The Tecumseh Record

Regular Council

June 9, 2020

Who was there

Present (5): Joe Bachetti, Brian Houston, Tania Jobin, Gary McNamara, Rick Tonial

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 (17 motions)

17 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the minutes of the May 26, 2020 Regular Meeting of Council, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting Agenda regarding Report PRS-2020-12 Tecumseh Multi-Use SportsPlex Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, be approved
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report PRS-2020-12 Multi-Use SportsPlex Capital Campaign Co-Chairs be moved forward on the Agenda for Council's consideration
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti
Carried
That Report PRS-2020-12, Multi-Use Community Hub/SportsPlex Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, be received for information , And further that , the Fundraising Sub-Committee comprised of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor Tonial, announce the appointment of Mark and Jane Renaud as Co-Chairs of the Capital Campaign Cabinet for the Town of Tecumseh’s Multi-Use Community Hub/ SportsPlex Fundraising Program.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Report PWES-2020-26 Source Protection Annual Program Report, be received.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That Communications - For Information 1 through 4 as listed on the Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Regular Council Agenda, be received .
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Tecumseh Council support the request of The Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and other Ontario Municipalities calling for urgent federal action to provide immediate funding for reliable broadband access across Ontario; And that a copy of Council’s resolution be sent to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry; Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as well as the Local MPPs, area municipalities and Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the May 14, 2020 minutes of the Police Services Board, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be accepted .
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Mayor Gary McNamara be appointed proxyholder for the Town of Tecumseh to cast its shareholder’s votes at Essex Power Corporation’s 2020 Shareholders’ Virtual Annual Meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2020; And that Mr. Tom Burton be appointed as an alternate proxyholder for the Town of Tecumseh to cast its shareholder’s votes at Essex Power Corporation’s 2020 Shareholders’ Annual Meeting, if Mayor Gary McNamara is absent from the meeting; And further that the Director Corporate Services & Clerk be authorized to sign all necessary proxy forms to implement this resolution and to forward them to Essex Power Corporation.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the 2019 Annual Report on Investment and Cash Management be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Financial Services report FS-2020-09 COVID-19 Financial Relief Measures Extended to July 31, 2020 be received .
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report PRS-2020-15 with respect to the cancellation of summer events be received ; And that as a result of the ongoing restrictions to public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic the following 2020 special events be cancelled : Summer Concert Series Canada Day Celebration Outdoor Movie Nights End of Summer Celebration
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That PBS-2020-20 Public Consultation Process for Committee of Adjustment Applications During COVID-19, be received.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Report No. PWES-2020-25 Tecumseh Road Sanitary Sewer – Lesperance to Southfield – Project Update, b e received .
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That the Manning Road Pump Station – Fish Pond Inlet Erosion Repair be added to the PWES 2020-2024 Public Works & Environmental Services Five Year Capital Works Plan; And that the expenditure of $100,000 from the Storm Lifecycle Reserve be authorized to complete the Manning Road Pump Station – Fish Pond Inlet Erosion Repair in 2020.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That By-Law 2020-46 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, June 9, 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 Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, June 9, 2020 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 8:28 pm.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti
Carried

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