Regular Council

That the minutes of the October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting of Council, the minutes of the October 19, 2019 and November 6, 2019 Special Meetings of Council, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting Agenda regarding Report No. CAO-2019-10 Tall Hall Renovation Tender and the 2020 Business Plan and Budget PowerPoint presentation, be approved.

That the delegation H.4 Clarie Sanders, Climate Change Specialist, and Summer Locknick, Research Assistant, Essex Region Conservation Authority regarding the Windsor Essex Climate Change Collaborative Partnership as presented on the agenda be moved forward for consideration.

That Report PRS-2019-14 The Windsor Essex Climate Change Collaborative Partnership be moved forward on the agenda for consideration.

That Report PRS-2019-14 The Windsor Essex Climate Change Collaborative Partnership be

That the 2020 Police Services Board Budget presentation be received.

That the 2020 Proposed Business Plan and Budget be

That Communications - For Information 1 through 10 as listed on the Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Regular Council Agenda be received.

Whereas The government of Ontario is consulting on proposed changes to the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) to support the government’s Housing Supply Action Plan and other land use planning related priorities. This consultation period closes on October 21, 2019; And Whereas The Provincial Policy Statement is a consolidated statement of the government’s policies on land use planning and is issued under section 3 of the Planning Act. The PPS applies province-wide and Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council, November 12, 2019, 7:00 pm Page 6 sets out the provincial policy direction for, among other things: The efficient use and management of land and infrastructure; Protecting public safety, the environment, and important resources including farmland; And Whereas Municipalities are the primary implementers of the PPS through policies in their local official plans, zoning by-laws and other planning related decisions; And Whereas The proposed draft policies would enhance agricultural protections to support critical food production and the agricultural sector as a significant economic driver; And Whereas The proposed draft policies would direct large ground- mounted solar facilities away from prime agricultural and specialty crop areas, except for on-farm diversified uses; And Whereas The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh is primarily an agriculture-based economy, and large grid-connected industrial wind turbine projects could also remove large portions of prime agricultural land

That the minutes of the October 10, 2019 meeting of the Police Services Board as were duplicated and delivered to the members, are adopted.

That the minutes of the October 22, 2019 meeting of the Policies and Priorities Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, are adopted.

That the minutes of the October 9, 2019 meeting of the Town of Tecumseh Business Improvement Area as were duplicated and delivered to the members, are adopted.

That the minutes of the October 21, 2019 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

That the minutes of the October 21, 2019 meeting of the Heritage Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

That the minutes of the October 21 2019 meeting of the Cultural and Arts Advisory Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

That the minutes of the September 26, 2019 and October 24, 2019 meetings of the Senior Advisory Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

Whereas the calls for service for 911 Misdials have risen dramatically in recent years, correlated with the rise in cell phone use; and Whereas 911 Misdials must be responded to as if they were legitimate emergency calls; and Whereas each 911 call is responded to with two OPP officers at an average time per call of 1.2 hours; and Whereas each 911 call is a billable call to the municipality; and Whereas in 2019 alone to date, 911 Misdials in Tecumseh number 1,082 calls, which is 28.8% of all billable calls for service to date; and Whereas 911 Misdials are not unique to Tecumseh and in fact are common across the Province at an estimated cost of millions of dollars; Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the Municipal, Federal and Provincial governments and relevant associations, including but not limited to, the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards (OAPSB), the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), be requested to lobby the telecommunications industry and smart phone manufacturers to develop a solution to 911 Misdials.

That the tender for the Town Hall Expansion in the amount of $2,807,000 excluding HST be awarded to Elmara Construction Co. Ltd. and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, with Elmara Construction Co. Ltd.; And that project funding allocations be as follows: 1. Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve $ 1,200,000 2. Infrastructure Reserve $ 2,070,000 3. Building Lifecycle Reserve $ 91,435 4. Municipal Modernization Fund $ 75,000 $ 3,436,435 And further that the Municipal Modernization Funding amount of $50,000 previously allocated to Corporate Dashboard Reporting be reallocated to the Town Hall Expansion.

That a by-law be prepared to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to execute an Agreement with DocuPet Inc. (DocuPet) for the provision of dog licensing services; And that Report CS-2019-24 DocuPet Licensing Program be received.

That the following policies be approved:  Professional Appearance Policy No. 96  Customer Service Policy No. 97  Public Complaints Policy No. 98  Health & Safety Policy No. 7  Violence & Harassment in the Workplace Policy No. 68, and  Employee Service Award Policy No. 1, And that the False Fire Alarms By-law No. 2019-75, be adopted; And further that Report CS-2019-40 regarding various policy and by-law approvals considered by the Policies & Priorities Committee on October 22, 2019, be received.

That Report PRS-2019-08 Lacasse Ball Park Grandstand Update, be received; And that funding be

That Report PRS-2019-16 Tecumseh Corn Festival Future Direction, be received; And that Administration be directed to undertake a detailed program review and public consultations with Council, community members, current festival working group, OPP and municipal staff regarding the proposed future direction of the Tecumseh Corn Festival; And further that Administration prepare a report for Council’s consideration on the program and operational structure for the 2020 festival and future years.

That Report PRS-2019-17 Emergency Shelter Reception Evacuation Centre Agreement, be received; And that the Mayor and the Clerk be authorized to execute the Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, relating to the Emergency Shelter Reception Evacuation Centre.

That the Manning Road Secondary Plan Area, Stormwater Management Facility be added to the 2019-2023 PWES Five Year Capital Works Plan; And that the initial expenditures of $40,000 to be authorized and funded out of the Storm Sewer Lifecycle Reserve, for costs associated with the acquisition of lands related to legal, surveyors and land appraisals; And further that additional funding be

That By-law 2019-75 being a by-law to impose fees and charges for the services or activities provided by the Town of Tecumseh Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh related to Alarms. That By-law 2019-76 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and the Windsor Essex District Catholic School Board. Be given first and second reading.

That By-law 2019-75 being a by-law to impose fees and charges for the services or activities provided by the Town of Tecumseh Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh related to Alarms. That By-law 2019-76 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and the Windsor Essex District Catholic School Board. Be given third and final reading.

That the direction given to Legal Counsel regarding settlement of the Tecumseh ats Raymax & Azar matters; And that the direction given to Administration on the provision of acting pay to a supervisor and completion of the Chief Administrative Officer's probation period, be confirmed.

That By-Law 2019-77 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 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, November 12, 2019 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 9:33 pm.