excluding HST to GFL Environmental Inc., which would commence February 1, 2027; And further that a by-law be prepared to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s solicitor, with GFL Environmental Inc.

That Report PWES-2026-12 County Road 22 Fly-Off and Extension Project, Award of Engineering Consulting Services, be receive d ; And that Dillon Consulting Limited be retained for Engineering Consulting Services, specific to detailed design, tendering, contract administration, and inspection in the amount of $ 371,000 excluding HST as a Single Source under the Town of Tecumseh Purchasing Policy and By-Law 2025-080; And further that a by-law be prepared to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, with Dillon Consulting Limited.

​ That By-Law 2026-017 being a by-law to amend the Town of Tecumseh Official Plan for the Oldcastle Hamlet Special Planning Study; That By-Law 2026-018 being a by-law to amend the Town of Tecumseh Official Plan for the Manning Road Secondary Planning Area; That By-Law 2026-019 being a by-law to regulate Election Signs. Be given first and second reading.

​ That By-Law 2026-017 being a by-law to amend the Town of Tecumseh Official Plan for the Oldcastle Hamlet Special Planning Study; That By-Law 2026-018 being a by-law to amend the Town of Tecumseh Official Plan for the Manning Road Secondary Planning Area; That By-Law 2026-019 being a by-law to regulate Election Signs. Be given third and final reading.

That By-Law 2026-020 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.

​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Regular Council be adjourned at 7:04 pm.